With just one NBA team, a men's national team that did not qualify for the 2004, 2008 nor 2012 Olympics and a disappointing zero points at the 2010 world championships, Canada has always been regarded as the "hockey only" country.  But now that things have changed, many of us who follow basketball...

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Where are all the Big Men of the NBA? A whole generation of big men fell victim to the need for big men in the NBA. Many guys went straight from high school to the NBA, and really didn’t know how to play the game or take care of their bodies. Recall Eddy Curry and Kwame Brown? I am pretty sure that...

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The nations have spoken, 2016 Olympics Host, Brazil, have joined the chorus of praise of a  new competition format and calendar announced by FIBA. These changes are mainly related to the FIBA Basketball World Cup, which is to increase from 24 to 32 teams starting in 2019. For us basketball fans,...

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Nicolas Chapart is one of the few who had the opportunity to put together his passion and his expertise all together. With a degree in Sports Science from the University of Edinburgh, he uses his passion for technology and social media to help the FIBA expand their audience and their fans throughout...

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Leandro Lima's childhood reads like a great novel. During his teenage years, social injustice in Brazil forced him and his family to switch homes from one place to another. In order to keep him off the streets and to provide him with better opportunities, Leandro's mom encouraged him take up a sports...

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