Zach Randolph, Marc Gasol huge inside for Memphis Grizzlies

The Memphis Grizzlies are riding a wave of of confidence – momentum built in their shocking upset of the #1 seed San Antonio Spurs. (Follow the Memphis Grizzlies as they take on the OKC Thunder in our forum) Not only did they Shock the Spurs they dominated them in the first round of the playoffs. And [...]

Tony Parker caught between NBA and France

Right now Tony Parker is somewhere in San Antonio rehabbing an ankle sprain, but no doubt the 6-2 point guard would rather be in France. Alerted to a mild ankle sprain Parker suffered on July 23 in a warmup game against Austria, the San Antonio Spurs called Parker back to the U.S.A. so that he could be checked [...]

Kareem’s top 10 int’l players doesn’t include Yao

Interbasket was lucky enough to score a short interview with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. The 7-2 center’s basketball career spanned 30 years where he left a mark at every level.  Kareem scored nearly 40,000 points in his NBA career (38,387 to be exact) and took several NBA records with him when he retired [...]

Richard Jefferson traded to Spurs for Oberto, Bowen

A rumor flying around has that the Milwukee Bucks have traded NBA All-Star Richard Jefferson to the San Antonio Spurs for Argentine center Fabricio Oberto, the defensive-minded Bruce Bowen, and backup center Kurt Thomas. The move could add much needed firepower to couple with the constantly-blossoming Tony Parker. “He’s a great wing,” Parker said. “It’s [...]

Interbasket: News & Notes 2009-02-26

With injuries to Tim Duncan (leg) and Manu Ginobili (ankle), Tony Parker has been completely unstoppable without them.  The 6-3 point guard from France has averaged 38 points, 10.5 assists, and 5 rebounds the last two games as the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Mavericks 93-76, and the Portland Trailblazers 99-84.  “(Parker’s) leadership on the [...]

Tony Parker scores career-high 55 points in Spurs first win

The San Antonio Spurs needed every one of Tony Parker‘s career high 55 points in getting their first win of the season and defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves in two overtimes. Parker’s 55 points was 17 more than his previous career high of 38, achieved against Miami in 2006. It was also the most field goals [...]

What’s your All-defensive international NBA team look like?

With Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, Bruce Bowen and Marcus Camby being named to the NBA’s All-defensive first-team today, and no international players named to the second team, it got me wondering. What does an all-defensive team look like it, if it was solely comprised of all foreign-born NBA players? Keeping in mind that [...]

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