Georgia gets another basketballer signed up by NBA

TBILISI, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-year-old Tornike Shengelia has just signed a two-year contract with the NBA club New Jersey¹ Nets, it was diclosed here on Thursday.

Tornike Shengelia's manager Levan Mikeladze said that the final agreement between the Georgian player and the American club had been achieved already.

"Official announcement will be made later," said the manager.

Tornike Shengelia will become the second Georgian player to join the NBA, after Fachuliya Zaza who now plays for the Atlanta Hawks².

1 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

2 hawks   

鹰( hawk的名词复数 )； 鹰派人物，主战派人物

参考例句：

• Two hawks were hover ing overhead. 两只鹰在头顶盘旋。
• Both hawks and doves have expanded their conditions for ending the war. 鹰派和鸽派都充分阐明了各自的停战条件。