![Italy's Matteo Soragna (R) and Gianluca Basile celebrate after defeating Senegal as Senegal's Malick Badiane reacts during the first round of the World Basketball Championships in Sapporo, northern Japan August 22, 2006. Italy's Matteo Soragna (R) and Gianluca Basile celebrate after defeating Senegal as Senegal's Malick Badiane reacts during the first round of the World Basketball Championships in Sapporo, northern Japan August 22, 2006.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E75WYM/italys-matteo-soragna-r-and-gianluca-basile-celebrate-after-defeating-senegal-as-senegals-malick-badiane-reacts-during-the-first-round-of-the-world-basketball-championships-in-sapporo-northern-japan-august-22-2006-reuterstoru-hanai-japan-2E75WYM.jpg)
Italy's Matteo Soragna (R) and Gianluca Basile celebrate after defeating Senegal as Senegal's Malick Badiane reacts during the first round of the World Basketball Championships in Sapporo, northern Japan August 22, 2006.
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Senegal's Malick Badiane (R) goes up for a shot past Italy's Richard Mason Rocca during the first round of the world basketball championships in Sapporo August 22, 2006. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (JAPAN Stock
![Senegal's Badiane Malick slam dunks against Puerto Rico during the first round of the world basketball championships in Sapporo August 20, 2006. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (JAPAN Stock Photo - Alamy Senegal's Badiane Malick slam dunks against Puerto Rico during the first round of the world basketball championships in Sapporo August 20, 2006. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (JAPAN Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E6XGKE/senegals-badiane-malick-slam-dunks-against-puerto-rico-during-the-first-round-of-the-world-basketball-championships-in-sapporo-august-20-2006-reuterslucy-nicholson-japan-2E6XGKE.jpg)
Senegal's Badiane Malick slam dunks against Puerto Rico during the first round of the world basketball championships in Sapporo August 20, 2006. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (JAPAN Stock Photo - Alamy
![China's Wang Zhizhi (R) goes up to shoot as Senegal's Malick Badiane guards during the first round of the world basketball championships in Sapporo August 23, 2006. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN Photo Stock - China's Wang Zhizhi (R) goes up to shoot as Senegal's Malick Badiane guards during the first round of the world basketball championships in Sapporo August 23, 2006. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN Photo Stock -](https://c8.alamy.com/compfr/2d199ke/chinas-wang-zhizhi-r-goes-up-to-shoot-as-senegals-malick-badiane-guards-during-the-first-round-of-the-world-basketball-championships-in-sapporo-august-23-2006-reuters-toru-hanai-japan-2d199ke.jpg)
China's Wang Zhizhi (R) goes up to shoot as Senegal's Malick Badiane guards during the first round of the world basketball championships in Sapporo August 23, 2006. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN Photo Stock -
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