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John Calipari One Game from History

It is great to be John Calipari right now.

In the same season as winning Kentucky’s 8th national championship, he could do something that no one has ever seen in the Dominican Republic.

The DR is one win away from making the nation’s first Olympic games in basketball.

Cal’s team make a 20 point comeback yesterday to beat Macedonia 86-76 and move on to the semifinals of Olympic qualifying.

The Dominicans, led by Al Horford and Francisco Garcia, will now play Lithuania tonight at 8pm, and a win will secure the country’s first birth in the Olympics.

The top 3 teams from Venezuela make the cut for London, so if Cal’s troops lose tonight, they still have a chance to make it by playing the loser of Russia and Nigeria.

You can watch the Dominican/Lithuania game by [URL=”http://www.thefirstrow.eu/watch/129711/1/watch-lithuania-vs-dominican-republic.html”]clicking here. [/URL]

You can also watch the DR Team in a water drinking competition:

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