If you’ve been paying attention, it’s apparent that the growth of the NBA game has contributed to the overall interest in the sport globally over the last 18-20 years. The popularity of the NBA has spread worldwide so much so […]
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The 10 best Canadian players in NBA history
The Toronto Raptors have been around for a while, so it’s hard to believe that the franchise is one of the younger ones in the NBA. Established in 1995, the Raptors have helped make basketball one of the country’s most-popular sports. The […]
Samuel Dalembert headed to Dallas
The Dallas Mavericks weren’t able to add any big names this offseason. So they are making some smaller moves to fill out their roster. They added veteran center Samuel Dalembert on Wednesday evening. Dalembert is a defensive-minded big who saw […]
Mike Fratello talks NBA, Basketball Globalization
It’s no secret that the NBA’s strategy during David Stern’s reign as the commisioner of the league has been to move into other markets. From moving into populous countries China and India to NBA-Euroleague partnerships, the National Basketball Association has […]
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 […]
Samuel Dalembert on his dismissal from Team Canada
In the middle of Canada’s run for an Olympic berth during the recent qualifying tournament held in Greece, Samuel Dalembert of the Philadelphia 76ers was dismissed from the team by head coach Leo Rautins for his supposed lack of commitment […]
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 […]
Impact International Players in the 2008 NBA Playoffs
With the NBA playoffs about to begin this weekend, Ibn would be remiss not to talk about the unprecedented competitive Western Conference this year and the roles that international players are having on every playoff-bound team. It’s just crazy to […]
Mini-Update: 10 NBA Players from Around the World (01/23
Every Wednesday during the NBA season, Interbasket takes a closer look at ten international NBA players that has caught our eye. (This week is for period 01/16/2008- 01/22/2008) So the three of the top-four scorers off the bench are international […]
10 NBA Players from Around the World (01/09)
Every Wednesday during the NBA season, Interbasket takes a closer look at ten international NBA players that has caught our eyes, our good eye or our stinkeye. (This week is for period 01/02/2008- 01/08/2008) This week Andrew Bogut and Yi […]
Fiba Americas Recap: USA Wins Big, Uruguay wins Small & Mexico Stuns Puerto Rico
USA vs. Venezuela: 112:69 Carmelo Anthony and Michael Redd each scored 17 points as the United States defense forced Venezuela into 19 turnovers. Amare Stoudemire added 16 and 14 points for the US. Greivis Vasquez, an incoming freshman at Maryland, […]
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