Men's national basketball team defeats Belarussians, next up is Estonia

The Polish men's national basketball team defeated Belarus 83:74 on Saturday, keeping alive its chances to participate in the 2001 European Championships. For the second game in a row, forward Adam Wojcik was the top scorer for Poland, with 25 points. Wojcik, who plays for Zepter-Slask Wroclaw, is the highest-paid Polish basketball player with an annual salary of $200,000. The game was played in Wroclaw with 7,000 fans cheering on the Polish team. "The Wroclaw arena and the fans are so fantastic that we are bound to win [this Wednesday's] game against Estonia," said Polish center Kordian Korytek. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p.39) T.J.