The bond of a national team is taking shape in Boca Raton. The Jamaican men’s basketball team is gathering in Boca Raton on the campus of Florida Atlantic as they get ready for the FIBA qualifier games this coming week in Mexico.Among the players on Team Jamaica is new Miami Heat guard Norman Powell, whose father was born in the country. “Being a part of the guys and integrating and immersing myself in the culture is the only way I can truly learn and embrace that side of my family,” Powell said.The goal for the team is to make the 2027 FIBA World Cup and then perhaps the Olympics in 2028. Jamaica hasn’t fielded a team in several years and these players are just starting to get know each other, but they share a bond of country and trying to grow the game back home.”A lot of kids back home don’t get the opportunity to play for their country, but it’s a great blessing and opportunity to represent the nation and show what Jamaica is all about,” said Jamaican player Jordan Kellier.

BOCA RATON, Fla. —

The bond of a national team is taking shape in Boca Raton. The Jamaican men’s basketball team is gathering in Boca Raton on the campus of Florida Atlantic as they get ready for the FIBA qualifier games this coming week in Mexico.

Among the players on Team Jamaica is new Miami Heat guard Norman Powell, whose father was born in the country.

“Being a part of the guys and integrating and immersing myself in the culture is the only way I can truly learn and embrace that side of my family,” Powell said.

The goal for the team is to make the 2027 FIBA World Cup and then perhaps the Olympics in 2028. Jamaica hasn’t fielded a team in several years and these players are just starting to get know each other, but they share a bond of country and trying to grow the game back home.

“A lot of kids back home don’t get the opportunity to play for their country, but it’s a great blessing and opportunity to represent the nation and show what Jamaica is all about,” said Jamaican player Jordan Kellier.

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