Tag: 2014 FIBA World Cup
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USA Basketball: (400) Days Til Summer
Image Courtesy of Paul Nuttall/Flickr If you hadn't heard, the NBA's silly season officially begins today; free agency is the league's annual frenzy that tests the wallets of team owners, the smarts of General Managers,...
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BMF Hoops: The Conclusion of Nike WBF 2014 Barcelona
Courtesy of Nike The Nike World Basketball Festival (WBF) 2014 concluded on Sunday with the World’s Baddest Pick Up Game final in Barcelona. The team captained by All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving defeated Anthony Davis’s...
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So Much for Team USA vs. Spain
Image courtesy of Emmanuel Milou/Flickr . A Boris Diaw-led France squad defeated Spain, 65-52, in their FIBA World Cup quarterfinal game, leaving the entire basketball world with questions and observations. We’ve been led to believe,...
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FIBA World Cup: Team USA Overcomes Halftime Deficit Against Turkey
Team USA overcame a five-point halftime deficit and Anthony Davis scored all 19 of his points in the second half to lead the Americans to a 98-77 victory on Sunday night in Spain, bringing the...
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Nike & USA Officially Tip-Off 2014 WBF In 'Windy City'
Courtesy of Nike This week, NIKE, Inc. and USA Basketball are making an impact in Chicago with programs and activations bringing the community together through the lens of basketball. The World Basketball Festival uses the...
