With the hosts bowing out of the FIBA World Cup on Wednesday evening against France, did Pau Gasol’s chance of lifting the trophy for a second time also vanish from sight? At the grand old age of 34, Gasol is certainly […]
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France vs. Spain Boxscore: France Stuns Spain in FIBA World Cup 65-52
It’s not that France is a bad team, it’s just that Spain is that good. France was a 17 point underdog going into the game, and instead they pulled out a double-digit win with great passing, outside shots, and interior […]
DubNation Diary: Finland’s “Suomi” (Clap-Clap-Clap!)
BILBAO EXHIBITION CENTRE, BILBAO, SPAIN — Per Brian Mahoney of the Associated Press and confirmed on the premises by the Finns in attendance, 8,000 basketball fans from Finland — aided by Rovio, the maker of Angry Birds, and government officials, […]
FIBA World Cup Scores, Remaining Schedule, and Predictions
After a grueling week of round robin play, the FIBA World Cup has a rare rest day today for the teams that have advanced to the next round. The 16 teams, the top four teams from Groups A, B, C, […]
Watch FIBA World Cup Live Online: Preliminary Rounds
It’s the preliminary rounds of the FIBA World Cup tournament as all 24 teams continue jockeying for position in the round robin where the best of the group move onto the next phase of competition. You can watch Day 4 and […]
Senegal Surprises: Upsets Puerto Rico, Croatia at FIBA World Cup
It’s three games in but Senegal is looking to be the “Cinderellas” of the tournament after the African nation pulled off a second straight upset in Group B. Senegal started out the tournament with a win against Puerto Rico 82-75 – […]
Where to Watch USA Basketball on TV / Online (FIBA World Cup)
Starting in just a few hours, the USA Men’s National Basketball Team sets out on their journey for FIBA World Cup gold and an automatic spot to the 2016 Olympics to be held in Brazil. The 12-man team filled with young NBA […]
Watch the FIBA World Cup 2014 Live Online/TV Schedule
The 2014 FIBA World Cup is a global basketball tournament featuring 24 national teams from around the world. The former World Championships of Basketball tips off on Saturday in multiple locations in Spain and will be an automatic Olympic qualifier […]
USA vs. Slovenia Boxscore: Anthony Davis leads Team U.S.A.
In the last of their warmup games, Team USA dominated Slovenia in a foul-plagued, uneven game. Using a balanced scoring attack with six players in double figures, led by big men Anthony Davis and Kanneth Faried with 18 and 14 […]
Where did the Philippines’ “Gilas Pilipinas” nickname come from?
The initial goal of this Philippines Smart Gilas team was to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics, but they haven’t managed to do so. Nevertheless the success of playing on the World Cup is maybe even bigger than the Olympics. It […]
Eurobasket 2013: 24 Teams Compete to be Europe’s Basketball Champions
The 2013 FIBA European Championships of Basketball, formerly Eurobasket, started several days ago with 24 teams competing for bragging rights in Europe. The tournament began on September 4, and will finish with the title game on September 22, 2013. Spain […]
Hamed Haddadi is MVP, All-Tournament for FIBA Asia Championships
After another dominating performance in the FIBA Asia Championships, Hamed Haddadi capped off his third FIBA Asia championship with being named MVP of the tournament. In nine wins and no losses, the first Iranian-born player in the NBA, averaged 18.8 […]
How will the Philippines fare in the Asia Basketball Championships?
The 2013 FIBA Asia Championships are on their way and games are being held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines. Discuss the 2013 Asia Championships of Basketball The Philippines hopes they can repeat their 1973 title, the last […]
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