Interbasket

In the middle of Canada’s run for an Olympic berth during the recent qualifying tournament held in Greece, Samuel Dalembert of the Philadelphia 76ers was dismissed from the team by head coach Leo Rautins for his supposed lack of commitment and dedication to team Canada.
One’s first instinct is to side with the coach and blame [...]

Today, the FIBA World Qualifying Tournament begins with 12 national teams from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and Oceania trying to grab one of the three remaining spots for the 2008 Beijing Olympics next month.
Follow the intense action of every game, the heated battles, and all the upsets in our 2008 Olympic Qualifier Forum.
So, with [...]

With only four NBA teams remaining and the conference finals coming to a close, many of the NBA players from around the world are prepping for the Beijing Olympics this summer.
Players such as Yao Ming, Andrei Kirilenko, Jose Calderon, Linas Kleiza, Luis Scola and Andrew Bogut will be suiting up for their respective countries in [...]

Athens beat out San Juan, Puerto Rico and will be the hosts for the pre-Olympic qualifying tournament that will be held July 14-20, 2008. The participating teams are the also-rans from this year’s regional championships. The final three Olympic spots will be determined by the three teams that win first, second and third [...]

This week we look at the Utah Jazz’s international players, Andris Biedrins, Tony Parker without Tim Duncan, Anderson Varejao’s holdout, Andrew Bogut’s career thus far, discuss Hedo or Memo, and introduce Kyrylo Fesenko. Every Wednesday during the NBA season, interbasket takes a closer look at ten international NBA players that has caught our eye. (This [...]

Who will host the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament?
With all the regional championships completed and nine teams set for next year’s Olympic games, three berths remain for teams vying for Beijing. And those three remaining spots will be determined by the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men that will be held [...]

With the wins by Argentina (over Brazil) and the United States (over Puerto Rico) in the 2007 Tournament of the Americas, two more berths to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing have now been determined.
Argentina and the United States have joined Afrobasket Champions Angola, Oceania Champions Australia, host nation China, surprising Asian-Champions Iran, and 2006 World [...]

Puerto Rico 97: Brazil 75
The answer to the question: What’s Up with Puerto Rico? may have been answered. Maybe they needed something to wake them up. Just yesterday, they were only two minutes away from being eliminated and leaving Las Vegas for good.
Puerto Rico’s future depended on the outcome of [...]