Lauren Jackson back in international basketball at age 41
August 10, 2022 GMTLauren Jackson has been named on her fifth FIBA World Cup roster for Australia in her comeback to international basketball, in a selection that was somewhat expected.
Not so expected were the tears that came when the 41-year-old Jackson was officially informed of her place in the 12-player squad by head coach Sandy Brondello.
Syria hosts first international basketball tourney in years
November 29, 2021 GMTDAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria hosted the first international basketball tournament on its soil in at least two decades Monday, bringing an Asia region World Cup qualifying game to a packed stadium in the capital Damascus.
Kazakhstan plays Iran anthem for Syria at FIBA WC qualifiers
November 28, 2021 GMTDAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s sports federation has complained to basketball's world governing body after Kazakhstan welcomed its team with the Iranian national anthem, instead of the Syrian, to the game at the first leg of Asian qualifiers for World Cup 2023.
Veteran Pau Gasol announces retirement from basketball
October 5, 2021 GMTMADRID (AP) — Wishing his “older brother” Kobe Bryant could be there by his side, Pau Gasol finally put an end to a basketball career that went “way beyond my dreams and expectations.”
Gasol announced his retirement from basketball on Tuesday after a career that lasted more than two decades and earned him two NBA titles and a world championship gold with Spain's national team.
Among NBA’s best, Popovich still seeks golden touch with USA
July 22, 2021 GMTGregg Popovich is regarded as the NBA’s best, a coach that has won five championships and kept his team near the top for a quarter of a century.
In international basketball, he hasn’t yet found that golden touch.
Repeat? Spain reigned, US upset last time Japan hosted hoops
July 21, 2021 GMTWhen major international basketball last came to the Tokyo area, the U.S. sent LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony.
3x3 basketball making its debut at the Tokyo Olympics
July 2, 2021 GMTTOKYO (AP) — WHAT’S NEW: Everything. The Olympics website calls this version of hoops “exciting, urban and innovative.” It was added to the program for Tokyo to lure a younger audience and get more countries involved in one of the core sports of the games.
Bird, Taurasi earn spots on fifth US Olympic basketball team
June 21, 2021 GMTSue Bird and Diana Taurasi will try and become the first five-time Olympic gold medalists in basketball as they lead the U.S women's team at the Tokyo Games.
The duo was selected for their fifth Olympics on Monday, joining Teresa Edwards as the only basketball players in U.S.
AP sources: Beal, Booker commit to playing in Tokyo Olympics
June 18, 2021 GMTBradley Beal won a gold medal with USA Basketball 11 years ago, leading the Americans in scoring on their way to an undefeated run at the Under-17 world championship.
He's looking for another gold this summer — on international basketball's biggest stage.
Former FIBA head Borislav Stankovic dies
March 20, 2020 GMTBELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Borislav Stankovic, the former longtime International Basketball Federation secretary general responsible for bringing NBA players to the Olympics, has died, the international body said...