Irish Women’s Basketball Team Refuse to Shake Hands with Israeli Team, Then Gets Trounced
The members of Ireland’s women’s basketball team showed their support for Hamas and refused to shake the hands of their Israeli opponents.
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Team USA Leaves Basketball World Cup with No Medals After Loss to Canada
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Mikal Bridges pulled off an overtime-forcing miracle. It wasn’t enough to keep the U.S. from heading home from the World Cup empty-handed, and after 87 years of waiting Canada has again medaled on one of basketball’s biggest stages.
There Will be No Gold for the USA at the Basketball World Cup, After 113-111 loss to Germany
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — There will be no gold medal for the U.S. at this World Cup. And for the second consecutive time in FIBA’s biggest tournament, there might not be any medal at all for the Americans.
‘Crazy’: Mavs’ Luka Doncic Woken Up by North Korean Missile Alert Sirens in Japan
Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic was woken up by North Korean missile alert warnings while resting before the FIBA championships in Japan.
US-Born NBA Player Kyle Anderson Takes Chinese Citizenship to Play for China in FIBA World Cup
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kyle Anderson has obtained Chinese citizenship and will play for China in the upcoming FIBA World Cup.
WATCH: Mali Women’s Basketball Players Brawl After World Cup Loss
After taking a beating in the Women’s FIBA World Cup, a couple of teammates on the team from Mali decided to beat each other.
Obama Tweets Support for NBA’s African Basketball League
Former President and noted basketball fan Barack Obama, was the first president in U.S. history to build a basketball court at the White House.
Watch: Milwaukee Bucks’ Thon Maker Involved in Nasty Brawl
Things got ugly at the FIBA World Cup qualifier between Australia and the Philippines. Australia was blowing the Philippines out 79-48, in the third quarter when Philippines player June Mar Fajardo threw an elbow, sparking the two teams, and some fans, to fight.
