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After initially committing to play for the Italian national team in this year’s FIBA World Cup, Paolo Banchero<\/a> has since decided to play for Team USA.<\/p>\n

The Orlando Magic<\/a> star has dual citizenship in the U.S. and Italy \u2013 his father is of Italian descent, and he acquired an Italian passport in 2020.<\/p>\n

With the change of heart, Gianni Petrucci, the Italian basketball federation president, says Banchero left him blindsided.<\/p>\n

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“Betrayal, especially in basketball, is a strong word. Situations like this happen, and personally, I’m used to it. But he fooled us, we were planning a great commercial strategy for him,” Petrucci\u00a0told Italian publication\u00a0La Gazzetta dello Sport<\/a> on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“It was a legitimate decision, but [Banchero] could have made a call to communicate that to us,” Petrucci\u00a0said, according to a translation from Basket News<\/a>. “Instead, we learned about his decision from the newspapers.”<\/p>\n

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Petrucci says the 2020 No. 1 overall pick had been in Italy recently, and he would have taken the news better had Banchero told him of his decision face-to-face.<\/p>\n

“In the past few days, [Banchero] was in Milan, and despite our agreements with his agency, he avoided the meeting with coach Pozzecco,” Petrucci said. “Now we need to turn this disappointment into positive energy. I’m sure our coach will be able to do it.”<\/p>\n

The FIBA World Cup starts Aug. 25 in\u00a0Manila, Philippines, and Team USA will be led by Golden State Warriors<\/a> head coach\u00a0Steve Kerr.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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