Olympic Basketball News

Manu Ginobili of the San Antonio Spurs fouls to prevent a breakaway score by Tony Allen of the Memphis Grizzlies.

In this July 11, 2012, file photo, Seattle Storm's Sue Bird dribbles against the Atlanta Dream in a WNBA basketball game in Seattle.

The Chicago Bears will retire Mike Ditka's No. 89 at halftime of a "Monday Night Football" game against Dallas on Dec.

Former Ballarat Lady Miners player Rachel Jarry, centre, will play with Minnesota Lynx in the upcoming Women's National Basketball Association season in the United States.

March 3, 2013; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Wizards point guard John Wall talks with Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal against the Philadelphia 76ers in the fourth quarter at Verizon Center.

They found me. I'd just got back after playing two years in Sweden. I didn't even know women were allowed on the team.

New York Knickerbockers honor the 40th anniversary of the 1972-73 World Championship team at halftime of the Knicks and Bucks game at Madison Square Garden.

First of all, this is a nice honor for Greg Monroe and Andre Drummond . They're two of America's most promising young big men, and they deserve a chance to show their skills in this environment.

First thing we noticed in his press conference: a diet Coke can with a great big K turned toward the camera.

Plenty of enthusiasm and energy entered the U.S. Olympic Training Center's gymnasium Thursday afternoon as 132 athletes from across the United States arrived to begin trials for the 2013 USA Basketball Women's U16 National Team.

The hype surrounding the WNBA is at a peak this season - when the talent alone could makes the league attractive to fans.

The star-studded U.S. national basketball team cannot afford to get complacent about being the sport's superpower given the pace of emerging talent around the globe, head coach Mike Krzyzewski said on Thursday.

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski just couldn't pass on "the ultimate honor" of representing his country again as the U.S. men's national team coach.

Former Portland Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan reportedly will not return as an assistant coach for USA Basketball under Duke's Mike Krzyzewski.

Call it a moment of clarity, self-actualization, or just putting "it" all together, but there is no denying Miami Heat small forward LeBron James has reached the pinnacle of basketball.

Milwaukee Bucks center Larry Sanders will follow up his terrific 2012-13 NBA season with an invite to the USA Basketball Select Team camp this summer in Las Vegas.

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski's return to the Team USA bench for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro means that Jim Boeheim will return as an assistant for the team, Syracuse.com reported .

Ajani Williams, president of the Jamaica Basketball Association , said his organisation has given up its chase of Indiana Pacers centre Roy Hibbert for this year's Federation of International Basketball Associations World Championships.

4, 2012, file photo, United States coach Mike Krzyzewski signals to players during a preliminary men's basketball game against Lithuania at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Top prep basketball prospect Andrew Wiggins told a small gathering of family and friends at his high school gym Tuesday that he will play at Kansas.