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Olympics: Saric serves notice he’s ready for NBA challenge

by Jim SLATER RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — If anyone doubts 22-year-old Croatian power forward Dario Saric is ready for the NBA, just ask two-time NBA champion Pau Gasol. Saric smacked away a potential game-tying inside shot by the San Antonio Spurs center at the final buzzer to seal his homeland’s 72-70 upset of second-ranked Spain on Sunday in a Rio Olympics preliminary round opener. Saric signed with the Philadelphia 76ers last month after […]