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Team USA Live Blog
Team USA tips off against Lithuania at 9:00 a.m. PT. Lamar Odom, Kevin Durant and co. need one more win to play in the title game. I’ll be updating the blog as the game unfolds. Feel free to add...
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In Praise Of Team USA
Yesterday, Team USA did what many thought they could or would not do – they won the FIBA World Championships Tournament and cemented their status as the best basketball playing nation on the planet....
View ArticleCan Pau Gasol Find His Groove In Europe?
Everyone loves some home cooking, right? Well, if you don’t, Pau Gasol certainly does. While he may not be playing in his native Spain, he is putting on his national colors to compete in EuroBasket...
View ArticleLooking at Pau’s 29 against Poland
I didn’t get a chance to catch this game live, so I watched the replay on ESPN3.com while I was at work and documented Pau’s progress during the game. As the title suggests, Pau finished with 29 points...
View ArticleWhy I’m Encouraged By Pau Gasol’s Play
Over in Lithuania, at the EuroBasket Tournament, Pau Gasol is rolling. He’s playing efficient basketball and again showing why he’s considered one of the best players in the world. In Friday’s Spanish...
View ArticleRoundtable Review: The Dream Team
Yesterday, Jack McCallum’s highly anticipated book “Dream Team: How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles And The Greatest Team Of All Time Conquered The World And Changed The Game Of Basketball Forever” was...
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The ink on Steve Nash’s contract has had time to dry, and talk has turned to systematic issues. Yesterday, Darius used a Henry Abbott article as an entry point in the conversation about Nash’s...
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The 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony is tonight, with NBC kicking off coverage via various tape delay configurations, at 7:30 pm for both EST and PST, and 6:30 pm for CST. Plus a plethora of video...
View ArticleWhat to watch for on the court in London
With the Olympic Ceremony already happening (we’ll get to watch it at 7 p.m. on NBC if you’re out here in the West Coast), Team USA hoops is right around the corner. Before they take the floor for the...
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It’s the day after the night of the big news, and I don’t know that there’s anything I can say that hasn’t already been said (although you can be sure that it will be said again, many times over). The...
View ArticleCould Kobe Really Play in the 2016 Olympics?
The best American born players gathered in the desert as Team USA held it’s annual summer mini-camp this week in Las Vegas. From LeBron James to Kevin Durant to Steph Curry, the game’s elite showed out...
View ArticleJordan Clarkson Named to 24-Player Pool for Philippine National Team
Jordan Clarkson enjoyed a breakout rookie season, continued his strong play into the Las Vegas Summer League, and, via recent summer workouts, looks like he’s ready for the season to start. But before...
View ArticleOn Jordan Clarkson and the Philippine National Team
When we last discussed Jordan Clarkson’s desire to play for the Philippine National Team in the Asia Championships the focus on him being named to 24-player pool and his status was tied more to is...
View ArticleJordan Clarkson Will Not Play For Philippines Later this Month
Jordan Clarkson’s journey with the Philippine National team has ended, for now. The Philippine National team was hopeful to have Clarkson join them later in September for the FIBA Asia Championships in...
View ArticleReport: Julius Randle, D’Angelo Russell Invited to Play for USA Select Team
With the playoffs in full swing and topics like the draft lottery and free agency pressing topics for Lakers’ fans, it’s easy to forget that this summer the Olympics will take place. And, with that, we...
View ArticleJulius Randle, D’Angelo Russell Officially Named to USA Select Team
While we brought you the news back in May, USA Basketball has officially announced the US Select Team and it will include Julius Randle and D’Angelo Russell. The two young Lakers join a mix of young...
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