Leandro Barbosa Will Represent Brazil in 2010 World Championships
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by Chris TomassonFiled under: Cavaliers, Nuggets, Spurs, Suns, FIBA, USA Basketball, The BonusInjuries limited Phoenix guard Leandro Barbosa to a career-low 44 games and to his worse season in five years. His Suns have advanced deep into the playoffs.
But Barbosa said there's no doubt he will play for his native Brazil in this summer's World Championships in Turkey.
"I'm expecting a lot from our country,'' Barbosa, who averaged 9.5 points for the Suns in a season that included missing nearly two months following January wrist surgery, said in an interview with FanHouse. "I think we're going to be well.''
Barbosa has been ...