FIBA World Championship 2010 Update: USA Advances To Quarters With 121-66 Win Over Angola

Team USA advances to the quarterfinals of the FIBA World Championship in Turkey by beating Angola 121-66. The United States men’s basketball team is composed of NBA players but none of them bear the names Kobe, LeBron, Dwayne, Melo or Dwight. Still, the expectations are high out of the American squad. They have not been impressive in [...]

Team USA Beats Iran, Earns Top Seed In FIBA World Championship 2010

Team USA just played basketball without worrying about any political agenda on Wednesday. Their recent win against Iran just put them at top spot in Group B with just a game against winless Tunisia left before the knockout rounds.
The United States and Iran set aside political tension between their countries by playing clean basketball that [...]

Team USA Barely Gets By Brazil At FIBA World Championship 2010

Team USA beat Brazil 70-68 on Monday at the FIBA World Championship in Turkey. The United States stayed unbeaten three games into the FIBA World Championship but Brazil showed that this team of NBA stars is not invincible. The game was in fact decided at the last second when Leandro Barbosa of Brazil missed his [...]

Michael Jordan’s Charlotte Bobcats Sign Kwame Brown

NBA great Michael Jordan made one mistake as Washington Wizards executive nine years ago. With the number one draft pick in 2001, the Wizards picked Kwame Brown straight out of high school believing he could be another Kevin Garnett. It turned out to be a bust as Brown was clearly not ready for the NBA. [...]

USA vs. Spain: Preview To World Finals?

The basketball exhibition game between Team USA and the world champion Spain provided some preview of what is expected at the World Championships. Team USA had some bright moments but Spain kept crawling back to keep the game close. The final score of 86-85 in favor of the US, could have gone the other way had [...]

Detroit Pistons Sign Tracy McGrady

Seven-time NBA All-Star Tracy McGrady and the Detroit Pistons have just agreed to a veteran minimum $1.3 million contract for one year. The 31-year old McGrady is a two-time scoring champion but he has not played a full season in years due to injury.
Last season, he was traded by the Houston Rockets to the New [...]

Isiah Thomas Returning To New York Knicks Fold

The New York Knicks organization is renewing ties with NBA legend Isiah Thomas. Thomas is set to return to the Knicks as consultant as announced on Friday. The 49-year old Thomas who was Knicks coach and president of basketball operations until he was fired more than two years ago, with Donnie Walsh and Mike D’Antoni [...]

Vuvuzelas Banned at World Basketball Championships

The horns called Vuvuzelas that rose to fame (or is it notoriety?) at the South Africa World Cup will be silenced at the world basketball championships.
The basketball’s governing body announced on Monday that the ear-splitting horns will be banned from the tournament because when used indoors, Vuvuzelas can damage the hearing and make it difficult [...]

NBA Rookie of the Year Evans Caught Speeding On Video

Last year’s NBA Rookie of the Year Tyreke Evans of the Sacramento Kings can be lightning fast on the basketball court. What  we did not expect was that he can even be faster off the court.
 The California Highway Patrol released a video showing Evans driving along Interstate 80. The video footage was shot from a [...]

Von Wafer To Join Boston Celtics

The NBA Eastern Conference Champions are doing what they can to beef up their roster this summer. They have just signed former Houston Rocket Von Wafer to a veteran minimum one-year contract.
This comes in the aftermath of the Miami Heat acquisition of streak shooting guard Eddie House. The Celtics were initially interested in House and [...]

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