Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterSep 10, 2023, 11:00 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books MANILA, Philippines — Four years ago, German basketball wasn’t in the best place. Dirk Nowitzki had retired; they missed the Olympics altogether in 2016 and at the last FIBA
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Associated Press Sep 10, 2023, 09:53 AM ET MANILA, Philippines — None of the teams that medaled in the 2019 Basketball World Cup made the medal round this year. And only two quarterfinalists from 2019 did so again. It represents almost unprecedented turnover, and FIBA doesn’t mind. FIBA secretary general Andreas Zagklis, in his traditional
Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterSep 10, 2023, 06:55 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books MANILA, Philippines — An NBA game broke out at the FIBA World Cup on Sunday, with Team USA and Team Canada falling into the high-octane, free-flowing, star vs. star
Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterSep 9, 2023, 05:01 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books MANILA, Philippines — The basketball talent that came to the Philippines probably won’t compare to next year’s Paris Olympics. Having said that, the competition level at the 2023 FIBA
Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterSep 9, 2023, 06:15 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books MANILA, Philippines — In a game years in the making, Team USA and Team Canada are finally playing for a basketball medal. It wasn’t supposed to be a bronze,
Associated Press Sep 9, 2023, 07:37 AM ET MANILA, Philippines — Luka Doncic ended his summer schedule with a win. Doncic, the Dallas Mavericks star, finished with 29 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists as Slovenia topped Italy 89-85 on Saturday in the seventh-place game at the Basketball World Cup. Mike Tobey scored 12 points
Associated Press Sep 8, 2023, 08:25 PM ET ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. — Stanley “Whitey” Von Nieda, who had been the oldest living former NBA player, has died at the age of 101. Von Nieda died Wednesday in Elizabethtown. Von Nieda played a combined 59 games for the Tri-Cities Blackhawks and Baltimore Bullets in 1949-50. The National
Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterSep 8, 2023, 12:24 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books MANILA, Philippines — This is the third World Cup I’ve covered and the third time Team USA has failed to win the gold. Those previous squads have faced learning
Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterSep 8, 2023, 10:46 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books MANILA, Philippines — When Team USA assembled its roster and decided on its game plan for this World Cup cycle, they made a bet. It was a sensible bet,
Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterSep 8, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato The men’s college basketball offseason offers an opportunity to reflect not just on the previous season, but examine the nostalgic moments throughout the history of the game. But sometimes those conversations