Wow, Darko was mad. Darko was really MAD. Ok, we get it Darko, you were mad. Immediately after Serbia’s loss to Greece 68-67 on day two of Eurobasket, an angry Darko Milicic went on a furious tirade against the three […]
Kobe Bryant to Teach, Promote Nike during Asian Tour
Kobe Bryant began his Asian tour today, dubbed the Supernatural Tour and sponsored by Nike, when he touched down in Manila early in this morning. And despite arriving at 5am local time, the NBA superstar was welcomed by hundreds of […]
Israel Shocks Serbia 87-83, Advances to Phase Two
Day three of Eurobasket 2007 saw several upsets that changed the face of the next round: Israel 87: Serbia 83 (game thread) Israel shocked Serbia today behind an excellent performance from Yaniv Green. Israel was the 16th and final team […]
Must-Win Situations for Serbia, Turkey and Italy.
Check out today’s game schedule below. Click the game thread to follow along in our forum and post your comments along with other fans. Israel (0-2) : Serbia (0-2) @ 18:00 (game thread) Lithuania (2-0) : Germany (2-0) @ 18:00 […]
Brazilian Legend Oscar Schmidt Criticizes Barbosa, Nene.
Even with the Fiba Americas tournament over and done with, the drama continues for the Brazilian National team. Brazil went into the tournament with high-hopes and the second-most talented roster. Mid-tournament, they revolted against head coach Lula, refusing to listen […]
EuroBasket 2007: Lakovic hits Game-Winner Against Italy
EuroBasket 2007 commenced yesterday, here’s a quick recap of all the games… Slovenia 69: Italy 68 The game of the night had to be Slovenia-Italy, as the two teams changed leads four times in the last 30 seconds. The Italians […]
EuroBasket 2007 Mini-Preview
Eurobasket 2007 is upon us. Sixteen European National teams are vying to be the king of Europe and more importantly, for two spots to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. With Israel winning the final wild card spot on Friday against […]
Two More Olympic Berths Set
With the wins by Argentina (over Brazil) and the United States (over Puerto Rico) in the 2007 Tournament of the Americas, two more berths to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing have now been determined. Argentina and the United States have […]
TOA: Four Teams Left, Only Two will get Olympic Berths
This is what most expected – Argentina, Brazil, Puerto Rico and the United States are in the semi-finals with two berths to the 2008 Olympics at stake. Considering their recent history, the Americans haven’t run into any problems this tournament. […]
Brazilian Team Revolts against Coach Lula
After being blown out by the United States on Monday and a disappointing loss the day after to underachieving Puerto Rico, the Brazilian National Team held a closed-door, players-only meeting to discuss their team. Translation: Lets talk about the coach. […]
TOA: Battle of the Unbeatens as Argentina meets the US tonight.
The two remaining undefeated teams in the Tournament of the Americas will meet tonight. And though both have safely advanced to the next round, don’t expect Argentina (6-0) to rest any of their players. And don’t expect the USA (6-0) […]
Spain Keeps on Rolling
Spain 87: France 72 Just one day after downing Dirk Nowitzki and Germany, and with five days until the first match of Eurobasket 2007, Spain beat France 87:72 in an intense preparation game in Alicante, Spain. It was the 26th […]
Spanoulis returns to Panathinaikos
After being released by the San Antonio Spurs last week, Vasilieios Spanoulis signed a contract with his former club and this years Euroleague champion Panathinaikos. Spanoulis averaged 2.7 points in 31 games for the Houston Rockets during the 2006-2007 season […]
Yi Jianlian Concedes, Signs with Milwaukee Bucks
It’s only been a couple months, yet it seems like an eternity since Yi Jianlian was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks with the sixth pick in June’s NBA Draft. All the back and forth, posturing and news surrounding his refusal […]
Reversal of Fortunes: Puerto Rico up, Brazil down
Puerto Rico 97: Brazil 75 The answer to the question: What’s Up with Puerto Rico? may have been answered. Maybe they needed something to wake them up. Just yesterday, they were only two minutes away from being eliminated and leaving […]
Bosnia, Israel and Macedonia Move On.
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Israel, and Macedonia have advanced to the next qualifier in Menorca, Spain and will play each other in round-robin play from August 29-31. The winner of the Additional Qualifying Tournament will move on to the Eurobasket 2007 tournament which […]
TOA Day Five: USA Blasts Brazil, Argentina Survives.
USA 113: Brazil 76 What was supposed to be the United State’s toughest test turned into another blowout. Team USA continued their dominance of group B by manhandling Brazil last night 113-76. Brazil did hang tough for about one quarter […]
Happy Birthday Interbasket
In honor of Interbasket’s fourth anniversary, I wanted to do something special. And what you are reading right now is the new and much improved Interbasket homepage. If I may say so myself, it’s a marked improvement over any of […]
What’s Wrong with Puerto Rico?
First the Puerto Rican National Team loses all three of their games in the inaugural Tuto Marchand Cup, which was hosted in Puerto Rico’s Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum. And so far, Puerto Rico is 1-3 in the Tournament of the […]
TOA Recap: Undefeated Brazil and USA to Meet Today
USA 123: Canada 59 After demolishing the Virgin Islands 123-59 on Thursday, the United States used a balanced offensive attack and strong defense to rout Canada 113-63. Again, the Americans were led in scoring by Carmelo Anthony with 25 points […]
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