David Andersen sank two free throws Saturday to give Australia a come-from-behind 76-75 victory over Jordan in its opening match at the basketball world championship. (Discuss the Australia-Jordan match in our World Championships forum) Andersen finished with 22 points and center Alex Maric led Australia with 23, while forward Zaid Abbas led Jordan with 20 [...]

Title: Asia Championships of Basketball Location: Tianjin, China Official Website: http://china2009.fiba.com/ Description: The 2009 FIBA Asia Championships of basketball (discuss) will be held in Tianjin, China from August 6-16, 2009 with 16 teams divided into four groups. The sixteen teams competing for the gold and a spot in the 2010 World Championships are hosts China, [...]

In a match that pitted Iran vs. Jordan on the sixth day of the Jones Cup, a brawl broke out between Iranian center Hamed Haddadi and Jordanian Zaid Abbas, both are basketball stars of their respective countries. Just three minutes into the game, the two players get tangled up underneath going for a rebound and [...]