Vilnius (heinnews) – Just hours before the do-or-die game against Lithuania, Dirk Nowitzki said he will not retire from the German national team automatically if the team is eliminated from EuroBasket 2011. “I always kept the future open,” Nowitzki told a group of reporters the day of Germany’s final Group […]
Vilnius (heinnews) – Great basketball nations don’t rebuild, they re-load. And that is what European powers Greece are in the process of doing as they implement a group of über-talented youngsters into the senior national team – without having to sacrifice current success. Greece have one the best two-year generations […]
Vilnius (heinnews) – Watching Joakim Noah joke around on the court during practice, one gets the feeling of observing a kid in a candy shop. Then again, the Chicago Bulls center is having the time of his life at his first EuroBasket. “It’s cool. I’m having a blast,” Noah told […]
Serbia are considered one of the best basketball nations in Europe but have struggled at times at EuroBasket 2011 with some up and down play. They still have strong chance of qualifying for the quarterfinals with a victory over Turkey in the final Group F second round game. heinnews’s David […]
Reigning champions Spain are strong contenders to defend their EuroBasket title. The loss against Turkey gave them a setback but Spain bounced back against Germany. heinnews’s David Hein talked to Spain point guard Jose Calderon between the games about the […]
Russia star Andrei Kirilenko was just one of the many, many people directly affected by the tragic plane crash which killed 43 members of a Russian hockey club as the Utah Jazz big man knew some of those who […]
Enes Kanter did not play a competitive game for two years. And it has cost the 19-year-old Turkish power forward quite a bit in his development. Members of the Turkish coaching staff have even said the Utah Jazz draft pick is not ready to play in the NBA. In April […]
Turkey, Greece, Spain, Italy, Germany and now even China? The offers for the services of Dirk Nowitzki are adding up by the day. But the German superstar has said he will not decide on his club future until after the 2011 EuroBasket. “I’m going to play the Euros and then […]
Dirk Nowitzki has become a legend by leading the Dallas to the NBA title. Now the Mavericks superstar has become Legendary thanks to a pair of Mavericks fans who came up with a new line of t-shirts featuring an Icon the German Wunderkind – with more projects incorporating Nowitzki on […]
Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness has promised basketball fans of the promoted German BBL league club two more “rocket” signings by July 21 when the official team presentation takes place with Robin Benzing being rumored as next addition while the signing of Dirk Nowitzki could also be done if the […]
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