FIBA World Cup Articles - Page 12

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has been shut down for the remainder of the 2019 FIBA World Cup, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Smart had every intention to play in Team USA’s final two games, but is nursing minor injuries and the team decided it was best to avoid further injury. The defensive […]

Utah Jazz teammates Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell squared off against one another on Wednesday for a quarterfinal matchup at the 2019 FIBA World Cup. Although Mitchell and Team USA were slightly favored, it was Gobert and French National Team that came away with the win, 89-79. During his post-game media availability, Gobert noted that […]

Donovan Mitchell’s best game of the 2019 FIBA World Cup was stained with a painful 89-79 quarterfinal loss to France on Wednesday night, putting Team USA off the medal stand for the first time in 17 years. While many would argue that the Americans weren’t at their full strength, Mitchell won’t bother looking back at […]

Team USA head coach Gregg Popovich was not in a jovial mood in the postgame presser following his team’s shock defeat to France in the quarterfinals of the FIBA World Cup. Coach Pop did not hold back when faced with the idea of Team USA not being at full strength due to all the withdrawals […]

Team USA took a 10-point loss at the hands of France in the quarterfinals of the 2019 FIBA World Cup. Joe Harris, who once again got the start for a second consecutive game, noted the Americans didn’t deserve to move on to the semifinals in a barnburner matchup against the French: “At the end of […]

Team USA saw a quick end to their 2019 FIBA World Cup dream of snatching the gold, losing to France 89-79 in the quarterfinals. Not even an hour has passed since the final whistle sealed the Americans’ fate and the witch hunt for who is to blame has already gotten underway. The United States hasn’t […]

Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell turned in one of the performances of the FIBA World Cup tournament with a 29-point, six-rebound, four-assist gem against France on Wednesday. However, the 23-year-old’s heroics came in a stunning defeat against a formidable French side, which would effectively end Team USA’s hope for bagging the gold medal in the […]

FIBA World Cup has produced some major shockers the last two days. After Argentina eliminated Serbia on Tuesday in a big upset, Team USA suffered a shock defeat against France, thereby ending the United States’ dream of bringing home the gold medal. After falling to a highly motivated French side, 89-79, Team USA head coach […]

France is moving on to the FIBA World Cup semifinals after knocking off Team USA with an 89-79 victory on Wednesday. San Antonio Spurs legend Tony Parker expressed his joy on Twitter with a simple “Yes!!!!” and some clapping emojis in reaction to his country’s massive victory: Yes!!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 https://t.co/Em8LpGlCbC — Tony Parker (@tonyparker) September […]

Team USA was eliminated from the 2019 FIBA World Cup after an 89-79 quarterfinals loss to France, despite a scorching night from Donovan Mitchell, who scored 29 points in a losing effort. The loss snapped a USA Basketball 58-game win streak with NBA players in their roster. The Americans can now finish as high as […]

Phoenix Suns point guard Ricky Rubio is now the all-time leader for assists in FIBA World Cup play, passing Pablo Prigioni’s mark of 106 assists in 24 games. Rubio and Spain squared off against Poland for a quarterfinal matchup on Tuesday, resulting in a 90-78 victory for the Spaniards. Rubio, who was playing in his […]

Sacramento Kings forward Nemanja Bjelica didn’t have the best day at the office for his native Serbia, as a 5-of-17 shooting night marred a rough FIBA World Cup quarterfinal loss against Argentina. Bjelica was the first to take ownership of his own performance, quickly taking the blame: “We weren’t ready for this game. Especially mentally. […]

Former NBA big man Luis Scola enjoyed a game for the ages, pacing his native Argentina in a 97-87 win over Serbia in the quarterfinals of the 2019 FIBA World Cup. Serbia was expected to notch a win, considering the amount of NBA talent on their roster and their recent prominence at the international stage, […]

There was no single person happier to see Argentina pull off a quarterfinal win over Serbia in the 2019 FIBA World Cup than former international great Manu Ginobili. The lifelong San Antonio Spurs legend was overcome with emotion after seeing some of his former teammates along with the new wave of Argentinian talent pull away […]

Team USA has gotten off to a perfect yet somewhat unimpressive 5-0 start in this 2019 FIBA World Cup, mustering the top seed in competition and now awaiting the first heavy hitter it will face in this tournament — France. Besides a 53-point scorching of 48th-ranked Japan in the third game of group play, the […]

Thanasis Skourtopoulos has faced a fair amount of criticism for the way he has utilized Giannis Antetokounmpo throughout the 2019 FIBA World Cup. Many journalists from the U.S. side reacted negatively to Skourtopolous’ decision to rest the Milwaukee Bucks star in the fourth quarter against Team USA, and now he’s firing back. Greece managed to […]

Bucks forward Khris Middleton knows that his Bucks teammate, Giannis Antetokounmpo,, isn’t going to stop pursuing a gold medal in FIBA World Cup play, despite the fact that Greece has been eliminated from this year’s tournament. Greece needed to win by 12 points against the Czech Republic on Monday to advance in this year’s FIBA […]

Tomas Satoransky had an interesting reaction to the call that fouled Giannis Antetokounmpo out of Monday’s victory over the Czech Republic at the 2019 FIBA World Cup. Though they managed to defeat the Czech side on Monday (84-77), Antetokounmpo and the Greek National Team were ultimately eliminated from the 2019 FIBA World Cup. Greece needed […]

Greece coach Thanasis Skourtopoulos was well aware that Milwaukee Bucks prodigy Giannis Antetokounmpo had all the best intentions to help his national team qualify for the upcoming Olympics, though the team fell well short of the goal after an 84-77 win over the Czech Republic. The Greek national team needed to win by 12 points […]

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum returned to Team USA practice, but he will miss a third consecutive game as the Americans take on Brazil Monday in the 2019 FIBA World Cup. The 6-foot-8 wing suffered a sprained ankle during Team USA’s overtime tilt against Turkey, rendering him out for at least two games, which he […]

Team USA forward Harrison Barnes isn’t ready to mend fences with Greece wing Thanasis Antetokounmpo, who took a cheap shot on the Sacramento Kings vet in the final minutes of their FIBA World Cup showdown. With 1:43 left in the USA-Greece second round matchup, Barnes was going for an uncontested dunk when Antetokounmpo hit him […]

Boston Celtics guard Kemba Walker missed Team USA’s practice ahead of their FIBA World Cup game against Brazil, though he remains probable to play. According to Brian Windhorst of ESPN, Walker is dealing with an unidentified illness that forced him to sit out their recent practice session. Meanwhile, Jayson Tatum is progressing but remains out […]

Denver Nuggets superstar center Nikola Jokic was ejected for screaming at the ref after disagreeing with a jump ball call during Serbia’s FIBA World Cup matchup against Spain on Sunday: After disagreeing with a jump ball call, Nikola Jokic screamed at the ref and was ejected from Serbia's game against Spain. pic.twitter.com/G3XDcr7ogE — NBA on […]

Enes Kanter, who has been known to stir things up on and off the court with his pugnacious flights of fancy, was a big fan of the kerfuffle that occurred during Team USA’s battle against Team Greece in Saturday’s FIBA World Cup matchup, which involved one of his Celtics teammates. Kanter Tweeted about that little […]

Team USA smothered Giannis Antetokounmpo and raced past Greece with a convincing 69-53 win on Saturday, getting its first win of the second round of the 2019 FIBA World Cup and improving to 4-0 in competition. Kemba Walker led the way for Team USA, which struggled to hit from the floor, mustering a pedestrian 36% […]

Dallas Mavericks center Boban Marjanovic is a large human. In fact, at 7-3, he’s one of the tallest athletes in recent NBA history. Despite this fact, Bobi pulled off a pass that any point guard would be proud of during Friday’s 90-47 victory over Puerto Rico at the 2019 FIBA World Cup. With just over […]

Team USA will be heading into the second round of the FIBA World Cup undefeated, but as they move on to the next phase of the tournament, their opponents can no longer be taken lightly. Their first test will be against Greece this Saturday, a team that is by 2018-19 NBA MVP, Giannis Antetokounmpo. The […]

San Antonio Spurs veteran point guard Patty Mills led the way for his national team of Australia, as the Boomers secured a huge 87-82 victory against Lithuania in the opening stage of the FIBA World Cup. Mills caught fire in this one, logging a game-high 23 points on 8-of-16 shooting, along with three 3-pointers, two […]

It was a night to remember for Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown, as he came up with arguably his best performance in the FIBA World Cup to date, leading Team USA to an absolute thrashing of Japan, 98-45. Brown was a walking highlight reel in this one, and one of his stand-out plays came in […]

Washington Wizards rookie Rui Hachimura threw down a ferocious one-handed jam over Indiana Pacers forward Myles Turner during Japan’s game against Team USA at the FIBA World Cup. With roughly five and a half minutes remaining in the third quarter of Thursday’s matchup, Hachimura received a pass on the left wing, then proceeded to make […]

Team Canada ended a disappointing FIBA World Cup on a high note after new Sacramento Kings recruit Cory Joseph led his team to a historic 82-60 victory against Senegal on Thursday. Joseph flexed his muscles in this one, logging a game-high 24 points on 9-of-17 shooting, along with three 3-pointers, two rebounds, three assists, and […]

Team USA finally produced the dominant performance the basketball world has been waiting for in the FIBA World Cup. Unfortunately for Japan, they were on the receiving end of a ruthless beating from the Americans, as the wire-to-wire victory ended with a final score of 98-45. Team USA was out to prove a point in […]

Team USA is down to just 10 players against Japan after it was announced that Marcus Smart will not play in the game on Thursday due to a left quad strain, per ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. Marcus Smart is out for Team USA with a left quad strain vs. Japan. He will be day-to-day. Missed time […]

Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic has kept an extremely hot hand at this year’s FIBA World Cup. In fact, “The Joker,” as he’s come to be known, has recorded an 83.3 percent mark from the field through Serbia’s first three games of the tournament. As further proof of his outstanding play at this year’s […]

Although he’s been a busy man this offseason, Washington Wizards rookie Rui Hachimura says he is excited to face Team USA at the 2019 FIBA World Cup. Hachimura has been through a lot in a short period of time. The Wizards selected the Japanese-born forward with the ninth overall pick in this summer’s draft. From […]

Team USA squeezed past Turkey with a 93-92 overtime victory in their FIBA World Cup showdown on Tuesday. However, they did not come out of it unscathed, as starting forward Jayson Tatum turned his ankle in the dying seconds of the game. Brian Windhorst of ESPN confirmed that Tatum will miss at least the next […]

Jayson Tatum sprained his ankle in overtime of Team USA’s narrow 93-92 victory over Turkey in the FIBA World Cup, but Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens still has no regrets about his players participating in the event. Stevens also noted that Tatum’s injury doesn’t seem to be serious: Brad Stevens on the Jayson Tatum […]

Indiana Pacers big man Myles Turner was a man relieved following Team USA’s razor-thin overtime victory against Turkey in the FIBA World Cup. The Americans eventually escape with the W, 93-92, but it wasn’t until the Turks gave them quite a scare. Following the highly-entertaining contest, Turner, who himself logged 11 points (on 3-of-7 shooting), nine […]

Memphis Grizzlies swingman Bruno Caboclo saved the day for his home nation of Brazil, as his game-winning tip clinched the victory for the Brazilians over a heavily favored Greece side, 79-78, in the opening stage of the FIBA World Cup in China. To be clear, Caboclo’s tip came on the defensive end, as he swatted […]