 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muzhizha ra2002, Bateer akachinjirwa kuDetroit Pistons, pamwe chete naDon Reid, nokuda kwaRodney White uye munhu aizosarudzwa mumutambo wokutanga. Asi mushure mekuratidzira kunoshamisa kurwisa Chikwata cheUSA pa2002 FIBA World Championship muIndianapolis, uko akawana mapoinzi gumi nemapfumbamwe achitungamirirawo China mukukora mumitambo mishanu yechinomwe panguva yemutambo yechikwata chaisanganisirawo ichangobva kunyorwaYao Ming, mubatsiri womurairidzi weTeam USA Gregg Popovich, uyo akanga ariwo murairidzi mukuru weSan Antonio Spurs, akasarudza kutora mukana paBateer uye akamuwana mukutsinhana nekusarudzwa kwechipiri. 