If you’re familiar with the core statistics you’ll typically see in an NBA box score, there’s one column that isn’t nearly as straight forward as PTS, REBS, ASTS, STLS, and BLKS and that’s PLUS/MINUS. This more advanced stat is represented […]
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NFL Playoffs less profitable than NBA
The NFL playoffs started this past weekend, but the football league’s postseason isn’t quite the financial boon that one would expect. For instance, a long run deep into the NBA playoffs can generate anywhere from 20-30 million, with the team […]
Breaking News: Pau Gasol out 6-8 weeks with Injury
Accoding to ESPN LA.com and a CBS Sports report, Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol will miss six-to-eight weeks with a partially torn plantar fascia. He suffered the injury Tuesday night in the Lakers’ 92-83 win over the Brooklyn Nets.
Top 10 NBA Buzzer Beating, Game Winners (2011-12)
There’s just two months left until the start of the NBA season. And what better way to get you revved up for the 2012-13 season than a video of some heart stopping game winners? The Hoop Doctors put together a […]
Photo Project aims to photograph every Basketball Court in New York City
The photo project, SHOOTING HOOPS wants to photograph every basketball court in all the five boroughs of New York City. This photography quest wants to capture images of every basketball court in New York City and have them displayed at […]
Jeremy Lin, Kyrie Irving selected to USA Select Team
Kyrie Irving, the 2011-12 NBA Rookie of the Year, is one of 13 players named to the 2012 USA Select Team that will train against the USA National Team during its July training camp in Las Vegas. Irving has been […]
The brilliance of Ricky Rubio
Minnesota’s Anthony Tolliver ran down the floor, face unadulterated joy, staring at his hands as if in disbelief. Just seconds earlier Tolliver dropped a nail in the coffin corner three-pointer over the outstretched arms of Dirk Nowitzki. But the 98-82 […]
Memphis Grizzlies and the disease of more
For a moment in time the Memphis Grizzlies sat atop the basketball world, upsetting the no. 1 seed San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the 2011 NBA playoffs. It was a near historical run for a young Memphis […]
Happy 8th Birthday, Interbasket
Today, August 27th, 2011, is Interbasket’s eighth anniversary. Wish us a happy birthday in this thread or liking our Facebook page I really can’t believe that it’s been eight years since the first iteration of the forum came up (there […]
Kyrie Irving & Tristan Thompson in Cav’s Jerseys
Kyrie Irving from Duke and Canadian Tristan Thompson of Texas show off in their new Cleveland Cavalier’s jerseys Discuss the 2011 NBA Draft Irving, who was born in Australia, was selected #1 in the 2011 NBA Draft. Thompson was taken […]
5 International Players taken Consecutively in 2011 NBA Draft
The NBA draft included a record four international players who didn’t play at a U.S. college selected in the lottery, including five consecutive draft picks starting with the #3 pick Enes Kanter of Turkey, Tristan Thompson of Canada (#4), Jonas […]
Krstić moving back to Russia, agrees with CSKA
Three years after leaving Russia to go back to the NBA, Nenad Krstić is set move back to Europe and sign for CSKA Moscow. (Discuss Euroleague/Club Competition Summer Signings & Rumours in our Euroleague & Club Competition Forum) The Serbia […]
Dimitris Diamantidis: Euroleague MVP (2010-11)
Defensive wizard Dimitris Diamantidis has been named MVP of the Euroleague after putting up career numbers in points (12.6 ppg) and the league leader in assists (6 apg). (Does Diamantidis deserve the Euroleague MVP?) Dimitris and his Panathinaikos team will […]
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Speaks on Culture and Basketball History
Culture and history were center stage at the Wayne State University, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. -Tribute. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the 2011 keynote speaker. The presentation had international highlights and compared basketball history with current cultural impact. The program was […]
Rubio leads Barcelona over Real Madrid in Spanish Cup
A well-balanced and dominate Regal Barcelona showed why they are considered one of the most talented teams in the world. (Discuss the 2010 Copa del Rey – Spanish Cup) The team from Barcelona smashed Real Madrid in the Copa del […]
Horford is 1st international all-star on East’s roster in 4 years
The 2010 NBA All-Star reserves have been announced and barring injury replacements, the Eastern Conference’s all-star roster will have one international player suiting up. The addition of Al Horford, from the Dominican Republic, ends the Eastern Conference’s string of four […]
Pic of the Day: Gilbert Arenas’ Mugshot
Gilbert Arenas’ Mugshot (Via TMZ): Discuss the whole Gilbert Arenas’ gun incident in our forum.
Artsiom Parakhouski: Belarus big man making headlines
Finally, it appears there is some NBA draft buzz going on about Artsiom Parakhouski, the big Belarusian center who has been enjoying some massive games for the small-school Radford Highlanders in the NCAAs in America. After bringing small-town Radford into […]
Waived by Spurs, Haislip signs with Europe
The San Antonio Spurs waived Marcus Haislip on Friday as to allow the 6-10 forward to to pursue opportunities outside the NBA. (Discuss Panathinaikos and Marcus Haislip) That opportunity turned out to be a return to Europe. Haislip is expected […]
All-White Basketball League developing in the South
Augusta, Georgia – Don Lewis is old school. The former-Pro wrestling promoter for the International Wrestling Union is a basketball purist and he’s got a novel idea; Lewis loves the way basketball used to be played so much that he wants […]