Remember Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf? The now 40-year old has signed with a Japanese club, Kyoto Hannaryz, in the country’s basketball league’s second division (BJ-League). The 6-1 guard played nine seasons in the NBA, last putting on a Vancouver Grizzlies jersey back in the 2000-01 season.  Yes, the Vancouver Grizzlies. Following his last season in the NBA, [...]

The New York Times has a story about Wataru “Wat” Misaka’s first trip back to Madison Square Garden since the he played three games for the New York Knicks in 1947. Misaka is the first non-white and first Asian NBA player (the NBA was known as the Basketball Association of America at the time). From the New York Times: (Misaka) is [...]

Title: Asia Championships of Basketball Location: Tianjin, China Official Website: http://china2009.fiba.com/ Description: The 2009 FIBA Asia Championships of basketball (discuss) will be held in Tianjin, China from August 6-16, 2009 with 16 teams divided into four groups. The sixteen teams competing for the gold and a spot in the 2010 World Championships are hosts China, [...]

The final games of the 2009 Jones Cup were played last night and the standings for all nine teams have been determined – with Iran continuing their dominance in Asian play. 1. Iran (6 wins – 2 losses) 2. Jordan (7-1) 3. Lebanon (6-2) 4. Taiwan-A (6-2) 5. Korea (5-3) 6. Philippines (2-6) 7. Taiwan-B [...]

Taipei, Taiwan -  The 2009 Williams Jones Cup is underway. This international tournament, held every year in Taiwan, features nine teams this year: Iran, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, and Team Kwanghwa (Taiwan). (Discuss the 2009 Jones Cup tournament in our forum) This year is the tournament’s 31st year,  and the diversity of the tournament is unmatched. [...]

Just images of some of the international players, and other players of interest, from the 2009 NBA Summer League. Check out the pic of Blake Griffin’s jam and the Japanese National Team that participated in this year’s summer league. They played against the New Orleans Hornets in Las Vegas. The team photo does not include [...]