Marc Gasol is having a career season after shaping up his body with a summer regimen. Through 31 games, the 7-0 center from Barcelona, Spain is averaging 15.1 points, 10 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.4 blocks – all career highs if he can maintain them. (Talk Spanish Basketball in our forum) The following article is [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

It’s been a busy week for FIBA as they announced the four wild cards on Saturday, and determined the top four seeds for the World Championships of Basketball on Sunday. Now the federation that overseas international basketball has announced the draw results that will determine the groupings for the 2010 world basketball event in Istanbul, Turkey. [...]

From the bottom to the top. With the four final wild cards handed out yesterday, the World Championships of Basketball continue to take shape from the bottom up. FIBA has now decided the four countries that will lead the four groups: Argentina, Greece, Spain and USA. These four federations will be the number one seeds [...]

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 [...]