Winning Philosophies in Basketball Last Sunday I watched Regatas Corrientes (Argentina) blow out the Arecibo Captains (Puerto Rico) 89-73 to become the 2011 FIBA America League Champions. Arecibo was the clear favorite, arriving undefeated for the final game with a […]
NBA All-Star Manu Ginobili slams down 2 of his 16 points on Carlos Boozer in last night’s loss to the Chicago Bulls. Behind a career-high 42 points from Derrick Rose, the Bulls sent the Spurs into the all-star break with […]
Luol Deng and Great Britain won’t know until the middle of March if they will have an automatic spot at the London Games. On the weekend of March 12-13, FIBA will announce at their Central Board meeting in Lyon, France, […]
Coach Vincent Collet has confirmed that Joakim Noah will not play in the FIBA World Championship for Les Bleus. (Follow the World Championships in our World Championships of Basketball Forum) France had been waiting to learn the outcome of contract […]
Kevin Seraphin, the first international player selected in the 2010 NBA draft, has signed with the Washington Wizards. (Discuss Kevin Seraphin in our French Basketball Forum) The Wizards acquired him in a draft-day trade with the Chicago Bulls that involved […]
Ömer Aşık, a 7-0 center from Turkey, was drafted in the 2008 NBA draft by the Portland Trailblazers and has since been traded to the Chicago Bulls. (Discuss Turkish Basketball in our forum) A native of Bursa, Turkey, the 24-year […]
Bogdan Tanjevic doesn’t mince his words when the subject of Ömer Asik comes up. The veteran coach works with Asik at Fenerbahce, and with Turkey’s national team. “Asik is somebody that is the biggest improvement in Turkish basketball in probably […]
This week’s quick international roundup of the player performances during the last few days. This post includes discussion about Yi Jianlian’s return to the New Jersey Nets, Pau Gasol’s extension, Luol Deng and Joakim Noah’s contributions to the Chicago Bulls, […]
This week’s quick roundup of the player performances around the world during the last few days. This week includes discussion about Aleksandr Marić’s monster month, Dirk Nowitzki to the 2010 World Championships of basketball, Tyreke Evans and the Sacramento Kings’ amazing […]
It’s been a rough couple of games for Joakim Noah. First Noah was involved in a shouting match with the NBA’s biggest star, LeBron James. The 6-10 son of French great Yannick Noah, believed James was over celebrating when Cleveland […]
Here’s a pic of LeBron James’ controversial dance moves during the Cleveland-Chicago match last night. James’ off-court moves overshadowed his on-court accomplishments when the Chicago Bull’s Joakim Noah took exception to the King’s celebrations and posturing. What do you think […]
LeBron James’ put on some moves last night that are making the rounds this morning. However, they weren’t the high-flying variety that were accustomed to seeing, but were unnecessary shimmies, on-the-bench dancing and after game comments that prove that the […]
Interbasket’s quick roundup of the international NBA player performances during the last few days in the NBA.. This week we’ll discuss Luol Deng doing work, injured international players in Golden State, Pau Gasol’s golden return, and Hasheem Thabeet’s very rough […]
LeBron James is planning on switching his jersey number from No. 23 to No. 6 and the superstar wants all NBA players wearing #23 to retire the number in order to honor Michael Jordan, but is the King really making […]
LeBron James announced that he is going to switch his jersey number form #23 to #6, the number he wears in the Olympics. The King believes the league should retire No. 23 jersey number league-wide in honor of Michael Jordan, […]
In his third NBA season, former University of Florida star Joakim Noah is coming into his own. Noah has an more-than-unusual jumpshot, is somewhat awkward and unpolished on the offensive end; the 6-11 Noah won’t be averaging 20 points per […]
NBA roundup of the NBA’s international player performances during the first few days in the NBA. Discuss the NBA in our forum. Pau Gasol watched from the bench with a strained right hamstring as the Dallas Mavericks trounced the Los Angeles […]
During the 2008-09 NBA season, a rejuvenated Shaquille O’Neal moved up five spots on the NBA’s all-time scorers’ list. After scoring 1333 points, his highest total in four seasons, O’Neal is now #5 on the all-time list having surpassed Dominique […]
The French National Team is doing their best to qualify for the 2009 Eurobasket, a key tournament in earning a berth to the 2012 Olympics in London. However, Les Bleus has had to fight battles on and off the court concerning […]
Yao’s foot sponsors Trevor Ariza signing – After the Rockets discovered the severity of Yao’s injury, they immediately applied for a “disabled player exception” and that was approved by the league. The NBA agreed that it was very unlikely that Yao Ming […]
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