Tag: Germany

Video: Carl Landry’s teeth embedded in Nowitzki’s elbow

From Ball Don’t Lie:  Last night, Houston forward Carl Landry lost 3-5 teeth in a second-quarter collision with Dirk Nowitzki. Landry didn’t try to find the lost teeth, as he simply closed his mouth and walked to the bench, but […]

Dirk Nowitzki has Dallas Mavericks rolling

Dirk Nowitzki has Dallas Mavericks rolling

Dirk Nowitzki has been rolling as of late – and so have the Dallas Mavericks. The Mavs have now won 5 straight games, with the 31-year old German leading the way. Nowitzki has alreadycome up big for the Mavs in […]

FIBA World Basketball Championships: Draw Results

It’s been a busy week for FIBA as they announced the four wild cards on Saturday, and determined the top four seeds for the World Championships of Basketball on Sunday. Now the federation that overseas international basketball has announced the […]

Video: Dirk Nowitzki game winner vs. Charlotte in OT

Dirk Nowitzki did it again; this time with a headband. The 7-0 German power forward for the Dallas Maveicks hit another game-winning, fadeway jumper last night. This time the shot came over Boris Diaw with just 1.7 second remaining to […]

FIBA wild cards to Germany, Lebanon, Lithuania & Russia

FIBA wild cards to Germany, Lebanon, Lithuania & Russia

After weeks of speculation, FIBA has chosen the four final countries, Germany, Lebanon, Lithuania, and Russia, that will represent in the 2010 World Championships of Basketball. (Discuss FIBA’s four wild card selections in our forum) The maximum three -from-one-region wild cards […]

FIBA Wild Cards: It's down to Eight

FIBA Wild Cards: It’s down to Eight

We are only one day away from FIBA announcing the final four countries that will fill the tournament field for the 2010 World Championships. (Predict the four teams to WC2010) The Wild Card process started with 14 teams hoping for […]

Which countries will get the FIBA Wild Cards?

Which countries will get the FIBA Wild Cards?

The FIBA Wild Cards will determine four teams’ fates for the 2010 World Championships of basketball. With a few days remaining before FIBA announces their selections, which countries do you think FIBA will select for the event in Turkey in […]

10 Basketball Courts from Around the World

Talkbasket recently had a great feature with images of 10 basketball courts from around the world; from colorful courts in Berlin, abandoned courts in Chernobyl and Russia, to snow-covered courts in the Himalayas. Other courts featured include backboards (and sometimes even […]

Dennis Rodman skips out on German hotel bill

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman allegedly skipped out on a $5,00o hotel bill and was temporarily detained in Germany after officials tracked down his stretch limo on the highway. Rodman is in Europe with other former NBA players to participate […]

FIBA hints at "impactful teams" for WC wildcard

FIBA hints at “impactful teams” for WC wildcard

Tijani Umar, the President of the NBBF (Nigeria Basketball Federation) recently returned from Zurich, Switzerland after a meeting with FIBA World officials to chat about the FIBA wild cards for the 2010 World Championships. However, Umar’s meeting with FIBA officials […]

2009 Efes Pilsen World Cup of Basketball

2009 Efes Pilsen World Cup of Basketball

The 2009 Efes Pilsen World Cup begins today and will serve as national team preparations for the Eurobasket tournament. Held in the Ankara Atatürk Sport Hall, six Eurobasket teams, divided into two groups, will be participate in the five-day tournament leading […]

Dirk Nowitzki, European stars to miss Eurobasket 2009

Dirk Nowitzki, European stars to miss Eurobasket 2009

It was just announced that Dirk Nowitzki will not participate in this year’s Eurobasket tournament. The loss of the 7-0 NBA all-star forward severely hampers Germany’s chances in obtaining a spot in the 2010 World Championships. The owner of Nowitzki’s […]

Gdańsk, Poland welcomes you to Eurobasket 2009

This year’s Eurobasket – European men’s basketball championship will take place in Poland from the 7th till the 20th of September. It will be hosted by seven cities – Gdańsk, Poznan, Warszawa, Wroclaw, Bydgoszcz, Lodz and Katowice. The lineups will […]

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

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 […]

Nowitzki wants custody of Cristal Taylor's 4th child

Nowitzki wants custody of Cristal Taylor’s 4th child

According to the Beaumont Enterprise newspaper, court filing notes that Dirk Nowitzki may be expecting his firstchild. Nowitzki’s former girlfriend Crista Ann Taylor, the woman that was recently arrested at Dirk Nowitzki’s home, named the NBA Star as the father […]

Dirk Nowitzki, Yao Ming, Pau Gasol on All-NBA Teams

Dirk Nowitzki, Yao Ming, Pau Gasol on All-NBA Teams

Today the NBA announced their 2008-09 all-NBA teams and four international players were amongst them. Dirk Nowitzki of Germany was named to the all-NBA first team. The selection marks the 7-0 forward’s fourth selection in five years to the first […]

Dirk Nowitzki's 44 points leads Mavs over Nuggets

Dirk Nowitzki’s 44 points leads Mavs over Nuggets

The Dallas Mavericks needed every one of Dirk Nowitzki’s 14 field goals as the Mavs finally defeated the Denver Nuggets to make the quarterfinal series 3-1 in favor of the Nuggets. With 1:05 left in the game, Nowitzki hit his […]

Dirk Nowitzki, 2009 NBA Playoffs | Pic of the Day

Dirk Nowitzki, 2009 NBA Playoffs | Pic of the Day

Our pic of the day features Dirk Nowitzki during the 2009 NBA Playoffs.  The 7-0 German reacts to a foul call during the Dallas Mavericks’ game two loss at the Alamodome in San Antonio on Monday, April 20th, 2009.   The […]

Watch Olympic Basketball Replays Online | Streaming Video

Watch Olympic Basketball Replays Online | Streaming Video

Searching for replays of the 2008 Beijing Olympics Basketball games in their entirety? If you are in the United States then you’ve come to the right place.  You can go to NBC Olympics.com coverage or click here to go directly […]