<prompt> Ngo-2016, uMessina wathatha ikhefu elifushane eSan Antonio Spurs, ukuze abuyele njengomqeqeshi omkhulu we-Azzurri, ngenhloso yokufanelekela i-2016 Rio Summer Olympic Game  <response>: . futhi. UMessina uqeqeshe i-Italy eMqhudelwaneni Wama-Olimpiki WaseTurin FIBA Wama-Olimpiki ka-2016. Emqhudelwaneni wokuhlolwa, i-Italy yahlulwa yiCroatia, futhi ngaleyo ndlela yahluleka ukufanelekela ama-Olimpiki asehlobo ka-2016. Uphinde waqeqesha i-Italy ku-2017 EuroBasket. 