Olympic basketball has seen dozens of international basketball legends represent their countries throughout several Summer Olympic Games. When it comes to scoring and Olympic success, there are names you would expect to hear: The Dream Team, Michael Jordan, Pau Gasol, […]
Tag: Arvydas Sabonis
Here’s why Nikola Jokic is the best passing big man in NBA history
There have only been three players in NBA history to have won the regular season MVP award three times in a row. The last person to do it was Larry Bird in 1986 when he was playing for the Boston […]
Damian Lillard sets Blazer team record for points, beats Roy, Drexler, Walton and Stoudamire
Last night Damian Lillard poured in a Portland Trailblazers’ franchise record 59 points in one single game in a win over the Utah Jazz. Lillard’s previous high was 51 points. . Considering the big names that have come through the […]
Panathinaikos Advances To Euroleague Playoffs
Panathinaikos hosted Unicaja Malaga in front of 13,200 fans and secured a Euroleague playoff spot. The Greek side played secure team basketball lead by the icon of the team Dimitris Diamantidis. He finished the matchup with game high 13 points […]
Is Donatas Motiejunas the NBA’s Next Great Lithuanian Big Man?
There have been several great basketball players to come out of the Baltic nation of Lithuania, but perhaps none became as successful or well known as center Arvydas Sabonis. Sabonis has long since retired, so naturally international basketball fans have […]
Video: Arvydas Sabonis plays in Legends Game
This just in, Arvydas Sabonis, even at 48 years old, still has mad skills. Sabonis recently participated in a Legends game with fellow Lithuanians against a Russian team and as you can see, the man can still play some hoops. […]
Interview: Marius Markevicius, Director of The Other Dream Team
Interbasket had the pleasure of interviewing Marius Markevicius, the director of “The Other Dream Team,” the film surrounding the 1992 Lithuanian Olympic basketball team. The interview is in two parts. In this first part, we talked about the reprucussions for […]
Sabonis joins Chris Mullin, Dennis Rodman into Basketball Hall-of-Fame
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 […]
Sabonis, Rodman, Mullin to Hall of Fame
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 […]
Video: Andrew Bogut’s sweet pass to Carlos Delfino
Last night in a game between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Indiana Pacers, the Buck’s big Aussie center Andrew Bogut dropped a soft behind-the-back pass to a cutting Carlos Delfino. Watch the video below: Bogut doesn’t always get the chance […]
Sabonis running for Governor of Oregon?
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?
Sabonis, Divac, Schmidt to FIBA Hall Of Fame
A who’s who of international legends will be inducted into the FIBA’s Hall Of Fame’s third class in a presentation on court at the men’s World Basketball Championship final. (Discuss the FIBA Hall Of Fame in our international basketball forum) […]
Happy Birthday Interbasket!
Today, August 27th, 2009, is Interbasket.net’s sixth anniversary. Can you believe it’s been six years since Interbasket began? From a small Arvydas Sabonis yahoo group has spawned into one of the internet’s largest basketball news site and forum. In honor […]
1992 Dream Team elected into Olympic Hall of Fame
Last night, the 1992 U.S. Men’s Olympic Basketball Team, better known as the Dream Team, was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. The 1992 Dream Team, the first Olympic team to include NBA players, was sent on a […]
Interbasket: Daily News & Notes 2009-01-11
Dikembe Mutombo has been active on Houston’s roster the last 7 games, but the 42-year old (?) center hasn’t logged a minute this season… Leandro Barbosa’s has 20 points in 20 minutes, and Shaq’s has 26 in 25, to lead […]
Pic: Arvydas Sabonis is still HUGE and still likes his alcohol
I usually don’t post things like this, especially when it’s about one of my basketball idols, but this one is begging to be posted. I was perusing the Sabonis Facebook fan page, and came across this awesome pic of Big […]
Pau Gasol is 2008 European Player of the Year
Spanish basketball superstar Pau Gasol was honored with the coveted “European Player of the Year” award by Italian paper La Gazzetta dello Sport on Friday. Gasol won the award for his accomplishments in 2008. Gasol helped the Los Angeles Lakers […]
Free Throws: Yao Ming Towers Over Shaq, NBA Big Men in Free Throw Percentage
Of all the NBA’s players, those that stand 7 foot and above, (213cm), whom stands the tallest when it comes to free throw accuracy? The question recently came up during a Phoenix-Houston telecast on ESPN. Color commentator Hubie Brown noted […]
Olympic Basketball Dream Team DVD & Videos
The 1992 Olympic Mens Basketball Team, or the Dream Team as they were commonly known, were the first US Olympic Team to feature professionals. This legendary team featured three of the best basketball players EVER in Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson […]
Buy the 1992 Dream Team Basketball Videos on DVD | Olympic Basketball
Are you interested in the 1992 Olympic Dream Team DVDs? Click here Whether you are interested in an individual game, the Olympics, the Tournament of Americas, or the entire set, Interbasket has all 14 of the Olympic Dream Team games […]