Ben Simmons will not play Tokyo Olympics for Australia
Ben Simmons will not play in the Tokyo Olympics for Australia's men's basketball team, the Philadelphia 76ers All-Star said Tuesday.
View ArticleUSA Basketball has flexibility to replace Olympic players if need be
USA Basketball has more leeway to replace one of its 12 Olympic men's players -- should the albeit unlikely situation arise.
View ArticleAustralia Olympic men’s basketball team includes 6 NBA players
Patty Mills and five more NBA players are on the Olympic men's basketball roster for Australia, which eyes its first medal in the event in Tokyo.
View ArticleLuka Doncic leads Slovenia to first Olympic basketball berth with historic...
Luka Doncic guided Slovenia to its first Olympic basketball berth with a win over host Lithuania in the final of a last-chance qualifying tournament.
View ArticleScottie Pippen: Dominique Wilkins should have been on Dream Team
Scottie Pippen wrote why he thought Christian Laettner shouldn't have been on the Dream Team, and Dominique Wilkins would have been a better choice.
View ArticleBill Russell’s Olympic gold medal auctioned for $587,500
Basketball legend Bill Russell's gold medal from the 1956 Olympics sold for $587,500 as part of an auction.
View ArticleSteve Kerr named U.S. men’s basketball head coach for 2024 Paris Olympics
Steve Kerr has been named the U.S. men's basketball head coach through the 2024 Paris Olympics.
View ArticleJoel Embiid could play for France at 2024 Paris Olympics
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid started the process to represent France in international basketball, two years before Paris hosts the Olympics.
View ArticleJoel Embiid moves closer to playing for France at 2024 Paris Olympics
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has obtained French nationality, a step toward being able to represent the nation at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
View ArticleBill Russell, Boston Celtics legend and Olympic champion, dies at 88
Bill Russell, a Boston Celtics legend and U.S. Olympic basketball gold medalist, died at age 88.
View Article‘Redeem Team’ documentary on 2008 U.S. Olympic men’s basketball sets premiere
"The Redeem Team," a documentary on the 2008 U.S. Olympic men's basketball team, premieres Oct. 7, Netflix announced Friday.
View ArticleDwyane Wade honors Kobe Bryant at Redeem Team film screening
Dwyane Wade said the upcoming Redeem Team documentary on the 2008 U.S. Olympic men's basketball team "shines a light" on Kobe Bryant.
View ArticleJoel Embiid gains U.S. citizenship, mum on Olympic nationality
Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers said he is a U.S. citizen and it's too early to think about what nation he would represent at the Olympics.
View ArticleVictor Wembanyama, ‘Wembamania’ sweep France with two years until Paris Olympics
Victor Wembanyama, a 7-foot-3, 18-year-old favored to be the 2023 NBA Draft No. 1 pick, could help France dethrone the U.S. at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
View ArticleJimmer Fredette resurfaces with USA Basketball 3×3 team, Olympics in mind
Jimmer Fredette, the 2011 NCAA Player of the Year for BYU, will make his U.S. national basketball team in the new Olympic event of 3x3.
View ArticleFrance confident Joel Embiid will play for its national team after U.S....
Boris Diaw remains confident that Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid will play for Les Bleus despite Embiid recently gaining U.S. citizenship.
View ArticleU.S. men’s basketball team may play Giannis, Doncic, plus Spain before FIBA...
The U.S. men's basketball team could play Giannis Antetokounmpo and Luka Doncic, in addition to Spain, before the FIBA World Cup.
View ArticleJoel Embiid unlikely to play at FIBA World Cup, France coach says
Joel Embiid is unlikely to play in the FIBA World Cup and hasn't decided whether he will play for the U.S. or France at the Olympics, the French coach said.
View ArticleWhat a U.S. men’s basketball roster looks like based on All-NBA teams
The All-NBA teams offer a look at the highest-rated U.S. basketball players and early contenders to make the FIBA World Cup and 2024 Olympic rosters.
View ArticleMichael Jordan’s Dream Team jacket from 1992 Barcelona Olympics to be auctioned
Michael Jordan's Dream Team jacket from the 1992 Barcelona Olympics will be auctioned. He covered the Reebok logo with an American flag.
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