FIBA confirmed that they will approve the transfer of players under NBA contracts so that they may play for FIBA affiliated leagues and clubs during the NBA lockout. Discuss the NBA lockout in our NBA forum During the lockout, NBA players under contract with an NBA team are free to play outside of the NBA, [...]

How does the NBA lockout affect all the international basketball tournaments that are coming up and the players participating for their national teams? (Discuss the NBA Lockout) Interbasket received an email from FIBA explaining the impact of the NBA’s decision to lockout their players that includes comments from Patrick Baumann, FIBA Secretary General and IOC [...]

º de Agosto 88 Petro Luanda 74 (41-33 at halftime (ao intervalo)) Carlos Almeida 24 pts, Armando Costa 18 pts, Joaquim Gomes “Kikas” 15 pts + 16 rebs | Mario Porter 18 pts + 9 rebs, Eduardo Mingas 12 pts + 6 rebs 1º de Agosto claimed the African trophy for the second time in [...]

The 2010 World Championships have a mascot and it’s the Van cat, a breed of feline that originates from the Lake Van area of southeastern Turkey. Unlike most cats, the Van cat loves water, which is why it is also known as the  ‘swimming cat’. Discuss the Van Cat in our forum. Sometimes the cats [...]

It’s been a busy week for FIBA as they announced the four wild cards on Saturday, and determined the top four seeds for the World Championships of Basketball on Sunday. Now the federation that overseas international basketball has announced the draw results that will determine the groupings for the 2010 world basketball event in Istanbul, Turkey. [...]

This week’s quick roundup of the player performances around the world during the last few days includes discussion about Hasheem Thabeet‘s two assists, Aleksandr Marić’s monster game, Von Wafer’s European adventure, Darius Songaila’s sharp-shooting, FIBA chooses the wild cards, Danilo Gallinari off the bench and more. Discuss the NBA in our forum. It was a good [...]

From the bottom to the top. With the four final wild cards handed out yesterday, the World Championships of Basketball continue to take shape from the bottom up. FIBA has now decided the four countries that will lead the four groups: Argentina, Greece, Spain and USA. These four federations will be the number one seeds [...]