The FIBA Asia Championships are now down to just four teams: China, Iran, Japan and the Philippines. Only two of these teams will make the title game to be played on Saturday and the winner of that match will walk […]
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2015 FIBA Asia Championships: What you need to know, schedule, groupings
The 2015 FIBA Asia Championship is upon us. Hosted in Changsha, Hunan in China, This year’s “Asiabasket” will run from September 23rd until October 3rd. This edition of Asiabasket will be the 28th continental basketball championship organized by FIBA Asia […]
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 […]
Iran is Asia Basketball Champs, defeats Philippines 85-71
Iran took gold with another double-digit win as they overtook the Philippines in the Asia Basketball Championships final 85-71 (discuss). Led by Hamed Haddadi – the Iranians won each one of their games by more than 10 points — including […]
Philippines, Iran in Asia Basketball Finals
It’s going to be a wild one on Sunday. Tournament hosts and basketball-crazed Philippines will take on unbeaten favorites Iran, in the FIBA Asia Basketball Championships. (Discuss the FIBA Asia Basketball Finals in our forum) Iran advanced into the title […]
Iran Defeats Kazakhstan, Undefeated Going Into Asiabasket Quarterfinals
Tournament heavyweight Iran remained undefeated after their fifth match of the Asia Championships of Basketball. The only national team in the 15-nation tournament to stay unbeaten going into the quarterfinals. Asia Championships Discussion Forum Iran trampled Kazakhstan 85-53 that kept […]
Arsalan Kazemi is 1st Iranian in D1 Basketball
Just two seasons ago, Hamed Haddadi became the first Iranian player to play in the NBA. This year, Arsalan Kazemi became the first Iranian to play Division I men’s basketball in the U.S. and CNN/Sports Illustrated’s Luke Winn has written […]
Pic: When Hamed met Omri (or Iran met Israel)
It didn’t happen the first time around as Hamed Haddadi was deactivated before the game.However, when the Sacramento Kings visited the Memphis Grizzlies last night, Omri Casspi, the first Israeli NBA player met up with Hamed Haddadi, the NBA’s first […]
NBA announcers suspended for Haddadi, Iran jokes
Two Los Angeles Clippers’ announcers, play-by-play announcer Ralph Lawler and analyst Mike Smith, have been suspended for one game after the two shared an ignorant exchange more suited for shock radio than an NBA game. (Discuss the Clippers’ Announcers’ foolishness […]
NBA: Revitalized Nash, Ginóbili fills in for injured Spurs
The almost 37-year old Steve Nash has been revitalized in the early season. Nash tallied 21 points and 20 assists in a Phoenix win against the the Sixers last night. Without Shaq holding down the offense, Nash is averaging 12.9 […]
Kings/Grizzlies storylines: Iverson dislikes bench role
In addition to being one of the season’s best games thus far (who knew?), last night’s Sacramento Kings match vs. the Memphis Grizzlies had a lot of different storylines – diplomatic relations, NBA season-high point total, international intrigue, and surprise! Allen […]
NBA: Iran meets Israel in Kings vs. Grizzlies match
When the Sacramento Kings meet the Memphis Grizzlies tonight, it will mark the first time an Israeli player faces a player from a rival Middle East Muslim nation in the NBA. NBA rookie Omri Casspi is from Israel and plays […]
NBA Images: Media Day 2009-10
The NBA season is upon us and the clubs were in action this past week with NBA Media Day – a chance for the local and national media to interview the players about this upcoming season, have the players stick […]
Hamed Haddadi may leave NBA, Memphis Grizzlies
The last couple of years has really been great for Hamed Haddadi, the 7-2 center from Iran. First Iran won the 2007 Asiabasket with Haddadi in the middle. It was Iran’s first ever medal in the tournament. The win qualified […]
Asiabasket All-Tournament Team (unofficial)
Tianjin, China – The 2009 Asiabasket All-Tournament team was named yesterday amidst a little controversy over one of the selections. (edit: this was an unofficial selection from sports.cn – we apologize for the inconvenience) The team was led by Asia […]
Iran repeats as Asia Champions, beats down China 70-52
Iran successfully defended their Asia Champions crown last night, dropping favored-China in a laughable 70-52 win. Led by Memphis Grizzly center Hamed Haddadi‘s 19 points and 17 rebounds, Iran dominated the Chinese in the first two quarters; outscoring their opponents […]
Yi Jianlian, Haddadi big for undefeated China, Iran
Yi Jianlian and Hamed Haddadi came up big for their respective national teams last night, propelling each squad to an unblemished 5-0 record in the 2009 Asia Basketaball Championships. With the two NBA big men leading their teams over Jordan […]
AsiaBasket 2009: Asia Basketball Championships
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 […]
Iran wins Jones Cup despite Jordan’s better record
The final games of the 2009 Jones Cup were played last night and the standings for all nine teams have been determined – with Iran continuing their dominance in Asian play. 1. Iran (6 wins – 2 losses) 2. Jordan […]
Video: Iran and Jordan brawl in Jones Cup
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 […]
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