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 [...]

Rudy Fernández has been complaining of leg pain lately and has missed the last two games as team doctors diagnosed and analyzed where the pain was originating. (Discuss Rudy Fernandez in our forum) It was discovered that a pressure on a nerve in his back was causing him leg pain. So the 6-6 Fernández is [...]

The 2009  European Player of the Year nominees have been announced by FIBA Europe and the list includes the likes of Pau Gasol, Erazem Lorbek, Dirk Nowitzki, Hedo Türkoğlu, Novica Veličković, Juan Carlos Navarro, and Nikola Peković (vote now). The 16 nominees are below: Dirk Nowitzki (Germany, Dallas Mavericks) Erazem Lorbek (Slovenia, F.C. Barcelona) Ersan İlyasova (Turkey, [...]

It hasn’t been a great week for international players in the NBA, as Manu Ginobili, Andrew Bogut and Ronny Turiaf will miss time with injuries. Here’s a Saturday roundup of the last few days in the NBA: According to the San Antonio Express-News, Manu Ginóbili has a groin injury that will likely force the 6-6 Argentinian [...]

How long will Pau Gasol be out with his right hamstring injury? Phil Jackson jokingly alarmed Laker fans by saying the 7-0 center could be out until around Christmas, but Gasol is listed day-to-day and is expected to be donning the purple and gold within the next couple weeks. However thanks to Kobe Bryant’s league- leading [...]

The NBA season is upon us and the clubs were in action this past week with NBA Media Day – a chance for the local and national media to interview the players about this upcoming season, have the players stick their feet in their mouth, pose for photographs, and have a jolly old time. Below [...]

For the second-year in a row, Kobe Bryant has topped the list of the most popular NBA jerseys in Europe. Bryant also has the most popular jersey in the U.S. Bryant, who was recently named the most-hated basketball player, continues to polarize; a player that is so popular around the world, can also be the most-disliked. [...]