The Georgetown men’s basketball team took a trip to China to play basketball in China’s two largest cities, Beijing and Shanghai, in what was supposed to be in the spirit of goodwill and building bridges. However, the game was fueled by competition and hard fouls (and probably cultural barriers); quickly turned into anything but friendly [...]

Following FIBA Europe’s decision to sanction APOEL Nikosia for the post-game violence that marred Tuesday’s Eurochallenge game with Pinar Karsiyak, FIBA voiced its support for the punishment handed out by Europe’s continental basketball federation. (Read/Discuss Fanatic APOEL Fans Attacked Karsiyaka Players) Commenting on the incident and the fine, FIBA Secretary General and IOC member Patrick Baumann [...]

Chinese basketball player Zhu Fangyu connects on a Brazilian player during the China-Brazil basketball brawl that occurred Tuesday. The Chinese Basketball Association issued an apology for the brawl, that began with early physical play that caused the game to end before even the first quarter was over. Team Brazil refused to play in today’s scheduled [...]

Watch China and Brazil get into a massive, chaotic brawl during a friendly international match on Tuesday. The game was held in the city of Xuchang in the Henan Province of China. Discuss the China-Brazil basketball brawl in our forum.

Team China and Brazil get into a basketball brawl during a friendly game, forcing the game to an end by the first quarter. The game was extremely physical contact from the start. Go to our discussion thread for the Brazil-China basketball fight. From Global News: China’s Zhang Qingpeng, who scored 24 points in their previous [...]

In today’s pic of the day, the Canadian Press captured Nenad Krstic in mid-fury last week during the Greece and Serbia melee. During the brawl, Krstic picked up a chair and tossed it at Bouroussis, the Spur’s prospect, who wasn’t even participating in the game. The chair struck Boroussis in the head and caused blood [...]

Suspensions have been announced by FIBA after the Greece and Serbia fight in a preparation game leading up to tomorrow’s World Championships. (Discuss the Serbia-Greece fight and suspensions in our forum) The main focus was on Serbian center Nenad Krstic, who threw a chair that drew blood of a Greek player. The 7-0 center was [...]