T&T men’s team of Boyd twin brothers Ahkeel and Ahkeem, Chike Augustine, and Moriba De Freitas—the underdogs—pulled off a huge upset in their opening match of the 3x3 basketball competition at the Pan American Games in Chile, defeating the 59th world ranked team, the Dominican Republic, 22-15.

The win gave the local team, which is ranked 82nd in the world, one foot into today’s quarterfinals after falling to Puerto Rico, the 13th ranked team in its second match, 21-6.

The excitement unfolded on the court at the Spanish Stadium in the Las Condes region, and in both...

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Author: Rachael Thompson-King