It was swingman on swingman as Argentinian Carlos Delfino had a monster block on Frenchman Mickael Pietrus. Check out the high-flying swat. The Orlando Magic won the game 100-98 over the Milwaukee Bucks. Delfino scored 9 points on 2-7 shooting, […]
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Milwaukee Bucks boasts most International NBA Players on opening night; Celtics, Pacers have none
At the beginning of the NBA season last night, the league boasted 83 foreign-born players, from 37 different countries on opening day rosters. The 83 players ties the record for the most international players set in 2006-07. The Milwaukee Bucks’ fifteen […]
NBA Preseason Gallery: International Players
The NBA season starts tomorrow, but before the regular season begins, we’d like to present some NBA preseason pics and images of Andris Biedrins, Nate Robinson, Dirk Nowitzki, Carlos Arroyo, Erik Spoelstra, Ersan İlyasova, David Andersen, Shaquille O’Neal, Danilo Gallinari, and […]
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 […]
Toronto Raptors pick up Marco Belinelli
The Toronto Raptors, already the third most-international roster in the NBA last season, just added to their global diversity. The Raptors picked up 6-5 Italian Marco Belinelli to a roster that already included six international players. Toronto traded 31-year old journeyman […]
No Translation Needed: Gasol angry at Pietrus
After Pau Gasol was fouled by Mickael Pietrus last night in game four of the NBA Finals, R-rated words went flying between the two players as technical fouls were given to both players. After coming down from his two-handed dunk, Gasol began […]
Video: Mickael Pietrus hits, flagrant fouls Pau Gasol
At the end of the fourth quarter, during the Los Angeles Lakers’ win over the Orlando Magic in game four of the NBA finals, Pau Gasol received a pass from Trevor Ariza for an uncontested two-hand dunk, or so it […]
Pietrus key in Orlando’s 108-104 win over Lakers
Mickael Pietrus came off the bench to score 18 points, as Orlando used an NBA finals record 63 percent shooting to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers 108-104. Pietrus shot 4-6 in the fourth and scored 10 of his 18 points […]
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 […]
What’s your All-defensive international NBA team look like?
With Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, Bruce Bowen and Marcus Camby being named to the NBA’s All-defensive first-team today, and no international players named to the second team, it got me wondering. What does an all-defensive team look like […]
Mickael Pietrus: Flying High in the Bay Area
In the last few weeks, Mickael Pietrus has been flying high for the Golden State Warriors, winning eight out of eleven, and Pietrus has started six of those games. In that stretch of 11 games, the 6-7 French guard-forward from […]
News Around the World 10/31/2007: Belinelli, Scola Debut
NBA Season Commences (International NBA Players Recap) – The NBA started it’s 2007-08 season last night with three games on the schedule. The San Antonio Spurs received their 06-07 championship rings and defeated the Greg Oden-less Portland Trailblazers 106-97. The […]
Basketball’s Globalization will breakup NBA’s Monopoly
With the start of the 2007-08 NBA season upon us, I’m sure David Stern has taken notice of a small but significant pattern from this off-season. I’m not talking about perennial Kobe Bryant drama or the KG trade, this involves […]
Sasha Pavlovic leaving Cavs and the NBA?
Sasha Pavlovic, the guard-forward who had a breakout year last season with the Cleveland Cavaliers, will head back to Europe if he and the Cavs do not come to an agreement. If Pavlovic leaves the NBA, he would join Greek […]
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