Tag: rio 2016
Iran’s Arsalan Kazemi with the one-hand slam OVER Greece’s Ioannis Bourousis
Iran might have lost handsomely to Greece on the opening day of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament, but Arsalan Kazemi gave the man who many Euroleague...
Milos Teodosic included in strong Serbia squad
Serbia have named their 12-man squad for the FIBA Olympic Qualifiers where they will be one of the three hosts. Euroleague champion Milos Teodosic is...
Czech Republic roster confirmed as they bid for first ever Olympic Games appearance
Jan Vesely and Tomas Satoransky headline a confident Czech Republic 12-man squad that will head to Belgrade on Monday for the FIBA Olympic Qualifiers. The...
Italy name final squad for Olympic Qualifiers
Italy have named their final squad for the Olympic Qualifying Tournament that begins on Monday, as they aim to reach the Summer Games for...
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...
Latvia announce their final roster for FIBA Olympic Qualifiers
Latvia have selected an experienced final roster ahead of their FIBA Olympic Qualifiers but it does not include New York Knicks star Kristaps Porzingis. Head...
Croatia name final squad for Olympic Qualifiers in Turin
Croatia have named a strong 12-man roster for the Olympic Qualifying Tournament as they bid to make their first Olympic appearance since the Beijing...
USA squad for Rio 2016 revealed
Despite not having the likes of LeBron James and Stephen Curry to fall back on, the Team USA's 12-man squad for the Rio Olympics...
Looking past his Zika fears, Pau Gasol will play for Spain at the Rio...
Eurobasket 2015 MVP Pau Gasol will play for the Spanish national team at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, he confirmed in his Marca newspaper...
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...
Dante Exum to miss Rio 2016 for Australia
Utah Jazz and Australia point guard Dante Exum will not travel with the Boomers to the Rio 2016 Olympics, despite being cleared to participate...
Korea’s Park Jisu in tears following Olympic elimination to Belarus
The end of an Olympic dream after coming so close is always an emotional experience that no athlete should go through but unfortunately could...
Belarus punch last ticket to Rio Olympics
Belarus booked the final spot at the women's basketball tournament for the Rio 2016 Olympics with a 56-39 rout of Korea in the fifth-placed...
Three reasons why LeBron James might skip the Rio 2016 Olympics
It’s becoming a familiar scene for the United States before a major international tournament. All the major stars that many fans would love to...
FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament (day 1)
The road to Olympic basketball tournament in Rio de Janeiro begins for the women in Nantes, France as five nations look to join USA,...
