The 2006-07 NBA season was a remarkable one for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Led by their iconic superstar, LeBron James, the Cavs would finish the regular season with a 52-30 record; good for 2nd in the Eastern Conference after the 53-29 […]
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Anderson Varejao Out for Season with Blood Clot
A season that started with so much promise for Cleveland Cavaliers’ Brazilian big man Anderson Varejao has come to an end, as it was announced that he will miss the remainder of the Cavs’ 2012-2013 campaign with a blood clot […]
Anderson Varejao Needs Surgery, Out 6-8 Weeks
One of the few bright points during the Cleveland Cavaliers’ abysmal 2012-2013 campaign has been their Brazilian-born big man Anderson Varejao, who is having a All-Star caliber season and is currently leading the NBA in rebounding with 14.4 boards per […]
NBA Establishes Flopping Fines
Last week it was reported that the NBA planned to put an anti-flopping policy in place as early as this season and it appears that the league is extremely intent on settling the issue, as fines for flopping have now […]
Argentinians, Kobe, amongst NBA’s Biggest Floppers
According to a poll done by Sports Illustrated, 152 NBA players named three Argentinians as some of the biggest “floppers” in the NBA. Manu Ginóbili, Luis Scola and Andres Nocioni, all from Argentina, made the top-ten in this infamous category. […]
Anderson Varejão beats himself up (VIDEO)
Cleveland’s Anderson Varejão beat himself up after a missed layup during a game vs. the Orlando Magic. After taking a pass from Mo Williams, Varejão missed a reverse layup. He is able to grab the offensive rebound but is foued by Hedo […]
CSKA Moscow topples Cleveland Cavs 90-87
CSKA Moscow, one of the top teams in the Euroleague held onto a 90-87 win over the Lebron James-less Cleveland Cavs in the annual Euroleague-NBA tour. (Discuss the CSKA-Cavs game in our basketball forum) The win is the first-ever Euroleague […]
Watch Rivals Argentina vs. Brazil in Basketball Championships
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 […]
Anderson Varejão leads NBA in +/-, passes Artest
When Anderson Varejão is on the court, the Cleveland Cavs have outscored their opponents by 309 points in 1001 minutes this season. And the 6-11 Brazilian Player of the Year leads the league in that category, referred to as plus-minus. […]
Varejão’s 1st career three puts Cavs over Hawks
In a battle of two of the East’s top teams, it took a great birthday performance by LeBron James and a late, shot-clock beating three-ponter from Anderson Varejão for the Cleveland Cavs to defeat the Atlanta Hawks 106-101. (Talk NBA […]
Varejão is Brazil’s 2009 Player of the Year
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 […]
NBA: Injuries frustrate Ginóbili, Bogut, & Turiaf
It hasn’t been a great week for international players in the NBA, as Manu Ginobili, Andrew Bogut and Ronny Turiaf will miss time with injuries. Here’s a Saturday roundup of the last few days in the NBA: According to the […]
Video: Dwyane Wade slams on Anderson Varejão
Wow. There’s getting dunked on, and then there is GETTING DUNKED ON. This video is the latter. Dwyane Wade serves up a dunk on Anderson Varejão you will be seeing for the rest of your lives. Check it out below. […]
Puerto Rico wins over Brazil 86-82, still finishes second
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 […]
FIBA Americas 2009: Image Gallery
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. [nggallery id=14] Photos are all courtesy of […]
Brazil’s starters down Argentina in FIBA Americas
Brazil continued their winning streak, downing Argentina 76-67, in day three of the FIBA Americas Championship. Brazil jumped out to a 21-13 lead led by Anderson Varejão’s 11 first quarter points. But Argentina would go on a 8-2 run to start […]
Clash of the Titans: Brazil vs. Dominican Republic
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 […]
2009 FIBA Americas Championship Preview
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 […]
Undefeated Brazil claims 2009 Tuto Marchand Cup
San Juan, Puerto Rico – The Brazilian National Team went undefeated in the three-day, four team Tuto Marchand Cup tournament putting down Canada 87-69 in their final game on Thursday night. Brazil dominated the field, winning each of their three […]
NBA Video: Top 10 Plays by International Players
NBA.com just released their top ten plays by international NBA players during the 2008-09 season featuring Marcin Gortat‘s left hand smash on Samuel Dalembert, Steve Nash abusing Anderson Varejão off the dribble, Yao Ming‘s flip shot over Marc Gasol, Hedo […]
