Teams in Europe are playing exhibition games ahead of their looming Eurobasket qualifying games, and a pair of familiar faces to fans of the Boston Celtics were putting up some solid numbers on opposing teams on Friday, Aug. 12 in Bologna, Italy according to reporting from Eurohoops.
New Celtics forward Danilo Gallinari contributed 13 points to the Italian National Team in a 78-77 loss to against the French National Team, the 2020 Olympic silver medalists. On the other side of the court, former Boston big man Vincent Poirier put up an impressive 14 points and 11 rebounds to help France.
Teams are getting ready for FIBA qualifying games for the next World Cup. Among them is the Dominican Republic, for which Celtics center Al Horford plans to play when action kicks off at the end of August.
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