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LeBron, U.S. slam down Tunisia
The United States men’s basketball team took the night off against Tunisia yet the Americans still won by a whopping 47 points. The 110-63 final score masked Team…
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Can Yi Jianlian carry Yao Ming’s massive legacy?
Yi Jianlian seems to play his best whenever he wears the Chinese national team jersey. He proved it again in the first day of men’s basketball competition at…
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Kobe says Olympics ‘a big challenge’
The world may have gained ground on the United States in terms of basketball skill and talent, but the U.S. still has the perfect weapon against international competition:…
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OBAMA: WE SHOULD BRING HOME GOLD
The U.S. men’s basketball team looked a little bit out of sync in its Olympic tuneup Monday night against Brazil in Washington, D.C., and with good reason. The…
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LEBRON: WE WON’T TAKE EASY WAY OUT
LeBron James looks around the room at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas where USA Basketball is holding its Olympics press conference and he likes what he sees.…
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Who should represent Team USA in London Olympics?
No Derrick Rose. No Dwight Howard. No Dwyane Wade. No Chris Bosh. Is USA Basketball in trouble? Hardly. The talent pool is still very deep and whomever the…
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DREAM TEAM’S UNTOLD STORIES
Twenty years ago, when NBA players were allowed to participate in the Summer Olympics it changed the entire landscape of the sport of basketball. The global impact of…
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WHO MAKES U.S. TEAM IN OLYMPICS?
USA Basketball recently announced the 20 finalists who will compete for the 12 spots on the senior men’s national team that will represent the U.S. in the 2012…
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ARGENTINA WINS FIBA AMERICAS
Since stunning a United States team loaded with NBA players in the 2002 World Championships in Indianapolis and capturing the gold medal at the 2004 Olympics, Argentina has…
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EUROBASKET IS CRUCIAL FOR PAU GASOL
Pau Gasol took the brunt of the criticism during the 2011 NBA playoffs when the Lakers were swept out of the second round by eventual champion Dallas. Gasol…