Over the past six days in the Chinese cities of Foshan and Shenzhen, two Thunder players have been representing their home countries, battling it out with rivals from all over the globe as a part of the 2019 FIBA World Cup.
Italy and the Thunder forward Danilo Gallinari and will be advancing from Group D to second round play in the tournament after going 2-1 in the opening round with wins over the Philippines and Angola and a loss to Serbia. Germany and Thunder guard Dennis Schröder dropped their first two games in Group G to France and the Dominican Republic by a total of 6 points, meaning that the Germans will be playing in the consolation round despite beating Jordan on Thursday.