Three Cleveland Cavaliers playing in World Cup qualifiers

Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson talks with head coach Tyronn Lue during practice, June 7, 2018, in preparation for game 4 of the NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena. John Kuntz, cleveland.com (CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Three Cavaliers will play for their home countries in 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifiers this month, a team source told cleveland.com.

Center Tristan Thompson (Canada), forward Cedi Osman (Turkey), and center Ante Zizic (Croatia) are all expected to participate in the second round of the global tournament.

In Thompson's case, the Canadians are playing the Americas qualifier Sept. 13-17, while Osman's Turkish team and Zizic's Croatian team will compete in the European tournament…