(AP) Pau Gasol has traveled to Spain twice during previous NBA preseasons, so he knows all about being a tour guide for a bunch of wide-eyed American hoopsters in his native Barcelona. Las Ramblas, the Sagrada Familia, the paella—he has it all covered. But Gasol knows his third trip back home is a whole lot [...]

There could be non-stop cannon blasts across Istanbul on Saturday night and it wouldn’t be as explosive as the basketball that’s going to be on show at the Sinan Erdem Dome. Croatia vs. Serbia (where to watch) Spain vs. Greece (where to watch) First up will be a game between two intense rivals, Croatia and [...]

Just as Ron Artest was ready to return to the Los Angeles Lakers, Pau Gasol will miss a couple games with a strained left hamstring. (Discuss the Los Angeles Lakers in our forum) Gasol played just 7 minutes before leaving the Laker’s match against the Dallas Mavericks last night. The injury to the Spanish star [...]

From the crew @ Interbasket (and Pau Gasol), we wish you a very Merry Christmas, a super Hannukkah; a happy holidays.  Whatever you you do, however you are celebrating, whoever you are with, wherever you are in the world – we sincerely hope you have a safe and happy holiday season. Pau Gasol walks up the [...]

This week’s quick international roundup of the player performances during the last few days. This post includes discussion about Yi Jianlian‘s return to the New Jersey Nets, Pau Gasol‘s extension, Luol Deng and Joakim Noah’s contributions to the Chicago Bulls, J.J. Barea’s career year, and Žalgiris Kaunas fills their head coach position. Yi Jianlian returned [...]

No doubt the Los Angeles Lakers are a better team with Pau Gasol in the lineup, but just how good?  The Lakers went a respectable 8-3 in their first eleven games without Gasol in their lineup, and have only lost one of fifteen since his return. Los Angeles Lakers w/o Pau Gasol w/ Pau Gasol [...]

Los Angeles Laker’s all-star forward Pau Gasol recently revealed whether he would participate in next year’s World Championships of Basketball. The 7-0 Spaniard called his chances “remote” in a short interview with Eurosport, a popular sports magazine in Europe. (Talk Spanish Basketball in our forum) “The possibility that I will play is remote.” Gasol told [...]