During a recent trip to the United States, Luca Banchi, coach of Italbasket, and the Italian delegation held a meeting with NBA player Donte DiVincenzo. Although DiVincenzo had successfully obtained Italian citizenship in Europe, his potential debut with the Azzurri faced a significant hurdle. He was ultimately forced to withdraw from participating in the European Championship due to an injury, making his path to wearing the national jersey a challenging one this summer.
