Andrés “Chapu” Nocioni: “It makes me sad to see Argentina out of the World Cup”

Former basketball player Andrés Nocioni, one of the Olympic champions with the Argentine basketball team in Athens 2004 and world runner-up in Indianapolis 2002, gave his opinion on the absence of Argentina in the 2023 World Cup in Indonesia, the Philippines and Japan. It makes me sad to see Argentina out of the World Cup. The competition format allowed you to qualify easily at another time. It is time to open the game, to convene and get involved to help, “reflected Nocioni today in dialogue with the program “Stop the Hand” of radio Vorterix. There are many factors that explain the elimination in the sporting, institutional and organizational aspect. I do not understand the reason why basketball in Argentina is a monopoly, it is handled by very few people. You have to give priority to the protagonists and not close to solve things alone, “argued the former player of Chicago Bulls, Sacramento Kings and Philadelphia 76ers, among other teams. In addition, Nocioni said, among other things, that he approached the Union of Basketball Players of Argentina. “It’s time to open the game and ask for help. I got in to see what we can do in the formative divisions, where I think the problem comes from. We should not have problems getting talents in Argentina, “said Nocioni.It should be remembered that the Argentine basketball team fell a few days ago against the Dominican Republic, within the framework of the closing of the Qualifiers, and was left out of the World Cup in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia, which will be played from August 25 to September 10.

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