Lithuanian center Zydrunas Ilgauskas will retire from the NBA after 13 seasons in the league. Discuss Zydrunas Ilgauskas career in our forum. Over his career, Ilgauskas played with just two teams – playing 12 seasons with the Cleveland Cavs and his final season with the Miami Heat – following LeBron James to Florida.  Big Z [...]

Kaunas, Lithuania –  Behind Vlado Ilievski’s 3-pointer with 11 seconds to go, Macedonia continued to shock Eurobasket by defeating powerhouse Lithuania 67-65… in Lithuania! Discuss the Macedonia-Lithuania game in our forum. American-born (and naturalized Macedonian) Bo McCalebb led Macedonia with 23 points, while Vojdan Stojanovski hit all five of his 3-point shots on his way to [...]

Macedonia is the story of Eurobasket as they continue to shock opponents. Discuss Macedonia’s run in Eurobasket 2011 Reeling off six straight wins, the Macedonian basketball team has pushed their way to the top-eight including wins over Euro basketball powerhouses Greece and Croatia. From the NYT’s Off the Dribble Blog: Macedonia is competing in its [...]

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 [...]

Described as having a Eurocentric feel, Toronto and its basketball team has never shied away from international flavors, even if recent history suggests they should. When last given a top-five pick in the NBA Draft, Toronto Raptors general manager Bryan Colangelo tabbed Andrea Bargnani with the first overall pick. Removing hindsight, the selection in itself [...]

Arvydas Sabonis was inducted into the James Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame last night. The legendary big man from Lithuania made his mark overseas before coming over to the NBA after several injuries (and Soviet syringes) had already taken their toll on his legs and ankles. Discuss Arvydas Sabonis and his Hall of Fame Career [...]

In a strategic move that flies in the face of David Stern’s NBA global domination, the NBA players union recently released a memo in support of players going overseas to play while the NBA locks out its players. Will the NBA Lockout break the NBA’s grasp on the best players? Billy Hunter knows that if [...]