As predicted, the New York Times has an article and analysis on the negative effects that some NBA Olympians are feeling during this NBA season. From LeBron James to Manu Ginobili to Chris Kaman: “…of those 25 Olympians, 17 are […]
Tag: Yao Ming
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 […]
Nene’s nasty, nasty dunk on Yao Ming
I saw this live on NBA Coast-to-Coast last night and screamed out loud despite having a sore throat and recovering from being sick. I reported it on Interbasket’s Twitter, but that was just text and I know most of you […]
Around the Globe: Manu, J.J. Barea, Diaw Trade
In the last 7 games Pau Gasol has recorded 5 double-doubles and is averaging 20 points, 10.1 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 1.4 blocks as the Lakers have gone 6-1. (Dec 14th) After going 6-6 without Manu Ginobili, the Spurs are […]
Five Minutes Left… NBA’s Best Clutch Players
When someone talks about clutch play, what do you think of? The last minute, the final two minutes? Ok now which current NBA players do you think of? I am sure everyone runs to Kobe Bryant and LeBron James… or […]
Free Throws: Yao Ming Towers Over Shaq, NBA Big Men in Free Throw Percentage
Of all the NBA’s players, those that stand 7 foot and above, (213cm), whom stands the tallest when it comes to free throw accuracy? The question recently came up during a Phoenix-Houston telecast on ESPN. Color commentator Hubie Brown noted […]
Around the Globe: NBA Season Starts (11/01)
The Toronto Raptors are out to a 2-0 start with Jose Calderon as the starting point guard. After the Raptors traded away TJ Ford this past summer, they all but handed the starting role to Calderon, and so far results […]
Top International Players in the NBA, by NBA GMs
Just released last week was a survey of NBA general managers, with their thoughts on who was the best international player in the NBA, as well as outside of the league. Some other questions included who would win the NBA […]
Ioannis Boroussis Profile | 2008 Olympic Breakouts
You don’t have to be an international basketball guru to know names like Yao Ming, Manu Ginobili, Pau Gasol, Sarunas Jasikevicius, Luis Scola, and Dirk Nowitzki and that these players are going to make waves in the tournament. If you […]
2008 Olympic Basketball Photo Gallery
With the Olympics all done and all the medals handed out. I thought it would be a good idea to collate some of the best Olympic basketball photos into one gallery. I’ve organized the Olympic photos by date, so you […]
Video: Rudy Fernandez dunk on Dwight Howard
Well, it’s not quite a video of the dunk, but it’s a nice animated gif that shows just how great Rudy Fernandez’s dunk really was during the second half of the Olympic gold medal game. On the play, Rudy Fernandez […]
Watch USA vs. Argentina Live; Spain vs. Lithuania
The Olympic basketball’s final four has been determined, and there are no surprises as Argentina, Lithuania, Spain, and the USA, the top four seeds going into the round have advanced. The four teams have a combined record of 21-3 with […]
Olympics Day One Recap: Lithuania defeats Argentina on Kleiza three; Spain, USA, Croatia win
Day one of Olympic Basketball has finished with Russia, Germany, Spain, Lithuania, Croatia, and the USA getting their first wins. Russia 71 : Iran 49 (Russia-Iran Boxscore) Despite the 71-49 score, Russia didn’t have quite as easy a win as […]
2008 Olympics Basketball Preview: Group B
With a few days left before Olympic basketball begins, Interbasket is previewing the twelve national teams participating in the tournament. We reviewed the six teams in Group A on Tuesday, and we’ll be reviewing Group B today. (Click here for […]
With Olympics Near: Dikembe Mutombo speaks with Yao Ming
With the Olympics less than a week away, Africa’s resident humanitarian and Houston Rocket Dikembe Mutomobo made a visit to his teammate Yao Ming to speak with him about the his responsibility China’s most recognizable athlete. Because of the Olympics, […]
2008 Olympic Basketball Group Preview & Analysis
With the two Olympic Basketball Groups now set and determined, which group would you rather be in? Or as a thread in our Olympic Basketball Forum asks, “which is the Group of Death, A or B?” The twelve participating national […]
Rudy Fernandez jumps to NBA | Global Run-On Sentence
It’s hard to keep up with basketball news when your niche is to cover the world. I know we could do more in covering the world’s basketball news, but sometimes time doesn’t permit. In response to that, we have started […]
With Season Over, Many International NBA Players focus on Olympic Qualification
With only four NBA teams remaining and the conference finals coming to a close, many of the NBA players from around the world are prepping for the Beijing Olympics this summer. Players such as Yao Ming, Andrei Kirilenko, Jose Calderon, […]
2007-08 All-NBA Teams include Nowitzki, Nash, Yao, & Manu
The All-NBA Teams were announced for the 2007-08 season and four international players Dirk Nowitzki, Steve Nash, Yao Ming, and Manu Ginobili were included on the second and third teams. Ginobili and Yao were included on the third team at […]
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 […]
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