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Gone are the days when the NBA was a USA-orientated business.
If one player best-represents this motion, it is reigning two-time league MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo. But the Milwaukee Buck is something of a rare find out of Greece.
As the world’s top basketball league continues its rapid globalisation, one country

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How Spain develops the best NBA talent outside of the USA

Feel like the NBA never went away? You're not the only one. Just 71 days after LeBron James and the LA Lakers sealed a historic 17th NBA Championship showtime for the new 2020/21 season begins today, December 22.
And while King James shows no signs of letting up, despite turning

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Spain and Argentina will face each other in the 18th FIBA World Cup final, which ended up being an all-Spanish-speaking affair.
The team coached by Sergio Scariolo has put together its best performance since winning the title in 2006.
The Argentines, who lost to Yugoslavia in the 2002 final, are

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2019 FIBA World Cup final: Five things to know

Spain are one of international basketball's traditional powerhouses, and in recent years they've been powered by the Gasol brothers.
In fact, they are arguably the best pair of brothers the sport has ever seen.
With Spain having taken home the title at the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China, we

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A record 32 nations will battle it out for the title of basketball world champions when the 2019 FIBA World Cup gets underway on 31st August.
Competing in eight cities across China, the teams will also be hoping to claim one of seven Olympic qualification berths for Tokyo 2020.
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Just weeks after the conclusion of last season, the new NBA campaign is up and running.
The bubble era is over, with teams returning to their home arenas, but it will be some time before basketball fans are allowed back in due to COVID measures.
There were two games on

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What we learned from opening night of NBA season 2020/21

Two months after the Los Angeles Lakers were crowned champions for a record-equalling 17th time, the NBA is back for the 2020-21 season early morning on Wednesday.
Sixteen-time NBA All-Star and four-time MVP LeBron James teamed up with Anthony Davis to bring the title home to the LA Lakers after

LA Lakers will be chasing an 18th NBA title in 2020-21.

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On this day in 1979, Olympic boxing champion Muhammad Ali announced his retirement from professional boxing for a third time.
It came nine months after he beat Leon Spinks to regain his world heavyweight champion belt, becoming the first man to win it thrice.
Ali would later return for two

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With just two regular NBA starters on their 12-man roster, Spain were viewed as outsiders for the FIBA Basketball World Cup when the tournament kicked off on 31 August.
But on Sunday, they overwhelmed Argentina to make it eight wins out of eight in China and become world champions for

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It's been an amazing 2019 for Sergio Scariolo.
The Italian was one of Nick Nurse's assistant coaches as the Toronto Raptors dethroned the Golden State Warriors to claim their first NBA title in June.
Just three months later, he has led Spain to their second FIBA World Cup title 13

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Coach Sergio Scariolo leads Spain to FIBA World Cup crown

It's been a great 2019 for Sergio Scariolo so far.
The Italian was one of Nick Nurse's assistant coaches as the Toronto Raptors dethroned the Golden State Warriors to claim their first NBA title in June.

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