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VIDEO: Batum “Tony Parker texts me every day”
France’s Nicolas Batum told reporters that Tony Parker has been texting encouragement to him every day throughout the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. France took the bronze with a 95-93 win over Lithuania.
VIDEO: Valanciunas says FIBA World Cup has been a learning experience
Jonas Valanciunas spoke to BiE after Lithuania’s loss to France in the bronze medal game at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. Despite ending the tournament on a loss, the Toronto Raptor said the experience of the competition will help him in the coming NBA season.
VIDEO: Harden “Derrick Rose looked amazing”
James Harden spoke to the media about the USA’s win over Slovenia in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup quarter finals, saving particular praise for Derrick Rose’s performance.
VIDEO: DeRozan looking forward to facing Valanciunas
DeMar DeRozan spoke to the media after the USA’s win over Slovenia in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup quarter finals. The win means DeRozan will face his Toronto Raptors team mate Jonas Valanciunas and Lithuania in the next round. DeRozan told BiE that he is eager to take on his team mate for a […]
FIBA WORLD CUP: THIRD QUARTER SURGE SEES UKRAINE PAST DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 72-62
It was an ugly shooting display from Ukraine in the first half the opening game of Group C at the 2014 FIBA World Cup of Basketball but their D stood strong before the calvary arrived as they defeated Dominican Republic in Bilbao. Emmet Ryan reports from the scene.
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.
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 […]
Basketball World Cup of Beer: The Final – USA vs France
After three weeks, there’s only one thing left to decide. We started with 24 beers, one for each of the nations in the 2014 FIBA World Cup of Basketball. Now, we find out who takes the title in the final of the Basketball World Cup of Beer. It’s the USA vs France in the decider. […]
Basketball World Cup of Beer – Bronze Medal Match
We are down the the penultimate match-up of the 2014 Basketball World Cup of Beer. 24 beers, one of teach of the nations in the FIBA World Cup of Basketball, began in this tournament, 4 made it to the semi-finals. We’ll find out the gold medal winner on Friday but first, we find out which […]
Rudy gets iced, the internet rejoices
Rightly or wrongly, there are few European ballers who generate as much hatred as Rudy Fernandez. The Real Madrid and Spain star took the ALS ice bucket challenge, meaning he’s managed to do some good for charity and give something to all of those people who dislike them.
CSKA Moscow’s Kyle Hines and Sonny Weems take the ice bucket challenge
Admittedly this site is in slight danger of turning into ALS Ice Buckets in Europe but seeing as this is the first Euroleague connection to the challenge we’ve seen, we’ll allow it. Check out CSKA Moscow’s Kyle Hines and Sonny Weems taking the ALS ice bucket challenge.