There was a flurry of activity in the NBA before Thursday’s 3pm trade deadline with Goran Dragic of Slovenia, Nenad Krstic of Serbia and Turkey’s Semih Erden among the internationals changing addresses. Dragic, thought to be the heir apparent to point guard Steve Nash in Phoenix, was dealt to Houston along with a first-round pick [...]

It’s no secret that the NBA’s strategy during David Stern’s reign as the commisioner of the league has been to move into other markets. From moving into populous countries China and India to NBA-Euroleague partnerships, the National Basketball Association has played an integral in changing the “National” into “International.” Mahanth Joishy, the South Asia editor [...]

In last night’s game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns, Pau Gasol found himself guarding Steve Nash. Look like Pau Gasol is in the middle of a dance step as Steve Nash jabs and steps back for a pullback jumper. The Lakers won the game in the rout 108-88. Gasol had 14 points, [...]

The almost 37-year old Steve Nash has been revitalized in the early season. Nash tallied 21 points and 20 assists in a Phoenix win against the the Sixers last night. Without Shaq holding down the offense, Nash is averaging 12.9 assists through 8 games and has had games of 14, 17, 20, and 20 assists, [...]

A few days ago, we looked at five NBA teams with the least amount of international diversity. From a look at the comments, it definitely hit a nerve with many readers. The overall feeling was that international diversity didn’t really matter; that Interbasket was creating some form of controversy out of nothing. (Discuss the NBA’s [...]

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 [...]