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Ricky Rubio Profile | 2008 Olympic Breakouts

You don’t have to be an international basketball guru to recognize names like Dirk Nowitzki, Yao Ming, Manu Ginobili, Pau Gasol, Sarunas Jasikevicius, and Luis Scola. And to know that these players are going to play a significant role in their team’s success and most likely leaders in several statistical categories.
If you know names like Joaquim Gomes, [...]

Video: Rudy Fernandez dunk on Dwight Howard

Well, it’s not quite a video of the dunk, but it’s a nice animated gif that shows just how great Rudy Fernandez’s dunk really was during the second half of the Olympic gold medal game.
On the play, Rudy Fernandez and Pau Gasol ran a very loose pick and roll on Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard.  [...]

USA defeats Spain 118-107, wins Gold Medal

The United States Men’s basketball team, dubbed the Redeem Team, captured the Olympic gold medal for basketball yesterday, defeating Spain 118-107 in a tightly-contested and high-scoring game (replay).
The 2008 US National Team has shunned any comparisons to the iconic Dream Team, and ironically, they’re probably the closest thing to the 1992 team in terms of [...]

Watch the Olympic Basketball Gold Medal Game Replay: USA vs. Spain & Lithuania vs. Argentina

Catch the replay of the USA vs. Spain gold medal game online at NBC Olympics.com, if you are in the United States.  You can also catch the replay of the bronze medal game of Argentina’s win over Lithuania (replay).  I am getting comments that the links go directly to the Lithuania-Argentina game.
* Apparently both games [...]

Watch USA vs. Spain Live | 2008 Olympic Basketball Finals

The 2008 Olympic Basketball Gold Medal will go to either the United States or Spain.  Watch and discuss both the gold and bronze medal games live on your PC by clicking the appropriate regional link below:
August 24, 2008
Bronze Medal Game (discuss)
12:00: Argentina vs. Lithuania
Watch the game live in Argentina, Lithuania, Spain, USA
<< GOLD MEDAL [...]

1992 Dream Team: When the Game went Global

Twenty-five years ago, when the first ten players of the original basketball Dream Team were announced, American media celebrated the historic assemblage of talent, and who could blame them?  This was the cream of the crop from the NBA’s Golden Age led by iconic legends.
And for a teenager at the height of my NBA fandom, [...]

Watch USA-Argentina Replay Online, Lithuania-Spain

Are you interested in watching replays of the Olympic Basketball Semi-Finals or Quarterfinals?  Specifically, the USA-Argentina or Spain-Lithuania game replays?  If you are located in the United States then IBN has the direct links to the replays for you.  Just click on Replay after any of the games you want to watch online.
Olympic Basketball SemiFinals [...]

Watch USA vs. Argentina Live; Spain vs. Lithuania

The Olympic basketball’s final four has been determined, and there are no surprises as Argentina, Lithuania, Spain, and the USA, the top four seeds going into the round have advanced.
The four teams have a combined record of 21-3 with the United States the only undefeated team left in the field.  Argentina, Lithuania and Spain are [...]