August 1, 2010 in News
Fresh in almost everyone’s memory is 11 July 2010, when Spain’s national soccer (football) team won the FIFA 2010 World Cup, played in South Africa.
Spain - World Champions 2010 (soccer)
Perhaps not as easily or quickly remembered is 3 September 2006 when Spain’s national basketball team won the 2006 FIBA Basketball World Championships in Japan.
June 7, 2010 in FanZone
What does the NBA have in common with soccer’s FIFA World Cup taking place this year in South Africa?
Your guess is as good as ours, but SLAMOnline has ventured to find the link between the two – “South Africa is certainly gonna be “where amazing happens”“.
In their article, “Cup Comparisons”, they compare the NBA teams to the different countries taking part in the World Cup, noting the favourites for the tournament to be Brazil, Spain, England, Italy and Germany.
May 13, 2010 in News
In some very bizarre conference semi-finals series, three of four series have been swept by their respective winners. The only teams holding out, the Celtics and the Cavaliers, are looking to make up for it by setting up a monstrously exciting battle. The Celtics will be looking to take the series heading into game 6 on their home court, so could this be the year that LeBron has had enough of losing? It will need a Jordan-esque effort to ensure that the Cavs aren’t just spectators for the rest of the 2010 Playoffs.
The series’ as they currently stand, courtesy of nba.com:
Western Conference (conference final matchup: Suns vs Lakers)
May 12, 2010 in News
Regal FC Barcelona is the 2010 Euroleague champion!
2010 Euroleague Champions - Regal FC Barcelona
Barca downed Olympiacos 86-68 in the final before a packed house at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in the French capital to win its second Euroleague crown.
Juan Carlos Navarro, the only remaining player from Barcelona’s 2003 Euroleague-winning squad, was named Final Four MVP after leading the charge with 21 points. Pete Mickeal added 14 and Fran Vazquez set a title game record with 4 blocked shots as the Barcelona defense limited the top scoring team in the Euroleague this season to 68 points, matching its season low.
May 6, 2010 in News
With the 2010 World Championships of Basketball coming up later this year, we thought some information about the participating teams would be useful. If you have something to share regarding the teams or the tournament, please let us know.
The Cote d’Ivoire team, ranked 40th in the FIBA rankings, could possibly make a surprise impact at the Championships.
The team twice won the the FIBA Africa Championships during the 1980′s, and after a long dry spell, finally managed to get a podium finish last year, winning a silver medal.
