Nets' Dennis Schröder Debuts in German Soccer's Sixth Tier
Brooklyn Nets guard Dennis Schröder plays for FC Germania Bleckenstedt to stay fit for the Olympics.
- Schröder played 63 minutes as a left winger in a 5-1 loss to SC Göttingen 05
- He is training with the team ahead of representing Germany in the Paris Olympics.
- Schröder grew up playing soccer before switching to basketball at age 11.
- He joined FC Germania Bleckenstedt through his brother-in-law, who plays for the club.
- Schröder averaged 14 points and 6.1 assists per game this NBA season.