On Sunday morning (21), the Crias da Gávea debuted in the second phase of the Basketball Development League with a victory. The FlaBasquete U-19 team beat Unifacisa by a score of 99 to 47, at the Azul gym, at the Pinheiros headquarters, in São Paulo. The match was broadcast live on FlaTV.

Point guard Matheus Leoni led the way with 18 points and eight assists. Rafael Rachel, with 8 points, was also a standout. In the first stage of the competition, held in Uberlândia in late July, the Mais Querido team won three games and lost one.

The LDB continues this Monday (22) and the Crias da Gávea face São José, at 11:15 am. Following the competition, Flamengo faces Pato Basquete (day 23, at 9 am), Pinheiros (25, at 18 pm), Mogi (26, at 15:45 pm) and São Paulo (27, at 13:30 pm). All matches will be broadcast live on FlaTV.

The basketball teams of Clube de Regatas do Flamengo rely on resources from their sponsors – BRB, MOSS, TIM, ABC da Construção, PixBet, AmBev, Rede D'or, IRB Brasil RE, CSN, Brasil Plural, EY – via the Federal Incentive Law/Ministry of Sports (IR) and the State Incentive Law/State Secretariat of Sports, Leisure and Youth (Seelje) of Rio de Janeiro, in addition to support from the Brazilian Club Committee (CBC).