Puerto Rico demands more respect at women’s FIBA World Cup
Puerto Rico coach Gerardo Batista feels his team’s achievements at the women’s FIBA World Cup are still not getting the recognition they deserve. Batista says he told his players that not even the artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT believed in them after it failed to recognize that Puerto Rico had qualified for three straight World Cup tournaments and two Olympic Games in between. Puerto Rico has come from behind to beat Turkey 75-71 and emerge from a tough group that also included European champion Belgium and Asia Cup champion Australia. It next awaits the winner between Italy and China, playing later Monday, in a playoff on Wednesday...
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