No matter how much potential a foreign prospect might be, they still have to obtain legal entry into the United States. In order to live and work in the United States, and particularly for an NBA team that signs them […]
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Eurobasket 2015: Everything you need to know about the tournament
With the final warm up games coming to an end, Eurobasket 2015 is set to begin in less than a week. This is the 39th edition of the FIBA European championship. This year it’ll be played on September 5–20 2015 across […]
Top 10 Non-US Players In The 2014 FIBA World Cup
In order to avoid a full Top10 list of US players for the upcoming 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup here is a Top 10 Non-US players list. The Spanish squad has also been excluded from the list because this generation is […]
Olympiacos and Panathinaikos Get To Live Another Day In The Euroleague
Olympiacos and Panathinaikos, the two Greek representatives in this years’ Euroleague Playoffs, have managed to save the series against CSKA Moscow and Real Madrid respectively. They both battled for huge home wins against two of the biggest favorites to win the […]
Eurobasket 2013: 24 Teams Compete to be Europe’s Basketball Champions
The 2013 FIBA European Championships of Basketball, formerly Eurobasket, started several days ago with 24 teams competing for bragging rights in Europe. The tournament began on September 4, and will finish with the title game on September 22, 2013. Spain […]
Andrei Kirilenko Taking Time Off From Russian National Team
Andrei Kirilenko has enjoyed plenty of success on the basketball court in the past 12 months, but that doesn’t mean he’s still missing out on other things. Kirilenko, 32, told reporters this week that he is ready to step away […]
Video: Sergey Monya’s Buzzer-Beater propels Russia over Macedonia 62-60
Sergey Monya rescued Russia with a three-pointer at the buzzer against F.Y.R. of Macedonia on Monday night in Vilnius to clinch first place in Group F at the EuroBasket. With 2.5 seconds remaining, Monya, the captain, caught an inbounds pass […]
Eurobasket 2011 Set to Begin in Lithuania
The European Basketball Championships, or Eurobasket, is set to begin. Twenty-four European nations will battle over the next 19 days (August 31 – September 18, 2011) in this 37th continental championship. Follow each game of Eurobasket 2011 in our Eurobasket forum. […]
Video: Mozgov’s career-highs lead Knicks over Pistons
Up until recently, rookie Timofey Mozgov’s claim to fame in the NBA was being known as the infamous Russian guy on the Knicks that was dunked on by Blake Griffin. Then he exploded against the Detroit Pistons for career highs […]
Video: Blake Griffin dunks on Knick’s Mozgov, Gallinari
The Los Angeles Clippers looks like they’re on their way to having another terrible season, but Billy Crystal and other Clips fans have a legit reason to be hopeful for the future. (Discuss Blake Griffin and the Los Angeles Clippers […]
Video: Timofey Mozgov dunk against Wizards
The 24-year old Russian rookie takes a pass from Amare Stoudemire and dunks against the Washington Wizards last night: The 7-1, 270lb Mozgov is in his first year with the New York Knicks.
Russia wears down New Zealand 78-56 in Worlds
Russia’s size has worn down New Zealand, 78-56, in a tense Eight Final encounter at the FIBA World Championship, setting up an encounter with old rival the USA in the Quarter Finals. (Discuss Russia vs. New Zealand in our forum) […]
Watch Greece vs. Turkey in World Championships
The game everyone has been eagerly anticipating in Group C will be a must-see as Turkey take on rivals and neighbours Greece on Tuesday night. (Find out where to watch the Greece-Turkey game live or discuss in our forum!) The […]
Puerto Rico: Carlos Arroyo injured in World Championships
Puerto Rico star Carlos Arroyo will not play against Greece on Sunday in Ankara after suffering an injury on Saturday. (Discuss the World Championships of Basketballin our forum) Arroyo took a knee from Andrey Vorontsevich in the second half of Puerto Rico’s […]
Watch Puerto Rico, Lebanon, USA in the Basketball World Championships
Are you looking to watch Lebanon vs. Canada or Russia vs Puerto Rico in the first day of World Championships’ group play? Follow all the pool play matches in Interbasket’s World Championships of Basketball forum where we’ve created game-specific threads […]
Happy Holidays from Interbasket (& Pau Gasol)
From the crew @ Interbasket (and Pau Gasol), we wish you a very Merry Christmas, a super Hannukkah; a happy holidays. Whatever you you do, however you are celebrating, whoever you are with, wherever you are in the world – we […]
Billionaire Prokhorov closer to owning New Jersey Nets
According to the New York Times, Mikhail D. Prokhorov is inching closer and closer to becoming the first overseas owner of an NBA franchise. The billionaire is planning on moving the Nets from New Jersey to Broolyn, New York: The […]
FIBA World Basketball Championships: Draw Results
It’s been a busy week for FIBA as they announced the four wild cards on Saturday, and determined the top four seeds for the World Championships of Basketball on Sunday. Now the federation that overseas international basketball has announced the […]
FIBA wild cards to Germany, Lebanon, Lithuania & Russia
After weeks of speculation, FIBA has chosen the four final countries, Germany, Lebanon, Lithuania, and Russia, that will represent in the 2010 World Championships of Basketball. (Discuss FIBA’s four wild card selections in our forum) The maximum three -from-one-region wild cards […]
Without NBA, Gerald Green signs with B.C. Lokomotiv
Former NBA player Gerald Green has signed with Lokomotiv Kuban, a club in Russia. The high-flying 6-8 forward, who has played for the Boston Celtics, Minnesota, Houston and Dallas, has been without a basketball team since the start of the […]
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