This week’s global roundup covers player performances during the last week. This post includes discussion about Yao Ming’s extra tall baby, Pops keeps getting waived, the first Korean player in the NCAA, Fadi El Khatib on the move, Phil Jackson’s […]
Tag: Pops Mensah-Bonsu
NBA: Andrew Bogut, Noah, Andersen’s career-high
LeBron James is planning on switching his jersey number from No. 23 to No. 6 and the superstar wants all NBA players wearing #23 to retire the number in order to honor Michael Jordan, but is the King really making […]
Houston Rockets dunk Pops Mensah-Bonsu
The Houston Rockets waived Englishman Pops Mensah-Bonsu on Friday. The 6-9 Mensah-Bonsu played a total of 12 minutes in four games this season, averaging 1.3 points after a successful season with the Toronto Raptors last season. (Discuss the NBA in […]
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 […]
Houston Rockets sign Mexico’s Romel Beck
Romel Beck, a 6’8, 195lb guard/forward who has played with the Mexican National Team the last several years, has signed on with the Houston Rockets. The 27-year old Beck will compete with Pops Mensah-Bonsu, and summer-league guards Will Conroy and […]
Toronto Raptors lose Pops Mensah-Bonsu to Houston
The Toronto Raptors are hemorraging international players this offseason, while the Houston Rockets are stockpiling them to fill in for injured Chinese center Yao Ming. Today, the Houston Rockets reached a verbal agreement with the 6-10 Pops Mensah-Bonsu, the energetic British […]
With Luol Deng out, Great Britain still recruiting
Jamie Vanderbeken has turned down the chance to represent Canada, the home of his birth and the land in which he was brought up, to play for Great Britain. The 21-year-old center, who plays in the NCAA for Iowa State, qualifies to suit […]
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 […]
Luol Deng out of Eurobasket 2009
Just as the Great Britain squad was announced, NBA star Luol Deng pulled out of September’s Eurobasket tournament. “It’s a very tough decision not being able to play but it was just a tough year last year with my injury,” […]
Robert Archibald to represent England in Eurobasket
Great Britain has apparently started to build their squad for EuroBasket after Unicaja Malaga revealed that their center Robert Archibald had made the cut as the first player names to their 12-man roster. The official squad announcement is not expected […]
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 […]
Lazy Sunday Afternoon NBA News (2009-03-15)
* British national Pops Mensah-Bonsu had a solid game in his fourth outing with the Toronto Raptors. Mensah-Bonsu scored 21 points (5-10 shooting) in 21 minutes and grabbed 8 rebounds in a 110-87 drubbing of Indiana this Sunday. The Raptors […]
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 […]
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