Argentina downs Puerto Rico 81-79 in Tournament of the Americas Semis

Argentina clinched an Olympic spot after beating Puerto Rico in a breathtaking 81-79 match playing at home. Luis Scola and Emanuel Ginóbili combined for 50 points to lead the 2004 Olympic Champion for another shot at the London Games. Discuss the Tournament of the Americas in our forum. Argentina played in great form during the [...]

Puerto Rico: Carlos Arroyo injured in World Championships

Puerto Rico star Carlos Arroyo will not play against Greece on Sunday in Ankara after suffering an injury on Saturday. (Discuss the World Championships of Basketballin our forum) Arroyo took a knee from Andrey Vorontsevich in the second half of Puerto Rico’s 75-66 defeat against Russia. His status is day-to-day. “Carlos is really hurt. He has a [...]

Carlos Arroyo: Career Retrospective

As a passionate fan of Puerto Rican basketball, one must have heard about Carlos Arroyo. (Discuss Carlos Arroyo and Puerto Rico Hoops) Arroyo is a talented NBA player that started out undrafted player and eventually worked his way onto the Utah Jazz roster after spending a couple seasons as a third string guard behind Hall-Of-Famer [...]

NBA Preseason Gallery: International Players

The NBA season starts tomorrow, but before the regular season begins, we’d like to present some NBA preseason pics and images of Andris Biedrins, Nate Robinson, Dirk Nowitzki, Carlos Arroyo, Erik Spoelstra, Ersan İlyasova, David Andersen, Shaquille O’Neal, Danilo Gallinari, and others. (Photos are courtesy of the AP, Reuters, Getty Images, and the NBA)

Carlos Arroyo returns to NBA, signs with Miami Heat

Carlos Arroyo, a member of the Puerto Rican national team returned to the NBA after signing with the Miami Heat. The 6-2 guard returns to the NBA after spending a season with Euroleague club Maccabi Tel Aviv. Arroyo played in 28 games, and averaged 15.3 points, 5.8 assists and 3.7 rebounds for the Israeli team. [...]

Brazil wins gold, Luis Scola MVP at FIBA Americas

San Juan, PR – Brazil barely squeaked by Puerto Rico 61-60 to capture te gold medal in the 2009 FIBA Americas Championships. (Discuss the game) Brazil steadily built up a 13-point lead going into the fourth quarter before the hosts tightened up their defense to gradually pick away at Brazil’s margin. Puerto Rico’s AD Vasallo [...]

It’s Brazil vs. Puerto Rico for FIBA Americas gold

The top-two seeded teams will battle for FIBA Americas gold tomorrow. Brazil and Puerto Rico each won their semi-finals game today and will meet up for the second time in three days. Puerto Rico handed Brazil their first loss on Friday night 74-70, and though both teams had a 7-1 record, Brazil ended up with the [...]

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