The offseason is over and NBA.com has the grades for every team. Not surprisingly, after taking his talents to South Beach, LeBron and co. are on top. Read Full Article
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Cruise ControlThe U.S. Team ran into another unchallenging opponent in Angola. | Off The MarkShaq ripped Mo Williams recently, but his criticism shows a lack of class. | Loyalty WinsAfter a rocky season, Tim Thomas has found a home with the Mavericks. | Ahead of the GameDoug Collins has a lot of new schemes for an evolving Philly squad. |

Russia beats New Zealand 78-56 to gain quartersSeptember 6th 2010 10:09 pm |
Russia reached the quarterfinals of basketball's world championships, beating New Zealand 78-56 Monday behind Andrey Vorontsevich's 18 points and 11 rebounds. The Russians next play the United States on Thursday. Read Full Article |
Turkoglu helps Turkey rally past FranceSeptember 5th 2010 7:21 pm |
Turkey used a 21-4 run spanning the second and third quarters on Sunday to eliminate France from the basketball world championship with a 95-77 win. Read Full Article |
Slovenia trounces Australia 87-58 at WorldsSeptember 5th 2010 3:13 pm |
Jaka Lokovic scored 19 points and Slovenia hit 16 of 33 3-pointers to eliminate Australia 87-58 Sunday in the round of 16 at the World Championship. Read Full Article |
Navarro scores 22 as Spain eliminates GreeceSeptember 4th 2010 5:27 pm |
Juan Carlos Navarro scored 22 points for Spain in an 80-72 victory that eliminated Greece from the basketball World Championships on Saturday. Read Full Article |
Game comes down to free throws as Serbia nips CroatiaSeptember 4th 2010 2:12 pm |
Oklahoma City Thunder center Nenad Krstic had 16 points and Aleksander Rasic scored five points in the last 21 seconds to help Serbia edge Croatia 73-72 in the round of 16 at the basketball world championship. Read Full Article |
Bucks sign second-round draft pick HobsonSeptember 4th 2010 12:43 pm |
The Milwaukee Bucks have signed second-round draft pick Darington Hobson. Read Full Article |
Hawks beef up frontline, add veteran center ThomasSeptember 2nd 2010 6:03 pm |
The Atlanta Hawks have signed free agent center Etan Thomas to add bulk in the frontcourt. Read Full Article |
Penney scores 25 to guide New Zealand into next roundSeptember 2nd 2010 6:00 pm |
Kirk Penney scored 25 points to help New Zealand surge into the knockout round of the basketball world championships with an 82-70 win over France on Thursday. Read Full Article |
Germany breezes past Jordan in final FIBA game for bothSeptember 2nd 2010 5:28 pm |
Tibor Pleiss scored 23 points to give Germany a 91-73 win over Jordan on Thursday in a match between two eliminated teams at the basketball world championship. Read Full Article |
Varejao key as Brazil clinches third place in Group BSeptember 2nd 2010 4:50 pm |
Marcelo Machado scored 18 points, Anderson Varejao grabbed 12 rebounds in his longest stint at the world championship, and Brazil clinched third place in Group B with a 92-74 victory over Croatia on Thursday. Read Full Article |


![]() | Size Matters Brent Barry discusses how Russia plans on utilizing their size in their upcoming matchup versus the U.S. Team. |
![]() | Game Time: Manu Ginobili Manu Ginobili calls Game Time and talks about how it feels to watch the games instead of playing in the FIBA World Championship. |
![]() | USAB Day Off: Rudy Gay Rudy Gay tours Istanbul, Turkey and is grateful that basketball has allowed him to travel all over the world. |
![]() | Russia vs. USA Preview NBA TV's Brent Barry previews the quarterfinal matchup between Russia and the USA. |
![]() | Penney's Chance NBA TV's Rick Kamla and Brent Barry talk about New Zealand's Kirk Penney making the most of this opportunity on the world stage. |
![]() | Scola at the Worlds Dennis Scott talks with the Rockets' Luis Scola about his performance at the FIBA World Championships. |
![]() | USA Raining Threes NBA TV's Brent Barry and Rick Kamla take a look at the Americans' outside game against Angola. |
![]() | Coach K Postgame Coach Mike Krzyzewski talks to the media after Monday's impressive victory against Angola. |
![]() | Postgame: Kevin Love Kevin Love, who scored eight points off the bench against Angola, talks to the media after Monday's victory. |
![]() | Chauncey Billups Postgame Chauncey Billups talks to the media after Monday's win against Angola. |