00:00To Czechia, where United States national team center Brianna Jones will miss the rest of
00:06the season with USK Praha with a knee injury.
00:10The 30-year-old in her sixth season with the EuroLeague Women Champion suffered a torn
00:15meniscus during her side's game against basket Ostrava and has returned to the US for surgery
00:21that will end her European campaign, although she is expected to recover in time for the
00:26WNBA season.
00:30A four-time WNBA All-Star, Jones won Most Improved Player in 2021 and Sixth Player of the Year
00:37in 2022.
00:39After spending eight years with the Connecticut Sun, she moved to the Atlanta Dream last season,
00:44putting up 13 points and seven rebounds a game.
00:49She made her Team USA debut in 2022 and went on to win gold for her nation at that year's
00:55FIBO Women's World Cup in Australia.
01:00To France, where Gabby Williams and Maureen Johannes have been included in an initial 24-player
01:06national team squad ahead of next month's FIBO Women's World Cup 2026 qualifying tournament.
01:15Both players missed last year's FIBO Women's EuroBasket, but were part of the team that won silver
01:20on home soil at the Paris 2024 Olympics, with Williams leading the team in scoring and earning the tournament's best
01:28defensive player.
01:30They are joined by all 12 of the roster from EuroBasket, where Le Bleu finished fourth, led by forwards Janelle
01:38Salon and Valerian Ayai and center Ileana Rupert.
01:44France is hosting one of the four World Cup qualifying tournaments in Lyon-Virban.
01:50Le Bleu tip off against Philippines before facing Colombia, Germany, Nigeria and Korea.
01:57Nigeria, as reigning Women's Afro Basket champion, is already qualified, with France aiming to be among the other three teams
02:05to head to the World Cup in September.
02:07March 5, 2021
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