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Nigeria makes Olympic history in Lille

Nigeria has qualified for the Paris 2024 women's basketball tournament quarter-finals, becoming the first African nation to do so. Ezinne Kalu's 21 points and 14...

Group of Death takes the scalp of the EuroBasket winners

Group A was the group of death at the Olympics, but Canada came out unscathed with a 3-0 record in Lille. They beat Spain...

First quarter-final spots decided on a day highlighted by France-Japan epic

France and Japan played out the game of the Paris 2024 men's basketball tournament, with the hosts prevailing 94-90 thanks to a hero not...

A day of upsets and records along with a USA win at Paris 2024

Nigeria shocked the international basketball world as they got their Paris 2024 journey off to the best possible start. Thanks to 19 points from Ezinne...

Underdog stories from FIBA World Cup to continue in Paris

The FIBA World Cup is a lot more than just lifting the Naismith Trophy on September 10. It also paves a path to the Paris...
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Luka Doncic in delight of Japan’s warm reception for World Cup act

Luka Doncic got nothing but love for tournament host Japan as he graced the 2023 FIBA court for the first time on Saturday, Aug....

Legal basketball betting in Japan is underway

Japanese basketball fans may finally get the chance to legally bet on their favorite B-league team in the coming year. In December last year,...

Eleven countries interested in hosting FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023

MIES, Switzerland (FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023) - Eleven National Federations are participating in a workshop on the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 and...

Japanese Basketball Association reveals new and exciting league

At the moment, Tokyo is experiencing some difficulty regarding the 2020 Olympics as work on the Olympic Stadium might not be ready in time...

Japanese Basketball Association suspended by FIBA

The Japanese Basketball Association has been suspended by FIBA for a failure to deliver on several requests to change the structure of the game...

Man dribbles ball for 370km to aid tsunami victims (vid)

A Japanese man decided to use his love for basketball in order to raise money and help in the effort of reconstructing schools hit...

Abdul-Rauf goes to Japan

Former NBA star Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf's career seems to have no end as the 40-year-old signed for Kyoto Hannaryz. The transfer of the guard to...

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