Basketball National Team - Schroder gets flag-bearer tips from Nowitzki
Flag bearer candidate Dennis Schröder exchanged places with basketball superstar Dirk Nowitzki before the Olympics in Paris. "He said it was one of the greatest things he had ever done," Schröder said at a press conference in Berlin: "Dirk only told positive things. He said it would change your life."
Nowitzki, who won the NBA championship with the Dallas Mavericks in 2011 and carried the flag for the German team at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games, said: "I'm most looking forward to the opening ceremony."
One day later, the German team has an opening match against Japan scheduled in Lille. Nevertheless, Schröder, who is 30 years old, wants to be there for the opening ceremony. "You should enjoy it. It's all very positive things," Schröder said a week before the start of the games in France.
Schröder: "It would be good for my family"
The point guard is one of three German candidates for the role of flag bearer. Whether Schröder, tennis player Alexander Zverev, or sports shoe designer Christian Reitz will take the job will be announced on the coming Thursday. "That would be a great sign," Schröder said about a possible selection: "That would also be good for my family and generally for all parents of foreign descent. We can also achieve a lot."
On Friday (8:00 pm/MagentaSport), the German national team tests Japan in Berlin. The women also play a country match against Nigeria beforehand.
- Dennis Schröder, hailing from Berlin, expressed his desire to be the flag bearer for Germany at the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris.
- The German basketball team, including notable players like Schröder and former NBA champion Dirk Nowitzki, will participate in the International Basketball competitions during the Olympic Games.
- Nowitzki, who represented Germany at the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008 and led the Dallas Mavericks to an NBA championship in 2011, admired Schröder's ambition to carry the flag.
- The German national basketball team is set to face Japan in their opening match at the Olympic Games, which will be held in Lille, France.
- Schröder, a talented point guard, acknowledges the importance of the Olympic Games, stating that it's a chance for his family and other parents of foreign descent to be represented in a significant sporting event.
- Following the German women's basketball team's match against Nigeria, the men's team will take on Japan in a friendly match in Berlin, providing fans with an opportunity to witness some high-level International Basketball action.
- The Olympic Games in Paris will not only serve as a platform for world-class athletes but also as a stage for promoting diversity and international camaraderie in sports, with Germany and Japan as just two of the many participating nations.
