Asvel Basket, a French basketball club, says that New York Knicks center and French patriot Ronny Turiaf will play for the team during the NBA lockout. Turiaf join fellow Frenchman Tony Parker, who is a part owner of Asvel and also has agreed to play for the club during the lockout. Turiaf told Asvel’s website [...]

Discuss the most valuable, disappointing players in Eurobasket 2011Juan Carlos Navarro led Spain to back-to-back EuroBasket titles, scoring 27 points on a night when four of his team-mates joined him in double figures as they knocked over France 98-85. As he has done throughout the tournament, Navarro once more led Spain to glory but perhaps [...]

The European Basketball Championships, or Eurobasket, is set to begin. Twenty-four European nations will battle over the next 19 days (August 31 – September 18, 2011) in this 37th continental championship. Follow each game of Eurobasket 2011 in our Eurobasket forum. Not only are bragging rights at stake, but the top two teams will receive automatic [...]

Rodrigue Beaubois is back from injury. The speedy point guard from France rolls up the floor against the Golden St. Warriors, goes behind his back and puts in a soft layup. Check out the video below: The play gives the Dallas Mavericks NBA.com’s #1 play for March 20th.

Tony Parker had 19 points and nine assists as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Golden State Warriors 111-94 and improved to 18-3, setting a new franchise record for best start to a season. (Discuss the NBA in our NBA basketball forum) Parker spearheaded a 16-0 first quarter run that allowed the home side to [...]

A record 84 international players from 38 countries will be on opening night rosters when the NBA tips off a new season on Tuesday. (Discuss the record number of international players in the NBA) The 84 international players is just one player more than the previous record of 83, from the opening night in the [...]

Led by Mickael Gelabale’s 16 points and great free throw shooting late in the game, France upset Spain, 72-66 in the teams’ opening game at the Basketball World Championship. France converted 10 of its last 12 free throws to seal the win. (Discuss the France-Spain game in our World Championships of Basketball forum) “They are the [...]