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2021-08-18
The 2021 NBA Summer League wrapped up on Tuesday, with several international players having their first go at the big leagues. Therefore, this is a great opportunity to recap the Top 10 non-American players who performed best in Las Vegas. Note that only guys that played at least 3 games in the Summer League made it onto the list, so players like Joshua Primo and Killie Tillie, who appeared in ...
2021-07-26
Round One of the Tokyo Olympic Basketball Tournament wrapped up on Monday, with all teams having played their first game. Let's recap the most intriguing events from the first six Olympics matches. 73-year losing streak The tournament kicked off with a game between Iran and the Czech Republic. The last time Iran had won a basketball match at the Olympics was way back in 1948. The Czech Republic ...
2021-07-22
Group A of the Olympic Basketball Tournament will undoubtedly attract a ton of attention around the world simply because of all the stars in it. The group contains 18 NBA players and six from the EuroLeague teams, so there is no shortage of incredible athletes. At first glance, basketball fans could think that it will lack in competition. However, Team USA lost two friendly matches, France lost ...
2021-07-11
BasketNews returns with a series of articles about recognized basketball countries that have been underperforming for the past few years. We have already recapped the struggles of basketball in Greece and the state of Croatian basketball. Today - Lithuania's turn and their upcoming changes. The Lithuanian National Team lost to Slovenia on their home turf in the Olympic Qualification Tournament and ...
2021-07-06
The German National Team surprised many by beating everybody on their way to advancing to the Tokyo Olympic Games. They did it while being the youngest squad in the entire Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Split, Croatia. The average age of the German team was only 27. Not to mention, they went into the OQT without their star Dennis Schroder. He is expected to hit the NBA free-agent market and ...
2021-06-29
The Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Split, Croatia, is just around the corner. The hosts will battle Brazil, Tunisia, Germany, Russia, and Mexico for a single ticket to the Tokyo Olympics. BasketNews.com presents five burning questions about the upcoming Split OQT. Will Croatia handle the pressure? How is it possible to feel pressure with international basketball stars like Bojan Bogdanovic, ...