With the NBA season a week away, NBA clubs are optimizing their rosters and many international players have been cut or signed this past month. The Utah Jazz cut three players, including their second round pick Goran Suton. The Houston […]
Tag: Nathan Jawai
Nathan Jawai of Australia: Interbasket Interview
Interbasket had the pleasure of sending a few questions over to Nathan Jawai and the 6-10 center from Australia was nice enough to answer. The 23-year old, nicknamed “Aussie Shaq,” is the first Indigenous Australian player to play in the […]
New Zealand wins 2009 Oceania Championship
Wellington – Playing at home and needing to win by seven or more points, New Zealand blasted Australia 100-78 to claim the 2009 Oceania Championships. (discuss the 2009 Oceania Championships) With the win, New Zealand not only gains a higher […]
Australia beats New Zealand 84-77 in Oceania Championships
Sydney, Australia- Playing in a home-and-away series, Australia defeated New Zealand 74-67 in the first game of the 2009 Oceania Championships. Australia went into the fourth quarter trailing by three points, but Joe Ingles would catch fire and score ten […]
2009 FIBA Oceania Championships
Title: FIBA Oceania Championships 2009 Location: Canberra, Australia and Wellington, New Zealand Discuss: Oceania Championships Description: The Oceania championships features major players Australia and New Zealand, and very rarely smaller, island countries such as Guam, French Polynesia, American Samoa, and […]
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 […]
Interbasket: News & Notes 2009-03-11
The severely-undermanned Thunder continues to surprise. OKC have won 5 of their last 6 games with Kevin Durant out with an injury, thanks in large part to Nenad Krstic’s 15.2 points, 7 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks during the run. Oklahoma […]
Around the Globe: Yi’s Real Birthday, Mike Kahn, Marcin Gortat, Luke Nevill, Nene
Nenad Krstic is on his way back to the NBA. The Serbian center that left the NBA after last season has reportedly left Russia and has signed a 3-year $16 million offer sheet with the Oklahoma City Thunder. The New […]
Around the Globe: Brandon Jennings and Josh Childress Debut
Injuries to NBA Stars and the Olympics With training camps in full swing, a list of NBA players that participated in the 2008 Beijing Olympics are recovering from minor injuries, including Manu Ginobili, Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bogut, Carlos […]
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