Tony Parker had 19 points and nine assists as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Golden State Warriors 111-94 and improved to 18-3, setting a new franchise record for best start to a season. (Discuss the NBA in our NBA basketball forum) Parker spearheaded a 16-0 first quarter run that allowed the home side to [...]

Looking to watch Argentina vs. Brazil in the World Basketball Championships? Click here. Brazil’s moment of truth has arrived. Do they have what it takes to beat an opponent when the stakes are high? (Discuss Argentina vs. Brazil in our Basketball forum) Brazil are playing beautiful and smart basketball under their coach Ruben Magnano, the Argentinian [...]

The United States continued undefeated but came across a tough Brazilian squad in their third game, squeaking by Brazil 70-68 on Monday. (Discuss Team USA’s close win over Brazil in our forum) The Brazilians came up short when Leandro Barbosa’s shot was out at the buzzer. Kevin Durant led the United States with 27 points [...]

The San Antonio Spurs were finally able to convince one of their international draftees to don the black and silver for the coming 2010-11 NBA season. (Discuss the move in our International Basketball Forum) No it’s not Greek pivot Ioannis Bourousis, but Tiago Splitter, the Spur’s 28th selection in the 2007 NBA Draft and 2010 [...]

The Cleveland Cavalier’s Anderson Varejão was honored with the 2009 Olympic Brazil award for the best player of the country. This year has been special for the 27-year old Brazilian Varejão as he was a key component to the 2008-09 Cavs,  who recorded an NBA-best 66-16 record, but fell to the Orlando Magic in the Eastern Conference [...]

San Juan, PR – Brazil barely squeaked by Puerto Rico 61-60 to capture te gold medal in the 2009 FIBA Americas Championships. (Discuss the game) Brazil steadily built up a 13-point lead going into the fourth quarter before the hosts tightened up their defense to gradually pick away at Brazil’s margin. Puerto Rico’s AD Vasallo [...]

In a battle of two heavyweights on the last day of the FIBA Americas quarterfinals, Puerto Rico blew a 19 point lead in the fourth quarter, still ended up winning the battle, but losing the quarterfinals war to Brazil. Despite giving Brazil their first loss of the tournament, and having the same record, Puerto Rico [...]