Surprise: Emanuel Terry joins Heat, not Team USA as planned


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MIAMI (AP) — Emanuel Terry's plans to play for his country this weekend have been thwarted, for a very good reason.

He's back in the NBA instead.

Terry was signed to a 10-day contract Wednesday by the Miami Heat, who made the move after he spent a few days with USA Basketball in its training camp at the University of Miami this week. So instead of playing Panama on Friday and Argentina on Monday in the last games of qualifying for the FIBA World Cup, Terry will be with the Sioux Falls Skyforce for a G League game in Long Island on Thursday and then with the Heat this weekend.

Terry got told of the move just before Team USA broke camp in Miami. He says he's "had dreams about this."

Terry averaged 4.5 points in two games with Phoenix earlier this season.

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