Tag: Tokyo 2020
NBA Season Delay To Affect and Jeopardize Olympic Participants Positions
The delay of the new season in the NBA could come at a great cost to future Olympic hopefuls, as the delay for the...
Brett Brown steps down as head coach of the Australia NT
Brett Brown is not going to lead the Australian national team in the rescheduled Tokyo Olympic Games, it was announced today. The former Sixers' head...
New date for Tokyo Olympics
The Tokyo Olympic Games will now begin on July 23, 2021 and finish on August 8 authorities said today (Monday). It came after a joint...
Australia follows Canada: “It’s clear the Games can’t be held in July”
While the future of this summer's Tokyo Olympic Games hangs in balance, the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) is convinced the games will be moved...
What Are the Expectations for the Japanese National Team at This Year’s Summer Olympics?
With the Summer Olympics just a few
months away, anticipation is building ahead of the start of the men’s
basketball event, which has been classed as...
Olympic Basketball draw postponed indefinitely
Yet another basketball event was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Tokyo 2020 Olympic Basketball tournament draw which was scheduled to take place at...
JaVale McGee on his mother: “She’s won a WNBA championship, I’ve won an NBA...
The Los Angeles Lakers player JaVale McGee (age 32) wants to play in the Olympic tournament for one very simple reason.
LeBron James about Tokyo Olympics: “[I’ll weigh] how my body is feeling… I’m hoping...
Los Angeles Lakers leader shares his thoughts on the upcoming 2020 Olympics and the opportunity to participate in them: “ how my body is...
Olympic Women’s Basketball field set
The 12-team field is set for the Olympic Women's Basketball tournament in Tokyo this summer following additional qualifiers. In Belgrade, hosts Serbia claimed their Tokyo...
Warriors assistant coach Mike Brown named head coach of Nigerian National Team
Golden State Warriors associate head coach Mike Brown has agreed to be the next head coach of the Nigerian men's basketball team. Brown will coach...
FIBA World Cup: Standings and FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament births
With the quarter-finals set and ready to tip-off on Sept. 10, the other 24 teams are ranked in the final standings and Olympic Qualifying...
FIBA World Cup round of 16 and classification round schedule
With the first round of the FIBA World Cup now in the books, it's time for the round of 16 and the classification round. The...
NBA believes Olympic 3×3 basketball will further demonstrate talent
NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum believes that the International Olympic Committee's decision to include 3x3 basketball will further demonstrate the talents of players. The urban-inspired...
3×3 basketball to be included in Olympic competition
The International Olympic Committee has confirmed that 3x3 basketball will be included as an Olympic sport starting at the Tokyo Games in 2020. And for...
LeBron James thinking about Tokyo 2020
LeBron James decided to skip Rio 2016 in order to give his body a rest, and the basketball universe understood that, in fairness, it...