Spain walks in Macedonia and discovers a pearl, Yankuba Sima

There are trips that mark a life. A decade ago, when basketball was already guiding its existence,

visited its origins. There in the Gambia he verified what his family left behind when he settled in Spain, in Girona, where he and his brothers were born and raised. This Friday, in Skopje, at 25, this prodigy of 2.09 meters and 2.20 of wingspan signed the best page of his dazzling career. A debut with the national team to draw dreams of the future. The freshness of the one that arrives, the illusion of a collective that was exhibited in North Macedonia. [65-94: Narration and statistics]

There, in the germ of the shield that yesterday in Skopje the national team premiered, were the Windows. So novel, so controversial, so exciting for Spain finally, because those pioneers of four years ago were the first stone of what would later become glory in Beijing, the second World Cup in history. Again, a Spain without stars at the stake and again the seriousness that

prints

, which is the greatest of all certainties, and the commitment of the meritorious so that what, on the other hand, should be an obligation, is not twisted. the champion defends crown in two years in the tournament to be held in Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines.

And to begin with, a blow to the table, a good backpack of confidence against weak North Macedonia, nothing to do with the one that a decade ago was planted in the semifinals of a Eurobasket for

tear it to pieces on the way to gold. A duel that the national team tied up during the first half, pulling defense while waiting for inspiration. And that he solved around the dressing room, when his 'killers' unlocked the premises, in an offensive display that in these fleeting windows is what costs the players the most.

Midway through the third act, Spain flew into Skopje, 33 points up (37-70), with talent reigning over the effort.

removing the thorn of the Games, in which he could barely participate due to an injury after replacing

urgently

- and

for a 7-29 partial that ended what was given. Such an advantage that not even the 14-0 return, with a triple almost from the middle of the field by

on the horn, made no one worry.

Spain was a roller and here the unusual. Build a team in three days, Master Scariolo. No one was out of tune and even the debutants showed off. Especially Yankuba Sima, one of those physicists made for baskets, an African born in Girona who begins to settle in the elite of the ACB (Manresa) after his travels in the United States. A blessing that was signed one of those afternoon that is not forgotten in Skopje. After sunrise with a thunderous alley-oop, in less than 20 minutes on the court, 17 points and seven rebounds.

, the youngest of the expedition,

also stood out

.

And even

, a 31-year-old rookie, two triples in the final act to quell any attempt at rebellion.

provided the toughness,

the experience at the controls and

that priceless defensive plus.

In addition to the aforementioned scorers.

Another story will be Georgia on Monday in Jaén.

There they threaten guys with a thousand wars,

.

There Spain will have to show its true dimension, impose that joyful game that in Macedonia left a wonderful proclamation.

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