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France defeated Russia 79-71 in a closely contested game. Russia hung around just enough to give themselves an opportunity, but France was too much for them. Russia tried all kinds of things, zone defenses, a little bit of traps and presses, but France withstood all of the runs. How’d France do that? Nicolas Batum was a … Read more

Tonight at 8:15 Eastern time, Brazil and Argentina are going to battle for the FIBA America’s title. If that wasn’t exciting enough, Carlos Delfino decided to throw some more heat into the fire. In an interview with Olé, Delfino said this, “Le vamos a romper el culo a Brasil.” If you’re unsure of what that … Read more

NBAtipoff is holding a contest and the prize is a copy of NBA 2K12! You can get the game in the format of your choice! This contest is open to everyone, all countries, ages, etc. Please only enter once though! So how do I enter?Leave a comment on this post with your name and email. … Read more

Eurobasket 2011 is in full force and Turkey knocked off Spain today in round two of preliminary play, 65-57. A great game it was, and Spain looked to be in the drivers seat with an eight point lead and eight minutes to play. Turkey proceeded to go on a 16-0 run and steal the game. … Read more

Ty Lawson will be joining Sonny Weems to play with Zalgiris Kaunas in Lithuania. He’ll make a little under $1 million. Great move for Lawson. He can hang with Weems overseas, who he already is familiar with, get better and take home some cash before the NBA season gets underway (whenever that will be). He … Read more

Dennis Rodman is a crazy guy. Say what you want to about him, but he got it done on the court. As such, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Check out his speech below (courtesy of @Jose3030): Dennis Rodman 2011 Hall Of Fame Speech (VIDEO) by 3030fm Hard to not feel great for … Read more

Deron Williams sent waves through the NBAverse today as word came out he’s in talks to join Turkish club Besiktas. The team that Allen Iverson played for last season is close to landing a big time star who’s looking for employment. The NBA lockout is only a week old and already we see a big … Read more

There’s a Steve Nash documentary in the works and it looks awesome! Check out the trailer:

If you know Sam Young of the Memphis Grizzlies, you don’t think of highlight dunks. Well, you can’t underestimate him, watch him fake, drive and smash: Merci @BlazersEdge!

By: Isaac Zhang As the buzzer rang on the 88-85 loss of the Magic to the Hawks, Dwight Howard could be satisfied with his night. 29 points, 17 rebounds, 64% shooting and a +6 efficiency. And yet, it still wasn’t enough, once again. While Dwight was excellent in the game, the rest of the team … Read more