FIBA World Cup Articles - Page 2

Team USA head coach Steve Kerr expressed concern about the difficulties stemming from the fleeting nature of national team obligations in significant tournaments during a somber assessment of the Americans’ showing in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. The overtime loss to Canada (127-118) in the bronze-medal game was met with empathy from Kerr toward […]

Houston Rockets wing Dillon Brooks continues to embrace his villain role. Brooks helped Team Canada defeat Team USA 127-118 in overtime in the FIBA World Cup bronze medal match. He notably scored 39 points during the game, shooting 12-for-18 from the field and 7-for-8 from the three-point line in addition to posting four rebounds and […]

Dillon Brooks said it was Dillon Brooks time in the 2023 FIBA World Cup bronze medal match — and he was right. He performed spectacularly to lead Canada past Team USA and secure the bronze medal. In a wildly high-scoring, overtime game that Canada won by a score of 127-118, Brooks dropped 39 points, a […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James absolutely loved the now viral moment between Austin Reaves and former Purple and Gold teammate Dennis Schroder. For those who missed it, after Germany took down Team USA in the semifinals of the FIBA World Cup, Reaves waited for Schroder outside the Germans’ locker room to congratulate him once […]

Jaren Jackson Jr. and Team USA failed to complete their mission of winning the gold from the 2023 FIBA World Cup in Manila. However, there’s another business for them to take care of, with a bronze medal matchup against Canada coming up this Sunday. That means Jackson will be able to share the floor against […]

Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks helped lead his home country of Slovenia to a win over Italy in the FIBA World Cup on Saturday. Doncic scored 29 points in just over 37 minutes for his home country in a close 89-85 win. He stuffed the stat sheet with 10  rebounds and eight assists. Prior […]

Luka Doncic’s nagging left thigh injury just won’t go away. As the Dallas Mavericks superstar finished up FIBA World Cup action with his native Slovenia, though, Doncic knew he doesn’t have much time to get fully healthy. “I do not know what to say. It’s not okay,” he said of his left leg injury following […]

The giant slayers will play for the right to be called the 2023 FIBA World Cup Champions as Serbia and Germany take center stage and vie for the gold medal this Sunday. Everyone expected a United States versus Canada finale, but the Germans and the Serbians had other plans as they shocked the world with […]

There was a time during the 2023 FIBA World Cup when it looked like Team USA and Team Canada would be on a collision course to play in the gold medal game — although that isn’t the case, Tyrese Haliburton is ready for the challenge as the two North American countries battle for third on […]

Make that two straight cycles of the FIBA World Cup that Team USA has failed to deliver gold. The only program-wide silver lining gleaned from the Americans’ time on the international stage over the last few weeks? They’ve already qualified for the 2024 Olympics, an event bound to serve as a reckoning for USA Basketball […]

Team USA shockingly ended its Gold Medal bid at the FIBA World Cup with a loss to Germany on Friday. After the game, NBA center Andre Drummond gave his take on the shocking FIBA result and what it means about Team USA going forward. Drummond recently spoke with Rick Kamla and Antonio Daniels of SiriusXM […]

Team USA basketball fell short of their gold medal aspirations on Friday at the 2023 FIBA World Cup, losing in shocking fashion to Germany in the semifinals by a score of 113-111. Following the disappointing outcome, Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves spoke out on the Americans not living up to expectations. “Obviously super tough. […]

Dallas Mavericks and Slovenian star Luka Doncic let his temper get the best of him again during the FIBA World Cup. Doncic has struggled throughout his career with letting his emotions get out of control, and the FIBA World Cup was no different. This cost him and the Slovenian team during Wednesday’s quarterfinal loss to […]

After all of the mocking and “F group” proclamations, USA winning the FIBA World Cup would been a fitting and triumphant end to this battle for global hoops supremacy. It would not have been the most original script, to be sure, but still a somewhat intriguing one. This is not the NFL, though. Nor is […]

Team USA’s shot at taking home the gold medal in the 2023 FIBA World Cup is over after losing in the semifinals to Germany. While Team USA did bounce back from its loss to Lithuania with a win over Italy, it failed to reach the final game for the second consecutive World Cup. The Americans […]

Team USA was defeated by Team Germany in the semifinals of the FIBA World Cup on Friday. The Americans do not have a chance to win the gold medal as a result of the defeat. Although the USA team’s roster was lacking star-power, some believed the team was still talented enough to win the FIBA […]

Losing to Latvia wasn’t as good as Steve Kerr hoped it would be the Americans in the FIBA Men’s World Cup. Team USA is now set to face off against Canada in the bronze medal game this Sunday, Sept. 10, after losing in the semifinals to Germany. It will be the last game in an […]

There were several possible storylines people were anticipating heading into the 2023 FIBA world Cup. Did USA have enough stars to win it all? Was this Canada’s time to stake its claim as a supreme basketball power. Could Luka Doncic carry scrappy Slovenia to a deep run? Despite boasting some NBA talent, Serbia was under […]

Germany upset Team USA 113-111 Friday, ensuring that the Americans can’t win a gold medal at the 2023 FIBA World Cup. It marks the second straight World Cup in which Team USA won’t even win the silver medal. While the Americans were the clear favorites at the start of the tournament, Team USA coach Steve […]

One of the all-time great FIBA World Cup players is celebrating Germany’s upset of Team USA Friday. When Germany beat Team USA 113-111 to reach the 2023 World Cup gold medal game, Dirk Nowitzki was quick to rejoice on Twitter. Nowitzki tweeted at the official account for Germany’s account one minute after the final buzzer […]

The FIBA World Cup is not over for Team USA, but they are no longer in contention for the gold medal after losing 113-111 in the semifinals to Germany on Friday morning. In a game that many anticipated the United States winning, the Germans held their own and led almost the entire time. Brandon Ingram […]

With Team Canada needing to overcome Luka Doncic and Slovenia to continue their path in winning the coveted gold medal in the 2023 FIBA World Cup, a herculean effort was needed from the team’s top guys, such as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Dillon Brooks. Gilgeous-Alexander, the talented combo guard who made First Team All-NBA last season, […]

The rematch is happening as the United States clashes with Germany in the semi-finals of the 2023 FIBA World Cup. Check out our FIBA World Cup odds series for our United States-Germany prediction and pick. The United States had a rude awakening at the hands of Lithuania this past weekend and unfortunately for Italy, they felt […]

All of Team USA has plenty at stake against Germany, but the matchup might mean more to Austin Reaves than any other player. Team USA and Germany will compete Friday for a spot in the 2023 FIBA World Cup gold medal game. While Austin Reaves has been one of Team USA’s most important World Cup […]

The semi-finals of the 2023 FIBA World Cup are here as Canada battles Serbia for the right to book a ticket in the championship round. Check out our FIBA World Cup odds series for our Serbia-Canada prediction and pick. Serbia spoiled Lithuania’s undefeated record and advanced to the semi-final round with an impressive 87-68 win over […]

Team USA is heading to the FIBA World Cup semifinals versus Germany. Team USA beat Italy in the quarterfinals 100-63 while Germany defeated Latvia in the quarterfinals 81-79. In the quarterfinal win, Mikal Bridges led the team with 24 points and seven rebounds. Ahead of their semifinal matchup, coach Steve Kerr is getting his guys […]

On every given night, every member of the Team USA squad competing for the gold medal in the 2023 FIBA World Cup can go off. But among the 12 players on the roster, no one has attracted higher expectations upon himself than Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards. Many believe that Edwards is the team’s undisputed […]

The Philippines and the USA have a long history with one another. From tumultuous times to economic partnerships, both countries have learned to work with one another over the years. This has led to the growth of a lot of bases in the Asian country. A bunch of Americans even came into the country to […]

With the 2023 FIBA World Cup down to the semifinals, the remaining teams vying for a gold medal are the United States, Canada, Germany and Serbia. The United States and Germany will face off in one semifinal game while Canada and Serbia will face off in the other. Canada’s run to the semifinals saw them […]

The FIBA World Cup is down to the final four teams in the United States, Canada, Germany and Serbia. Team USA will square off against Germany and Canada will face Serbia with each of the four teams vying for a spot in the gold medal game. In Canada’s case, they got to the semifinals by […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are rapidly growing as a young, high-potential team in the NBA and this is in large part thanks to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The 25-year-old elevated his play to an All-Star and All-NBA level a season ago, which put Oklahoma City, a team many thought would finish near the bottom of the standings, […]

With the semi-finals set for the 2023 FIBA World Cup, let’s not forget the 5 to 8 classification bracket that will take over Thursday’s slate of games, which includes a showdown between Lithuania and Slovenia. Check out our FIBA World Cup odds series for our Lithuania-Slovenia prediction and pick. Lithuania bowed out of the tournament following […]

The FIBA World Cup has been a bumpy ride for years now for Team USA. The most dominant team in international basketball history, Team USA only finished in seventh place in 2019. The 2023 team was expected to be a new era redeem team of sorts. With a relatively weaker roster than normal, things haven’t […]

With the semi-finals set for the 2023 FIBA World Cup, let’s not forget the 5 to 8 classification bracket that will take over Thursday’s slate of games, which includes a showdown between two teams that exceeded expectations in the tournament — Italy and Latvia. Check out our FIBA World Cup odds series for our Italy-Latvia prediction […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was the best player on the floor in Canada’s impressive 100-89 win over Slovenia on Wednesday in Manila, a victory that sends his country to the semifinals of the FIBA World Cup for the first time ever. The Oklahoma City Thunder superstar put together one of the most efficient performances in tournament history, […]

Luka Doncic and the Slovenia team fell to Canada in the Quarterfinals at the FIBA World Cup Wednesday. Doncic was ejected during the 100-89 loss in the fourth quarter after receiving his second technical foul. Along with Doncic, Canada star Dillon Brooks was also ejected during the fourth quarter for taunting. Though both Doncic and […]

For the first time ever, Canada is through to the semifinals of the FIBA World Cup, where they will face Serbia. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was the star of the show Wednesday in the quarters against Luka Doncic and Slovenia, showing out for 31 points, 10 rebounds, and four assists. In the process, he made history, becoming […]

Dillon Brooks has made a living out of annoying his opponents, and a trip to the other side of the world hasn’t changed his disposition on the basketball court one bit. During Canada’s 2023 FIBA World Cup quarterfinal matchup against Luka Doncic and Slovenia, the famous instigator notorious for his stint with the Memphis Grizzlies […]

In what was sure to be a heated matchup between Luka Doncic’s Slovenia and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s Canada in the quarterfinal of the 2023 FIBA World Cup, it was Doncic who fell prey to his usual habits. With the Dallas Mavericks, Doncic routinely loses his cool whenever the whistle doesn’t go his way, and that’s exactly […]