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Josh Lewenberg: Barrett on new 🇨🇦 🏀 training facility: “This is going to be such a great thing because, I don’t know if anybody’s noticing, but Canadian basketball is starting to become really serious.” Fun fact: this court on Humber North campus is where he played his 1st ever game for Canada

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Josh Lewenberg: Canada Basketball is getting a new government funded state-of-the-art $76 million training facility and community centre they’re calling “The Hub”. Construction begins next year at the Humber campus in Etobicoke. Facility includes 6 courts.

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Josh Lewenberg: RJ Barrett and Kelly Olynyk are here for the Canada Basketball announcement.

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Josh Lewenberg: “This represents the single largest investment in basketball ever in this country,” Canada’s Secretary of State for Sport, Adam van Koeverden, on the federal government-funded $76 million training facility/community centre

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Josh Lewenberg: Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Lu Dort are good to go in Quebec City tonight. Big game for undefeated Canada (7-0). A win over 2nd-place Argentina (6-1) would go a long way in securing a spot in next summer’s World Cup (magic number would be down to 1) 7:10pm ET@TSN_Sports

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Josh Lewenberg: Doesn’t look like Nickeil Alexander-Walker or Lu Dort made the trip to Panama City; neither are available for Canada’s game vs Panama tonight. Kelly Olynyk is the lone active NBAer. Would expect to see NAW and Dort vs Argentina on Monday - a much tougher test on home soil.

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Josh Lewenberg: Canada opens Round 2 of FIBA World Cup qualifying this week. Their training camp roster is led by Nickeil Alexander-Walker and includes Lu Dort and Kelly Olynyk (who didn’t play earlier this summer). No SGA, RJ Barrett, Dillon Brooks or Andrew Nembhard for this window.

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Josh Lewenberg: Canada GM Rowan Barrett says the plan/hope was for Shaedon Sharpe to play in this window before tearing his meniscus while training independently last week.

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The Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame's class of 2026, which includes former NBA player Jamaal Magloire, former Carleton Ravens men's head coach Dave Smart and Olympic flag-bearer Miranda Ayim, was set to be inducted Thursday night. Magloire played 12 NBA seasons and was the first Canadian to suit up for the Toronto Raptors when he joined his hometown team in 2011. He was an all-star in 2004 with the Memphis Grizzlies.

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Law Murray: For the second time in six seasons, the LA Clippers will have a back-to-back involving the USA-Canada border on New Year’s Eve and New Year Day. Clippers at Cleveland on December 31; Clippers at Toronto on January 1

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Anthony Chiang: The NBA announced today that the NBA Canada Games 2026 will feature a preseason game between the Toronto Raptors and the Miami Heat at Videotron Centre in Quebec City on Oct. 3. This will be the Heat's preseason opener this year.

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Josh Lewenberg: The Raptors will hold training camp in Quebec City (Sept. 29-Oct. 2) and play a preseason game there (Oct. 3 vs Miami) and in Vancouver (Oct. 10 vs Clippers).

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Josh Lewenberg: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on playing in front of his hometown crowd: “For as long as I’ve known Hamilton, it’s always loved sports. When a homegrown talent is involved it’s amplified and that’s what we got tonight… Hamilton might need an NBA team one day”

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Josh Lewenberg: The starters are done for the night, with Canada up big. SGA: 26 points in 27 minutes, 4 assists, 2 steals/2 blocks, 9-14 FG, 7-8 FT Nembhard: 23 points in 27 minutes, 4 assists, 9-11 FG, 5-7 3P Brooks: 15 points in 22 minutes, 7-12 FG

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