Giannis Antetokounmpo Euro-Step Dunk & Steal For The Coast-To-Coast Slam
Milwaukee’s growing wing, Giannis Antetokounmpo, is playing for his native Greece in the 2014 FIBA World Cup this summer in Spain. In Greece’s opening game against Senegal, Antetokounmpo showed why...
View ArticleVideo: Klay Thompson To Anthony Davis For One-Handed Alley-Oop
USA Basketball romped Finland in their opening game on Saturday, but yesterday’s follow-up against Turkey did not go as planned. The USA was down by five at halftime, and needed Anthony Davis and...
View ArticleMason Plumlee Handles Inane Question On Coach K Connection & Team USA
Perhaps one of the more surprising members for USA Basketball this year, was Nets big man, Mason Plumlee. Some decided to shroud the selection in conspiracy, claiming Plum only made it because he...
View ArticleKyrie Irving “Couldn’t Even Sit Down” Against Mexico
During USA Basketball‘s 86-63 walloping of Mexico on Saturday in their final game of group play before the single-elimination round starts today, Kyrie Irving played 24 minutes after suffering a scary...
View ArticleWatch Derrick Rose Dance, Drain A Jumper And Drive For The Pretty Layup
While Klay Thompson led USA Basketball in scoring with 20 points during their 119-76 thrashing of Slovenia in the FIBA World Cup today, Derrick Rose showed that he was getting a little sick about all...
View ArticleA Few Stray Thoughts on Team USA’s Rout of Lithuania in FIBA World Cup Semis
After France’s upset win over tournament favorite Spain Thursday, Team USA’s path to FIBA World Cup gold has never looked brighter. But as Spain’s stunning loss reminds us, there’s a reason these games...
View ArticleDerrick Rose Grades His FIBA World Cup An “A”
Team USA just tipped off against Serbia in the FIBA World Cup gold medal game, with the oddsmakers making them overwhelming favorites following the loss of their biggest challenger, Spain. Despite some...
View ArticleVideo: Derrick Rose Touch Pass For The Two-Handed Kenneth Faried Flush
USA Basketball is running a three-point shooting clinic in their gold medal game against Serbia this Sunday afternoon. But with most of America watching football, the men’s basketball team continues to...
View ArticleWatch James Harden Get Led Astray On Defense Again
It’s tough handling the spotlight when you’re the cornerstone of a franchise like Rockets shooting guard James Harden. The Beard has taken some lumps over the last year for his sub-par defense, and...
View ArticleWatch Team USA Get The Gold And Do The Shmoney Dance…Except Derrick Rose
Welp, it was a foregone conclusion after Kyrie Irving went off in the first quarter against Serbia, but the USA is again world champion after winning the 2014 FIBA World Cup. Following the presentation...
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Report: Team USA Cuts John Wall, Bradley Beal, And Paul Millsap
John Wall (photo. NBA Facebook) USA Basketball made its first round of cuts in advance of naming the final, 12-man roster for the 2014 FIBA World Cup. According to Yahoo Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski,...
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Team USA Roster, Rotation Might Be Taking Shape (UPDATE)
Team USA (photo. USABasketball Twitter) The withdrawals of presumptive Team USA locks Kevin Love and Blake Griffin from the 2014 FIBA World Cup were one thing. Coach Mike Krzyzewski has always...
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Derrick Rose On His Health: “I Have No Fears…I Think Everything Will Go My Way”
Anthony Davis, Derrick Rose (USATODAY) Yesterday, Team USA practiced for the first time since witnessing Paul George‘s horrific injury in an intrasquad scrimmage on the first of August. After practice,...
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Video: Derrick Rose’s Explosive Crossover For The Two-Handed Jam
USA Basketball suffered a lot of setbacks before finally arriving in Spain today for their opening game of the 2014 FIBA World Cup. Paul George went down in gruesome fashion, Kevin Durant dropped out,...
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GIF: Harden To Rudy Gay For One-Handed Alley-Oop Dunk
Rudy Gay (David Banks-USA TODAY Sports) The USA Basketball team who took the floor against Finland today was supposed to be one of the weaker iterations of the American powerhouse that’s won the last...
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Team USA Jerseys For 2014 FIBA World Cup Leak
Team USA (photo. nikeblog.com) The jerseys that Team USA will wear at the 2014 FIBA World Cup have leaked. The photos below are courtesy of Nikeblog.com. Team USA (photo. nikeblog.com) Team USA (photo....
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Choosing The Final Roster For USA Basketball In The FIBA World Cup
Kevin Love, Kevin Durant (Jesse Johnson) The first ever FIBA World Cup will take place in August and September, and USA basketball has released the roster for the 2014 National Team training camp....
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Report: Wall Added To Team USA Training Camp Roster
John Wall (Brad Mills, USATODAY) Notably absent from Team USA’s 28-man pool of potential players for the 2014 FIBA World Cup squad upon its original January announcement was Washington Wizards point...
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Report: Griffin Withdraws From Consideration For World Cup Team
Blake Griffin (Mark J. Rebilas, USATODAY) Just hours after adding Washington Wizards point guard John Wall to its pool of candidates for the 2014 FIBA World Cup, Team USA lost an All-Star, too. Los...
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The Other World Cup: USA Basketball and Total Global Domination
Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant (Geoff Burke, USATODAY Sports) Team USA’s modest run through the FIFA World Cup in Brazil this summer was considered an unqualified success, despite accomplishing little...
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