There were no big surprises in the last day of the Top 16 phase in the Euroleague. Galatasaray got the highly needed win on home court against one of the teams that were already disqualified Partizan. Real Madrid lost the […]
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Tony Parker joins Gasol, Dragic, Kleiza on All-Tournament Team
No surprise that Tony Parker was named MVP of the Eurobasket tournament, he was the indispensable to France’s offense. He headlined a team that featured three other NBA players in Goran Dragic of Slovenia, Linas Kleiza of Lithuania, and Marc […]
Basketball: France wins European Title Over Lithuania 80-66
After coming so close in 2005 with a bronze, and a silver in 2011, France has finally won their first ever Eurobasket title, defeating Lithuania 80-66 in the championship game. (Discuss France-Lithuania Online). Down three points after one quarter, France blitzed Lithuania […]
Follow Lithuania vs. USA, Turkey vs. Serbia Live!
It’s been four, long years since United States coach Mike Krzyzewski and his star-studded squad lost to Greece in the Semi-Finals of the FIBA World Championship in Japan, a result that sparked celebrations in the streets of Athens. (Join in […]
Lithuania upsets Spain 76-73 at Basketball World Championships
Spain has been knocked down again, this time being upset by Lithuania 76-73, giving up a 18-point second half lead over the basketball-crazy Baltic country. (Discuss the Spain vs. Lithuania game in our World Championships forum) After Spain scored the […]
Linas Kleiza is Lithuania’s 2009 Player of the Year
(TalkBasket) – Forward Linas Kleiza has been named the best Lithuanian basketball player of 2009. The choice was made by a fan voting run by the Lithuanian Basketball Federation and the website delfi.lt. The 24-year-old Olympiacos player received nearly 30 […]
Linas Kleiza catches the Swine Flu
After leading Olympiacos with 19 fourth-quarter points in a comeback win against Entente Orleanaise on Thursday night, Linas Kleiza has come down with the Swine Flu. (Talk Euroleague Basketball in our forum) The virus knocked Kleiza out of commission for […]
Theo Papaloukas ties Euroleague record 14 assists
Theodoros Papaloukas (right), the 6-7 point guard extraordinaire tied a Euroleague record with 14 assists in Olympiacos’ tight 88-84 win over Entente Orleanaise last night. (Discuss Papaloukas’ performance and Euroleague Week 6 in our forum) The former Euroleague MVP teamed […]
Olympiacos downs Panathinaikos 87-76
At the sold-out Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus, Josh Childress led Olympiacos with 19 points and 10 rebounds and his double-double helped the Reds to a 87-76 win over arch rivals Panathinaikos in a Final Four rematch of the […]
Olympiakos falls to Spurs, Cavs in 2009 NBA Tour
Olympiacos of the Euroleague, dropped two straight exhibition matches to NBAsquads in the 2009 Euroleague American Tour; losing by an average of 17 points. The Greek club with three NBA players that they signed away in the last two years, […]
Linas Kleiza leaves NBA, signs with Olympiakos
It’s been a busy day for Greek club Olympiakos Piraeus. After signing Von Wafer earlier in the day, Olympiakos inked Lithuanian power forward Linas Kleiza to a 2-year, $12.2 million dollar contract. The last few days, sources have said that […]
Greek Club Olympiakos after Allen Iverson
Olympiakos, the Greek club that continues to go after NBA free agents, is now going after Allen Iverson; offering the 6-0 guard a $10 million contract over two years (discuss). The $10 million dollar offer is close to the numbers […]
Top 10 International NBA Free Agents (2009)
With Hedo Türkoğlu ready to sign on the dotted line with the Toronto Raptors tomorrow, there aren’t too many international NBA free agents left to be had. Interbasket scanned the list of remaining foreign-born free agents and came up with our […]
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 […]
Kobe Bryant kicks Linas Kleiza | Pic of the Day
Denver, Colorado – Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers falls down after being fouled by Linas Kleiza of the Denver Nuggets. As gravity brings Bryant down, the ball flies into the air making for Interbasket’s pic of the day. […]
Nene, Nuggets’ athleticism too much for Lakers
With athleticism, energy, and determination, the Denver Nuggets evened up their series up with a 120-101 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night. Along with J.R. Smith’s 24 points off the bench, the Nuggets’ front court athleticism were […]
News & Notes Manu Ginóbili is Back
Rudy Fernandez scores 23 points for the Blazers, defeating the Suns 129-109, and dimming Phoenix’s playoff hopes. The game marked Rudy’s first 20 point game since November 12th, 2008 – Fernandez’s quick start of the season. Behind Dirk Nowitzki‘s 26 […]
Euroleague Quarterfinals Game 1: Recap
In the Euroleague’s Top 8, game one results and summaries: CSKA Moscow 56-47 Partizan: Erazem Lorbek is the only player to score in double-figures, scoring 16 points for CSKA. Viktor Khryapa adds 8 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 assists as […]
Around the Globe: NBA Season Starts (11/01)
The Toronto Raptors are out to a 2-0 start with Jose Calderon as the starting point guard. After the Raptors traded away TJ Ford this past summer, they all but handed the starting role to Calderon, and so far results […]
Watch USA vs. Argentina Live; Spain vs. Lithuania
The Olympic basketball’s final four has been determined, and there are no surprises as Argentina, Lithuania, Spain, and the USA, the top four seeds going into the round have advanced. The four teams have a combined record of 21-3 with […]
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