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Queens of the Court Take Over the Nike Crown League
For one night only, the Queens of the Court ruled the Nike Crown League.
A packed house at Kerr Hall on the campus of Ryerson helped give a special Rio 2016 send-off to the Canadian women's basketball team during a pre-game ceremony in Toronto on Friday night.
Iconic T-Dot rapper Kardinal Offishall emceed the occasion, while the 416 Beats Drumline marched Team Canada onto the hardwood and a quartet of young ballers proudly displayed a giant Canadian flag.
The 12 players who will represent Canada in Rio linked arm in arm during a stirring rendition of the national anthem. Team Canada was also presented with a commemorative ball by Crown League.
Crown League 2016 features six teams of players from the GTA. Visit http://exp.nike.com/ca/en_gb/e/crownleague2016 for further information.
Team Canada is making its second consecutive trip to the Olympics, and plays its first game in Rio against China on August 6.
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