By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
After a year of absence from basketball, Ben Gordon will now return to action, donning the jersey of the British national team in the qualification games for Eurobasket 2017. Meanwhile, his focus is to step on the path that will once again bring him to the NBA.
In an interview for ESPN, the 33-year old shooting guard commented on how much he will relish on the opportunity to re-appear on basketball floors. “I was supposed to play a couple of different times throughout my career with Great Britain. But things always popped up in the summer. But there really hasn’t been a better time [than now] for me to play because I’m not with a team. It’s just an opportunity for me to get out there and finally play with Great Britain. I just look forward to that opportunity being that I’d never gotten that chance.”
Returning to the NBA is definitely Gordon’s major target but ultimately his goal is just to get back on playing. “I would definitely love to get back in the league after being out for a year. Just watching the way the game is being played, up and down. Obviously, the 3-point shot is always a big deal but it seems like just now, more than ever, that shot is being used more and more. So I feel like I can still play at a high level and shoot that 3-ball and add that kind of depth to a team that may be looking to fulfill that need. So yeah, I definitely have hopes of making a return with an NBA team or just playing period, wherever that may be.”