Even if he has struggled to find his place in the NBA since his Draft in 2016, Patrick McCaw had been quite lucky since he had chained three consecutive titles, with the Warriors in 2017 and 2018, then with the Raptors in 2019 .
In the G-League for two years, with the Delaware Blue Coats, he also won the title in the antechamber of the Big League this year, even if his production (5.8 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists) was limited.
At 27, it was difficult for him to imagine finding a place in the NBA, and so he signed up for Ostend, Belgium.
The rear thus had the opportunity to continue to garner titles since Dario Gjergja’s club reigns over Belgian basketball, with 12 consecutive titles (current series) on the clock…
A passport that does not pass
Except that the European adventure ended before it started for Patrick McCaw, who did not go through customs when he arrived in Belgium. At the airport, his passport was obviously declared non-compliant by the control system and was therefore declared lost or stolen. As a result, the basketball player was sent to a detention center in Steenokkerzeel, for three days, explains Sporza…
Johan Vande Lanotte, influential man in Ostend and former Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium, even visited the basketball player when he was imprisoned in order to find a solution, without success.
Patrick McCaw therefore ended up being expelled from Belgium, after four days, and he has therefore now returned to the United States. Since obtaining a new passport will take time, his arrival in Ostend is canceled and the club is looking for a replacement at the back lines.
