I scoured some images from the FIBA Americas Championship and pulled out my favorite twenty photos featuring Carlos Arroyo, Esteban Batista, Francisco Garcia, Anderson Varejao, Omar Quintero, Luis Scola, Guillermo Diaz, and more. Photos are all courtesy of FIBA – Thanks FIBA!

I know it’s only a preliminary game, but is anyone as excited about the first day match-up between Brazil and the Dominican Republic as I am? Brazil just came off a dominating performance in the Tuto Marchand Cup. With veterans Leandro Barbosa, Marcelo Machado, and Tiago Splitter leading the way, Brazil comes into the Tournament [...]

Event: 2009 Americas Championships Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico Discuss: Americas Championships Thread Info: The tournament will determine which four teams qualify for the 2010 FIBA World Championships of Basketball. The tournament will feature ten teams from Northern and Latin Americas: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, and Venezuela. The favorites coming into [...]

With the Los Angeles Lakers and Orlando Magic moving past the Denver Nuggets and Cleveland Cavaliers respectively in the NBA’s conference finals,  there are huge implications for both Cleveland and Denver next season as well Brazil‘s outlook for international competition this summer. Two Brazilian big men, Nene and Anderson Varejao, played significant roles for the frontcourts of the [...]

After spending last season getting accustomed with NBA life with the cellar-dwelling Memphis Grizzlies, Juan Carlos Navarro returned to Spain, and signed a five-year contract with Regal F.C. Barcelona. In his first season back in Spain, Juan Carlos Navarro is the Euroleague’s 2008-09 MVP. In his return season; the 28-year old Navarro had a fantastic [...]