The Dominican national basketball team is scheduled to face team USA today, Wednesday 20 August 2014 at Madison Square Garden. The exhibition game is one of many training games leading up to the FIBA 2014 Basketball World Cup that will be held in Spain from 30 August-14 September. The US team is the champion of the previous World Cup. The USA vs. Dominican Republic game will be followed by a match between the USA and Puerto Rico in two days’ time. The Western Hemisphere is represented in the tournament by the United States, Argentina, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
The Dominican team will play preliminary matches in the 24-team Basketball World Cup in Bilbao against Group C rivals Finland, New Zealand, Turkey, Ukraine and the United States.
For more on ongoing and upcoming events, see http://www.dr1.com/calendar