GOOD MORNING, HERE’S AN ELEPHANT DUNKING
It’s the eve of the 2014 FIBA World Cup of Basketball, my flight leaves in just over four hours, but somehow there’s still time for utter nonsense. Here’s an elephant dunking. Enjoy.
BiE’s coffee guy worried about World Cup impact on business
BallinEurope is a full-time passion but not a full-time job. Our editor, Emmet Ryan, is off to Bilbao for the 2014 FIBA World Cup but the guy who runs the coffee shop next door to his day job is worried about the impact Emmet’s absence will have on business. Last night I left my desk […]
Watch Sube la Copa, official song of the 2014 FIBA World Cup
We’ve already heard the song, FIBA and Huecco released the audio version earlier in August, but now we get to see the nonsense. That hair, that beard, you have to see it too right? Huecco is actually a clone made from the DNA of Rudy Fernandez and Sergio Rodriguez. To watch all the games at […]
Good morning, here’s an elephant dunking
It’s the eve of the 2014 FIBA World Cup of Basketball, my flight leaves in just over four hours, but somehow there’s still time for utter nonsense. Here’s an elephant dunking. Enjoy.
Fearless Predictions: 2014 FIBA World Cup of Basketball
It’s a tradition here at BiE. Whenever there’s a major event in basketball, the editor steps up and put the whole site’s neck on the line. It began with Os Davis and it continues with Emmet Ryan. Here are our Fearless Predictions for the 2014 FIBA World Cup of Basketball. The normal tone of these […]
It’s Jet-er not Jee-ter, watch Pooh get ready for the World Cup
Pooh Jeter has just dropped a fascinating video about his preparation for the 2014 FIBA World Cup of Basketball. The Ukraine point guard talks about his excitement at helping Ukraine make history by qualifying, the chance to play against his homeland USA in Bilbao, his team mates and coach Mike ‘The Czar’ Fratello, how his […]
EuroBasket 2015: Romania the odd team out on the final night
The final night of the second round of qualification (QR2) for EuroBasket 2015 is in the books and we now know which 13 teams will progress from this stage to join the 11 teams who have already qualified for next year’s tournament. Emmet Ryan rounds up the action for the final time. Remember, the seven […]
Gran Canaria gets the Phantom treatment for USA vs Slovenia
The NBA Phantom videos are always fun, although we long for one involving the most boring acts in basketball (Phantom scorers table, make it happen) and the super slow motion cameras were out to find the best bits from the USA’s win over Slovenia in FIBA World Cup warm-up action.
TrueHoop breaks down how David Blatt will work with LeBron James
ESPN’s Henry Abbott broke down the partnership between Cleveland Cavaliers (and and former Maccabi Tel Aviv) coach David Blatt and LeBron James. Watch Henry Abbott and David Thorpe discuss whether the duo will clash.
FIBA World Cup Preview: Group D
We’re going group by group with what you need to know to enjoy the 2014 FIBA World Cup of Basketball. Today we complete our look at the opening round with Group D. The teams Angola Qualified: Won the 2013 FIBA Africa Championship, their 11th time to claim that title and their seventh time making it […]
BiE’s editor takes the ice bucket challenge, nominates Basketball Ireland boss
Well it had to happen. Watch me dunk a bucket of water with around 2kg of ice in it over my head. The €22 donation goes to the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association. For Irish readers, donate €22 because the IMNDA get some extra tax break when you go up to that level. And now […]
Žydrūnas Ilgauskas considering a comeback? Wow LeBron has power
Retired Lithuanian big man and 15-season NBA veteran Žydrūnas Ilgauskas is considering a comeback according to what would best be described as reports tonight. .@TheRealTRizzo: Zydrunas Ilgauskas is attempting a comeback to the NBA. #Cavs Listen to The Really Big Show on http://t.co/l1VfrW2yk5 — ESPN Cleveland (@ESPNCleveland) August 25, 2014 That isn’t a critique on […]