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原標題：Klay Thompson to ‘seriously consider’ joining Bahamian hoops squad,
        honor father’s dream
        (Klay Thompson 將「認真考慮」加入巴哈馬國家隊，以示兌現父親的夢想)

來源：https://is.gd/dp415v

作者：Andrei de Guzman


原文＋翻譯：

Klay Thompson already foresaw that when The Bahamas made headlines this
August for toppling this year’s Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament in the
American region, his close connection to them would be brought out.

Klay Thompson 已經知道，正當巴哈馬國家隊因為在八月的奧運資格賽美洲預選賽中出線
而成為全球頭條時，他和該國的密切連結也會隨之浮現。

And on Thursday, Aug. 31, as his name got even more binded with the Caribbean
country upon the commencement of the 2023 FIBA World Cup, the Golden State
Warriors star hotshot finally announced it: He’ll seriously contemplate
joining the emerging hoops nation once the opportunity presents itself.



“When that time comes, I will give it serious consideration just because of
what The Bahamas meant to the Thompson family, especially my father,”
Thompson said as he and Kevon Looney landed in the Philippines for the final
stop of the ANTA World Tour.

Thompson在和魯尼於菲律賓參加安踏世界巡迴展的最後一站時，說道：「在時機成熟時，
我會認真考慮的，這只是出於巴哈馬國家隊對我的家族，尤其是我的父親的意義。」

Thompson notably played under the United States flag in the past, helping the
Stars and Stripes to clinch global basketball supremacy by winning the gold
medal in both the 2014 FIBA World Cup and the 2016 Olympics.

Thompson過去曾代表美國出賽，並帶領美國隊奪得2014年籃球世界盃和2016年里約奧運會
男籃賽項的金牌。

But considering that it’s been years since he hasn’t played on the
international stage for the Americans, it might be the time to finally honor
his father’s well wishes.

但考量到他本身已有多年未再代表美國隊出現在國際舞台，也許是時候來兌現父親的夢想
了。

His father and former NBA No. 1 overall pick, Mychal Thompson, has a proud
Bahamian blood. This ultimately makes Thompson an intriguing, probable
reinforcement of the Bahamas squad that targets a coveted basketball seat in
next year’s Paris Olympics.



“He never had a chance to play for the national team because they just didn’
t have the chance back in the ’70s or the ’80s,” Klay said of his father.
“Now my brother [Mychel] is coaching with them which is also very cool.

“But right now, I’m really focused on the [upcoming 2023-24 NBA] season.
But when that time comes next summer, I’ll give it consideration.”

談到父親時，Klay 說：



The Bahamas conquered last week’s Olympic Pre-Qualifiers of the Americas,
sweeping the entire contest with might and dominance. Powered by Deandre
Ayton, Buddy Hield, and Eric Gordon – whose cutting of the international
play ties with the United States was granted by FIBA – the Bahamians exited
the tournament with an unblemished record, pocketing one of the five Olympic
Qualifier tickets as they joined Bahrain, Poland, Cameroon, Croatia, and the
other 19 yet-to-be-determined nations based on the future results of the
ongoing World Cup tourney in Manila, Okinawa, and Jakarta.



Thompson expressed his delight that The Bahamas were able to dismantle hoops
powerhouse and the FIBA No. 4 nation Argentina en route to the nation’s
biggest win thus far in national program history.

Thompson表示，他很高興巴哈馬隊能夠擊敗籃球強國、FIBA排名第四的阿根廷隊，取得國
家隊歷史上迄今為止最大的一場勝利。

“When it comes to the Bahamian basketball, I couldn’t be more proud of what
they’ve accomplished in the past few weeks especially Chris De Marco, Buddy
Hield, Deandre Ayton, Eric Gordon, and the rest of the Bahamians,” said the
four-time NBA champion.

「在來到巴哈馬籃球時，我為這些人（尤其是 Chris De Marco、Buddy Hield、Deandre
  Ayton、Eric Gordon 及其他球員在過去數個星期的成就而感到自豪。」

“Those guys had the biggest win in our country’s history as far as beating
Argentina twice on their home soil. [It’s] not an easy task. Argentina is
one of the best teams in the world, and it’s just gonna do wonders for the
country.”

「他們在客場兩次擊敗阿根廷隊，創下歷史上的最大勝利。這來的不容易。阿根廷是世界
  上最好的球隊之一，這將為國家製造奇跡。」

His impending decision to potentially cut his ties with the American
federation and eventually join The Bahamas would require utmost pondering,
considering that Steve Kerr, his current coach in the Warriors, has been
calling the shots now for USA Basketball.

考量到 Steve Kerr ，也是他在勇士隊的主教練正負責執教美國隊，他可能作出的決定將
需要經過一定的深思熟慮。

Nevertheless, he’s proud of the current progress of Kerr and the youthful
squad that is now preparing for the second round of the FIBA Championships’
Group Phase while boasting an unstained 3-0 preliminary round record.

無論如何，他為目前 Kerr 和美國隊在第一階段預賽中，以不敗戰績進入第二階段之表現
感到自豪。

“Steve [Kerr] is doing a great job and the great thing about when you watch
Team USA is the guys put their egos aside,” Thompson said. “They don’t
care who leads the team in scoring, in rebounding, and steals. All that
matters is when you play for Team USA, it’s winning gold [medal].

“And that’s beautiful to see.”




Reddit 鄉民評論：（https://redd.it/166d4z5）

"Deandre Ayton: I want to build a superteam. I’d like that superteam to come
 to me"

「艾頓：我要建立一支超級球隊。我希望那支超級球隊能來找我」

"The prospect of Klay Thompson, Eric Gordon, DeAndre Ayton, Buddy Hield and
 Kai Jones all on one team is very interesting. They might sneak into the
 Olympics if each one of them plays in the qualification tournament next
 summer.

「如果 Klay Thompson、Eric Gordon、DeAndre Ayton、Buddy Hield 和 Kai Jones 都
  在一隊，看起來會非常有趣。假如他們都在下個夏天出戰奧運預選賽最終階段，他們很
  有可能擠進奧運會正賽。」


短評：

看來國際籃球將會變得越來越有趣了...

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