The NBA lockout has another player heading internationally to play basketball – NBA guard Leandro Barbosa has signed a deal to play in his home country of Brazil. Discuss Barbosa to Brazil Barbosa, who averagd 13.3 points, 2.1 assists with […]
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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 […]
USA sneaks by Brazil 70-68 in Basketball Championships
The United States continued undefeated but came across a tough Brazilian squad in their third game, squeaking by Brazil 70-68 on Monday. (Discuss Team USA’s close win over Brazil in our forum) The Brazilians came up short when Leandro Barbosa’s […]
Roundup: Sergio Rodriguez’s career-high, Serge Ibaka
This week’s quick roundup of the international player performances during the last few days includes discussion about Andrew Bogut’s return, Sergio Rodriguez’s career high, Euroleague’s November MVP Pete Mickeal, Serge Ibaka, injuries to Andrei Kirilenko, Luis Scola and more. Discuss the […]
NBA’s five most Internationally Diverse Teams (and the correlation with wins/losses)
A few days ago, we looked at five NBA teams with the least amount of international diversity. From a look at the comments, it definitely hit a nerve with many readers. The overall feeling was that international diversity didn’t really […]
Brazil wins gold, Luis Scola MVP at FIBA Americas
San Juan, PR – Brazil barely squeaked by Puerto Rico 61-60 to capture te gold medal in the 2009 FIBA Americas Championships. (Discuss the game) Brazil steadily built up a 13-point lead going into the fourth quarter before the hosts […]
It’s Brazil vs. Puerto Rico for FIBA Americas gold
The top-two seeded teams will battle for FIBA Americas gold tomorrow. Brazil and Puerto Rico each won their semi-finals game today and will meet up for the second time in three days. Puerto Rico handed Brazil their first loss on Friday […]
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 […]
Tuto Marchand Cup: Brazil, Puerto Rico win
The Tuto Marchand Cup commenced yesterday at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot. The tournament features four-nations, Argentina, Brazil, Canada and Puerto Rico, in three straight days of games in prepartion for the FIBA Tournament of Americas. (Discuss Tuto Marchand […]
Tuto Marchand Cup (August 18-20, 2009)
What: Tuto Marchand Cup 2009 When: August 18 – 20th, 2009 Where: San Juan, Puerto Rico Talk: Tuto Marchand Cup Discussion Info: The Tuto Marchand cup in being held in the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot in San Juan. […]
Nene, Varejao out for Brazil National Team?
With the Los Angeles Lakers and Orlando Magic moving past the Denver Nuggets and Cleveland Cavaliers respectively in the NBA’s conference finals, there are huge implications for both Cleveland and Denver next season as well Brazil’s outlook for international competition this summer. Two […]
The 15 Best International Players of the 2008-09 NBA Season
Everyone loves lists. and we’ve been meaning to come up with a list of the top international NBA players for a few years now, but never actually got around to it. With the season coming to the end, we decided […]
Free Throw Percentage hasn’t evolved in 50 years
It’s no secret that basketball players are more athletic nowadays, they are quicker, stronger, faster, and can jump higher than their counterparts 10 years ago. However, despite all these changes in the game, there has been one facet of the […]
2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament Preview & FIBA Forum
Today, the FIBA World Qualifying Tournament begins with 12 national teams from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and Oceania trying to grab one of the three remaining spots for the 2008 Beijing Olympics next month. Follow the intense action of […]
With Season Over, Many International NBA Players focus on Olympic Qualification
With only four NBA teams remaining and the conference finals coming to a close, many of the NBA players from around the world are prepping for the Beijing Olympics this summer. Players such as Yao Ming, Andrei Kirilenko, Jose Calderon, […]
Breaking News: Leandro Barbosa is Fast, Shaq is Slow!
Leandro Barbosa, known as the Brazilian Blur, spoke to a Brazilian Sports newspaper Lance and LB accessed the late-season, blockbuster acquisition of Shaquille O’Neal to the Suns. Apparently, in the shocking statement, Barbosa thinks the trade hurt the Suns in […]
Impact International Players in the 2008 NBA Playoffs
With the NBA playoffs about to begin this weekend, Ibn would be remiss not to talk about the unprecedented competitive Western Conference this year and the roles that international players are having on every playoff-bound team. It’s just crazy to […]
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