Despite his travel difficulties, he made the effort to come. David Blatt visited the Canadian national team in Jakarta, Indonesia, for which he has been a consultant for three years.
The former Cavs coach (2014-2016), who has been battling multiple sclerosis for several years, attended the training of the troop of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ahead of today’s game against Latvia.
” From my experience in FIBA, from my coaching background and from my experience in general, I am part of a great organization and I am happy to be part of what we are trying to accomplish here with the Canada. It’s about becoming a team of the highest level on the FIBA stage and achieving good results in all the competitions in which we participate. », poster the 64 year old technicianwhose team is a very serious candidate for the podium.
Forced to retire in 2019, due to his illness while at the head of Olympiakos, the American-Israeli coach had briefly been a consultant for the Knicks. Last season, he officiated at Maccabi Tel Aviv, still as an adviser, but the Israeli club has recently announced that his commitment had to evolve ” for health reasons “.
According to Ynetnewsbecause of his difficulties in taking the plane in particular, he could finally stay permanently in the United States where a consulting position at the University of Arizona would await him.
