Jamal Murray wants to lead the Canadian men’s basketball team to the Tokyo Olympics. “Playing for my country is always an honour and I want to take the step and leadership role to commit to @canadabasketball this summer,” Murray tweeted on Tuesday. Memphis swingman Dillon Brooks and Dallas forward Dwight Powell have both said they hope to suit up for the national team this summer. Canada’s lack of NBA players was a storyline of last summer’s World Cup. But Joseph and Birch were the lone NBA players to make the trip as one after another Canada’s stars pulled out.

Source: thestar November 27, 2019 01:30 UTC