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 [...]

Led by Dirk Nowitzki’s 25 points and 8 rebounds, the Dallas Mavericks took a 3-2 lead over the Portland Trailblazers in the first round of the 2011 NBA playoffs. (Discuss the NBA Playoffs in our basketball forum) The Dallas Mavericks have had such high expectations over the last decade that they’re becoming the Utah jazz [...]

Lithuanian center, international basketball legend, and former Portland Trailblazer Arvydas Sabonis will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall-of-Fame in the class of 2011. Discuss Dennis Rodman, Arvydas Sabonis, & Chris Mullin’s career in our forum Already a member of the FIBA Hall of Fame (he joined with the 2010 class), Sabonis will be inducted [...]

Winning Philosophies in Basketball Last Sunday I watched Regatas Corrientes (Argentina) blow out the Arecibo Captains (Puerto Rico) 89-73 to become the 2011 FIBA America League Champions. Arecibo was the clear favorite, arriving undefeated for the final game with a loaded team (Daniel Santiago, Larry Ayuso and Danilo Pinnock) against a Regatas team that had [...]

Rudy Fernández of the Portland Trail Blazers (discuss) shows off his new three-point celebration after hitting a three point shot during the first half of Portland’s loss to the New York Knicks in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. Rudy’s new celebration originates from When he would struggle with his three-point shot. His slump would [...]

Pau Gasol continues his upward trend as one of the world’s best basketball players, after he completed his fourth career-triple double to keep the Los Angeles Lakers undefeated after seven regular season games. (Discuss the Los Angeles Lakers in our basketball forum) Gasol dominated the Portland Trailblazers with 20 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists [...]

SABONIS FOR GOVERNOR 2010! (Discuss) These Sabonis posters were sarcastically plastered around the Portland area as former Blazer Chris Dudley lost his bid to become Oregon’s new Governor. Interbasket wonders if Big Red is a Democrat, GOP or independent?