Tag: France
France squad named for Manila Qualifiers
Despite awaiting news on his NBA future, Nicholas Batum is included in France's final squad for the Olympic Qualifiers in Manila. Antoine Diot is also...
Alexis Ajinca and Nikola Jokic ejected in France-Serbia tune-up
A friendly encounter between France and Serbia turned ugly as Alexis Ajinca and Nikola Jokic were both disqualified. Jokic originally shoved France's Nando De Colo...
Tony Parker will represent France in Olympic Qualifiers
San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker will compete for France in July's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, despite the impending arrival of his baby the...
Tony Parker may miss Rio Olympics due to wife’s pregnancy
San Antonio Spurs and France point guard Tony Parker announced during a radio show that his wife is pregnant and is expecting at the...
2015, the year in review and what’s in store for 2016
It’s certainly been a whirlwind year for basketball. Spain returned to the top of the mountain, at both club and international level, a new...
Spain get the better of Poland … and France
Game three of the second round and the lights inside the Stade Pierre Mouroy go bright red, and Poland walk down the ramp and...
France and Serbia fans favourites for EuroBasket glory
France and Serbia are the favourites to contest the final at Eurobasket 2015 according to the fans who voted on TalkBasket's Twitter page. The 2009...
Oldest basketball court discovered in Europe
Basketball was invented by a Canadian, the first basketball "game" was played in the U.S in 1891. And the sport has since grown into...
Collet hopes to have Joakim Noah in France squad for EuroBasket 2015
The French claimed the bronze medal at the FIBA World Cup in Spain but Collet's thoughts have already turned to Eurobasket 2015, where they...
France continues medal streak, gets bronze in World Cup
Less than 20 hours after an exhausting 85-90 loss to Serbia in the semi-final France came out to face a Lithuania team with a...
Serbia beat France to set up unlikely World Cup Final against USA
When Serbia finished fourth in the World Cup group stages, very few gave them a hope of making Sunday’s title game. But thanks to 24...
Faried disappointed that he isn’t playing Spain. Collet: I feel sorry for him.
USA’s Kenneth Faried has said that he is “disappointed” that his side will not be playing FIBA World Cup hosts Spain in Sunday’s championship...
Could Serbia be playing France at the best time?
It wasn’t the FIBA World Cup semi-final that many expected, but unless you’re Brazilian or Spanish, it doesn’t matter. Because if Serbia and France’s semi-final...
Heurtel comes good as France end Spanish dreams
No Tony Parker, no problem. France had Thomas Heurtel anyway. With the momentum going the way of Spain and 13,673 fans inside the Barclaycard Center...
Croatia, France, Germany and Latvia to host EuroBasket 2015
FIBA Europe have announced that Croatia, France, Germany and Latvia will host next year's Eurobasket, which is expected to take place on September 4,...
