Tag: Egypt

Nets’ Patrick Gardner scores 20 points in Egypt’s 100-72 win over Mexico

Brooklyn Nets center Patrick Gardner put up 20 points and seven rebounds in Egypt’s 100-72 win over Mexico on Tuesday.

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Brooklyn Nets center Patrick Gardner has been invited to come to training camp with Brooklyn in the fall, but until then, he is showing what he can do on a basketball court on the world stage. What Gardner has been doing thus far in the 2023 FIBA World Cup has been wonderful to watch.

In Egypt’s 100-72 win over Mexico on Tuesday, Gardner had 20 points and seven rebounds to help lead his team to the blowout victory. Impressively, Gardner went 7-of-12- from field, including going 4-of-7 from three-point land in a continuation of what he did at the college level.

Gardner is one of Egypt’s best players and while they are just 1-2 in this World Cup, Gardner has shown that he brings more to the table in addition to his shooting ability. Against Mexico, Gardner also had three assists to add more value to what he was already expected to do from his days at Marist College.

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Mo Salah had so many lasers pointed at his face before missing crucial Egypt penalty

Egypt is missing the World Cup now.

The 2022 World Cup in Qatar is going to be without one of soccer’s biggest stars, and Egypt supporters aren’t going to be particularly pleased with how the World Cup failure went down … and for good reason.

Senegal defeated Egypt in penalties on Tuesday in the second leg of their CAF qualifiers for the World Cup. Just as Senegal defeated Egypt in February to win the AFCON final, Sadio Mane buried the decisive penalty to send Senegal to Qatar.

But it was the penalty attempt from Mane’s Liverpool teammate Mo Salah that had plenty of fans taking issue. As Salah readied himself for his attempt from the spot, we could see dozens of green lasers pointed all around his face in an effort to blind and distract him. Salah would sky the penalty over the goal, and it was easy to understand why.

Just yikes. The official saw that and let play continue.

As much as penalty attempts are muscle memory, you’d ideally like to be able to see the ball before you strike it.

According to FIFA, the responsibility to prevent laser pointers falls on the host, which could result in disciplinary measures taken against the Senegal team — potentially, having them replay the shootout behind closed doors.

Via Input:

“As stated in the FIFA Stadium Safety and Security Regulations, laser pointers are considered prohibited items by FIFA and confiscated when the spectators are checked at the outer stadium perimeter,” a FIFA spokesperson tells Input. “When incidents happen within the applicable scope of FIFA’s Disciplinary Code, disciplinary measures may be taken based on article 16, paragraph 2,” which state that teams are liable for inappropriate behavior from their fans and they may be subject to disciplinary measures should they should show any negligence in stopping the “the use of laser pointers or similar electronic devices.”

Fans clearly weren’t pleased with how that situation was handled.

Q: Why did you choose basketball in …

Q: Why did you choose basketball in your beginnings and have you played any other type of sports beside it? Abdel Nader: As a young kid in Egypt I loved soccer, that was my favorite sport and even now I love watching Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah, those are my two favourite players. What got me into basketball was me trying to make friends and find a connection to people in Chicago. It was a blessing for me to have something that I love, made me connecting with people and later build a career on it.