Articles by Antonio Kozlow (1982)
Luka Doncic started out his FIBA World Cup participation truly on fire, as he first dropped 37 points this weekend in Game 1 against Venezuela, and this Monday continued his brilliant form with a double-double exhibition against Georgia. This means Slovenia remains undefeated with the Mavericks star at the helm, proving that his nation is […]
Charles Barkley has been one of the most outspoken personalities in basketball ever since he became a star player back in the 90s, and afterwards as a broadcaster and analyst. On his recent appearance on “The Bill Simmons” podcast, he talked about everything from NFL, boxing, and of course, modern basketball. Once the course of […]
Back in July, when Team USA announced the list of players who would travel to Asia to compete in the FIBA World Cup, everyone expected Brandon Ingram to be among the most important players for this squad. However, it seems that he isn’t being able to deliver as a starter, and players from the bench […]
Everytime an NBA team wins the league, they usually celebrate as ‘world champions’. It doesn’t only happen in U.S. basketball, as MLB and NFL, which are sports that are famously played best in the United States, also consider themselves the global titleholders. This weekend, American sprint star Noah Lyles conquered three gold medals at the […]
Jaylen Brown just became the first active NBA player to ever participate in a BIG3 contest this Saturday, as he travelled to London to be a part of their All-Star activities. The Celtics star not only decided to join Team Big against Team 3, he also was played in a charity match for London Youth. […]
Team USA has travelled around the world in the last couple weeks, winning all five of their tune-up matches ahead of the FIBA World Cup and finally won the tournament opener 99-72 against New Zealand this Saturday. Austin Reaves, the Lakers rising star, gets cheered everytime he steps on the floor. With the United States […]
As Team USA prepares for this Saturday’s FIBA World Cup opener against New Zealand, their objective is to regain the world-champion title after finishing seventh in the 2019 tournament, the second-worst finish in USA basketball history. As head coach Steve Kerr was also a part of his nation’s last World Cup appearance, he was asked […]
Now that Giannis Antetokounmpo has announced he won’t represent Greece in the upcoming FIBA World Cup to fully recover from his latest health procedure, he can put his mind back on conquering everything in the NBA next season. However, as his contract extension is closing in, he admitted he just wants another championship even if […]
The FIBA Naismith Trophy has been touring around the world lately, and made a stop in Las Vegas a few weeks ago as Team USA witnessed its beauty from up close. Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton admitted that this just made him want to win the title even more. “It’s nice to see it,” the U.S. […]
South Sudan’s basketball federation confirmed to ESPN this week that an NBA Draft prospect who should be eligible for the 2025 class will be participating with them in the upcoming FIBA World Cup to be held in three different Asian nations. We are talking about 16-year-old Khaman Maluach, remember the name. This makes the rising […]