Trey Lyles, of Canada, shoots over Nick Calathes, of Greece, in a men's basketball game at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France. (Sameer Al-Doumy/Pool Photo via AP)

By Nigel Maxwell

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Candle Lake man proud of Olympian grandson

Aug 7, 2024 | 5:00 PM

A former mayor of Candle Lake says it’s not everyday you get to see a family member play at such a high level of sporting event.

John Quinn’s grandson Trey Lyles played for the Canadian men’s basketball team at the Paris Olympics and Quinn said he watched most of the games. Lyles also plays for the NBA’s Sacramento Kings.

“I watch him regularly when the NBA season is on but I think you go to a different level when you are talking about the Olympics which is like the premiere sporting events that we all look forward to seeing. To have an Olympian in the family is pretty exciting,” Quinn said.

On Wednesday, the Canadian team was eliminated from competition, losing out in the quarter-finals to France 82-73.

During Group A play, Team Canada was 3-0, scoring wins over Greece, Australia and Spain.

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“We were hoping the outcome would be a lot better but the old basketball wasn’t falling the way it was supposed to and you know they’re playing against a lot of other fantastic athletes,” Quinn said.

Lyles was born in Saskatoon and moved to Indiana with his family when he was seven years old. He played college ball for Kentucky and was drafted by the Utah Jazz in 2015. He has played the past season for the Kings.

Acknowledging his grandson’s busy schedule, Quinn said he was still hoping to see him sometime this summer before training camp starts up again in September.

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