Latest Tom Ziller Stories

• Lebanon Storms Past Canada, Greece Avoids Upset
• By Tom Ziller 8/28/2010 5:45 PM ET
• Spain's defeat at the hands of undermanned France was certainly the biggest surprise of the opening day of the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey. But it was far from the only eye-opener. ... More »
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• FIBA Will Decide Great Britain's Olympic Basketball Fate in 2011
• By Tom Ziller 8/28/2010 4:13 PM ET
• FIBA secretary general Patrick Baumann has told FanHouse he will wait until spring or summer 2011 to decide whether to grant Great Britain a host bid for the 2012 Olympic tournament in London. ... More »
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• Great Britain Qualifies for EuroBasket, Bolsters Olympic Bid
• By Tom Ziller 8/26/2010 6:20 PM ET
• Great Britain clinched a spot in EuroBasket 2011 with an overtime win Thursday over Bosnia and Herzegovina in Liverpool, greatly strengthening its case for a bid in the 2012 London Olympic tournament. ...
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• Sixers Yank Andres Nocioni Out of FIBA World Championship
• By Tom Ziller 8/26/2010 1:48 PM ET
• The Philadelphia 76ers have pulled Argentine forward Andres Nocioni out of the 2010 FIBA World Championship due to a nagging ankle injury. Nocioni tweaked his ankle earlier this month but recovered ... More »
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• Nenad Krstic Suspended Three Games by FIBA for Chair Toss
• By Tom Ziller 8/26/2010 1:33 PM ET
• Despite fears Thunder center Nenad Krstic might miss the entirety of Serbia's run in the 2010 FIBA World Championship following a rollicking brawl in a warmup against Greece, the big man will miss ... More »
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• Team USA Bludgeons Undermanned Greece in Final FIBA Warmup
• By Tom Ziller 8/25/2010 1:58 PM ET
• With the start of the 2010 FIBA World Championship just three days away, Team USA coach Mike Krzyzewski made sure his entire roster got some burn and some rest during the squad's final warmup game ... More »
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• Rajon Rondo Off Team USA's Final Roster
• By Tom Ziller 8/24/2010 2:23 PM ET
• USA Basketball announced Tuesday that Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo has withdrawn from the team just days before the start of the 2010 FIBA World Championship. The team needed to cut one player ...
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• Michael Heisley Defends Grizzlies' Stand on Xavier Henry
• By Tom Ziller 8/23/2010 5:30 PM ET
• Memphis Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley took to the airwaves to defend his team's stance in the protracted contract negotiations of first-round pick Xavier Henry, and, well, he sounded defensive all ... More »
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• Kwame Brown Signs With Bobcats, Reunites With Jordan
• By Tom Ziller 8/23/2010 3:56 PM ET
• If you had to name the franchise least likely to sign free-agent center Kwame Brown, the Bobcats -- now owned by Michael Jordan -- would have to be at the top. Jordan was the general manager who ... More »
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• Jose Calderon Injured, Will Miss FIBA Worlds
• By Tom Ziller 8/23/2010 9:25 AM ET
• The long list of NBA players exiting the 2010 FIBA World Championship before it even begins continues to grow, as Spanish point guard Jose Calderon, a Raptor, has been ruled out after being injured in ...
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• Nene Won't Play for Brazil at FIBA Worlds
• By Tom Ziller 8/21/2010 6:34 PM ET
• Denver Nuggets center Nene has been removed from Brazil's FIBA World Championship roster after being unable to overcome nagging leg injuries in tournament preparation, the team announced Saturday. ...
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• Team USA Challenged by Lithuania in Warmup
• By Tom Ziller 8/21/2010 5:17 PM ET
• USA Basketball drew a strong test in World Championship warm-ups, trailing less-than-elite Lithuania for the better part of three quarters before eventually pulling away to a 77-61 win. Kevin Durant ...
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• Delonte West Suspended 10 Games
• By Tom Ziller 8/21/2010 8:55 AM ET
• The NBA announced Friday guard Delonte West has been suspended 10 games after the former Cavalier plead guilty to weapons charges in July. As a part of his plea, West is on probation for two years, ... More »
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• Matt Bonner Denied Canadian Citizenship, Won't Play in Worlds
• By Tom Ziller 8/21/2010 8:20 AM ET
• Matt Bonner, the Spurs forward who spent two seasons with the Raptors, has been denied for the second time accelerated approval of his application for Canadian citizenship, ruling him out of competing ...
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• FIBA Boss 'Appalled' By Greece-Serbia Fight, Nenad Krstic Blames Shirtless Fan
• By Tom Ziller 8/20/2010 12:50 PM ET
• FIBA secretary general Patrick Baumann of Germany has issued a strongly worded statement about Thursday's gnarly on-court fracas between the Serbian and Greek national teams at the Olympic Indoor Hall ... More »
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• Nenad Krstic Jailed Overnight Following FIBA Fracas
• By Tom Ziller 8/20/2010 8:47 AM ET
• Oklahoma City Thunder center Nenad Krstic was detained by Greek authorities overnight following a bloody fight during a FIBA game between Krstic's Serbia and Greece in Athens Thursday. Reuters reports ...
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• Rudy Fernandez Fined $25,000 for Public Trade Request
• By Tom Ziller 8/19/2010 6:41 PM ET
• Andy Miller, the agent for disgruntled Portland Trail Blazers guard Rudy Fernandez, did an interview in which Miller said Rudy wants to leave the NBA, having given up hope on being traded by a team ...
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• Serbia, Greece Brawl in Pre-Worlds 'Friendly' in Athens
• By Tom Ziller 8/19/2010 6:22 PM ET
• Nary a summer goes by without two national basketball teams smacking the snot out of each other during a FIBA game. Last summer, we were fed two notable melees, Italy vs. Canada and the inordinately ... More »
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• Xavier Henry Dispute Hinges on Uncommon Incentive
• By Tom Ziller 8/19/2010 1:46 PM ET
• We finally know what has kept Xavier Henry from signing his rookie deal with the Memphis Grizzlies. Since Henry sat out of the Grizzlies' Vegas Summer League schedule, the contract dispute between ...
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• Andrew Bogut May Not Be Ready for Season Opener
• By Tom Ziller 8/19/2010 1:01 PM ET
• Andrew Bogut, the Bucks' center who broke his arm in a horrific on-court crash in April, was expected to be back in action for the beginning of the 2010-11 season, one for which expectations are high ...
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