I’m not one for the “if you weren’t here for this” tweets. But I will say:
As a kid, I (and I know many of you) sat there watching every single game. Grasping for any hope.
Jubilant for the smallest victories.
Marbury and Curry and Lee and Melo and Porzingis and tanks and lotteries and teams without even a single recognizable name.
Hundreds of hours of wondering how in the world we could even approach where this team now finds itself.
So I say, let’s bask in it.
Congrats to all of you. Let’s keep going.
Knicks advanced out of the first round 9 straight times in the 90’s.
Then they did it once in the 22 years that followed.
Last night makes 4 straight.
Don’t take it for granted.
Such a special group. Millions of people watched us from Italy over the past few days. That’s always been and always will be the goal, to the keep growing the game. Thank you everyone for all the support. Forza Italia! 🤌🇮🇹❤️
Italy may have lost the game, but it won it in so many ways.
Proud to be Italian American, grateful to be part of Azzurri's improbable run, and more empowered than ever to continue growing the game in #Italy for generations to come.
Thanks to this team, these coaches, and the leaders from FIBS for believing in the movement, for building this roster, and for giving us enough memories to last a lifetime.
Forza Azzurri. Sempre. 🇮🇹 #WBC
Italy-Venezuela will be broadcast on 3 different platforms for baseball fans in Italy.
The @WBCBaseball has taken the game in Italy to heights never seen before.
@RaiSport@SkySport@NOWTV_It
On Sunday, the @Gazzetta_it pages typically are dominated by @SerieA coverage. Today, there’s a Mario Salvini story about the “Baseball Phenomenon” and Italy’s first-ever @WBCBaseball semifinal berth. @MLBNetwork 🇮🇹
Team Italy advancing to the semi-final is so good for the tournament and hopefully the growth of baseball in Italy. Cervelli has dedicated himself not just to this WBC team but growing Italian baseball at all levels. So cool to see his passion rewarded.
Team Italy may look a lot like Team Italian-American, but that’s what makes it special. Players honoring their heritage, living their dream, and making their ancestors proud. Hopefully it helps continue growing the game of baseball in Italy ⚾️ 🇮🇹 @WBCBaseball
This was well done. Hilary Knight delivered the line of the night 👏
I’d love to know how much sleep Jack Hughes has had this week 😂 Dude has been everywhere
Trocheck said he had never been inside the White House or the Capitol before and called it "such an honor to be able to go" and tour it all yesterday.
On the discourse surrounding the call with Trump and their decision to attend, he said this:
"It's sad that it's getting politicized the way it is. We're all very proud to be Americans, and we were all so proud to go over there and win a gold medal. We went over there with a job, and it was to win gold and do it for our country and for everybody back here, and we were able to do that. It's sad that it automatically gets turned into something political when all we really wanted to do was represent everybody in here and everybody in our country as well as we could."