Mavericks’ point guard Luka Donu010diu0107 will begin EuroBasket play on Thursday at 10:15 a.m., Dallas time, as the Slovenia national team takes on Lithuania on the first day of competition.
The Slovenians are the reigning EuroBasket champions, having won this event in 2017. The EuroBasket tournament has been on hiatus since then, primarily because of COVID-19 complications.
Following is a tutorial for what EuroBasket is all about:
WHAT’S AT STAKE: After the FIBA World Cup and the Olympics, this is the biggest international tournament in Europe. It has been staged since 1935, typically in odd years, although the format was changed to every fourth year after the 2017 event, then was delayed further by COVID-19.