Ricky Rubio News

Minnesotans aren't known for drawing attention to themselves. This is a land where someone will ask you three times if you want something to eat, where merging is like a game of Blind Man's Bluff.

Lebron is years away from consideration. He is no where near the greatness of Kobe and nobody will ever come close to Jordan!! More from Jim Souhan Target Center on Friday offered that classic sports matchup: The Unstoppable Force and the Wafer-Thin Object.

Timberwolves fans haven't yet seen hide nor hair of lottery draft pick Ricky Rubio , and won't do so for at least two more years.

A U.S. congressman is asking NBA Commissioner David Stern why the league participated in games with a visiting Greek team that has allegedly breached contracts with former NBA players.

The quality of a national league here in Europe is not given by the value of top teams - " every league has a number of top teams - " but is more appropriately determined by how good the medium-to-low range clubs are.

The NBA's quick swing through Spain didn't yield Ricky Rubio, although it did provide plenty of anticipation for one of Europe's biggest talents.

The NBA's quick swing through Spain didn't yield Ricky Rubio, although it did provide plenty of anticipation for one of Europe's biggest talents.

It's been three and a half months since black sheep of the Buss family presented Kobe and the Lakers with the Larry O'Brien trophy in Orlando.

That's the lead quote over at the Eurobasket 2009 official site , and it's good enough to lead here at BallinEurope.com as well on the morning of the final game.

Spain became European basketball champions for the first time after beating Serbia 85-63 in the EuroBasket final in Katowice, Poland.

Pau Gasol had 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead world champion Spain to an 85-63 victory over Serbia in the final of the European basketball championships Sunday in Katowice, Poland.

We have reached the quarterfinals at Eurobasket 2009. Six qualifying spots for the 2010 Worlds are on the line, not to mention three medals.

Eurobasket is really heating up. In a few hours France -- the undefeated team starring the remarkable Tony Parker -- will meet Spain, which is everyone's presumed favorite in this game and the tournament.

Any fan of the NBA acknowledges the growing global popularity of basketball and the NBA.

In this nov. 23, 2008, file photo, Sacramento Kings' Bobby Brown, left, shoots a layup while being guarded by Los Angeles Lakers' Jordan ... COLUMNISTS Wolves, Sessions a convenient match With the Ricky Rubio plan on hold, Minnesota signed Ramon Sessions to an offer sheet.

Posted by Michael Schwartz on September 9th, 2:12 pm Goran Dragic played his best game of EuroBasket 2009 today against defendingA world champion Spain.

Ronny Turiaf had a double-double and Tony Parker added 17 points Wednesday to help France to a 69-64 win over defending champion Russia at the European basketball championship.

Great Britain gave Spain a real scare in their second EuroBasket Group C game, the world champions edging out Chris Finch's men 84-76 in Warsaw.

The European basketball championship opens today with Spain once again starting out as the favorite.

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, Note: Also seen at Protect the Paint. The Ricky Rubio saga - what is the proper incubation period for a teen phenom? - reminds me of another much-hyped youngster.