USA Basketball is set to open World Cup qualifying in Nicaragua, and Brandon Knight can't wait

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Brandon Knight still holds out hope of returning to the NBA. He’s hoping that wearing USA across his chest for the next few days gets him closer to that goal. Knight is one of the 12 players that USA Basketball took to Nicaragua this week for the start of qualifying for the 2027 World Cup. The team’s first game is in Managua, and it’s the start of six two-game windows that will be held between now and March 2027. As it does for most qualifying windows