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Paris 2024: The final four Olympic basketball places up for grabs

  • Basketball

From today, Tuesday 2 July, until next 7 July, 24 teams will be competing for the last tickets to Paris this summer. The competition will take place in four venues: Valencia (Spain), San Juan (Puerto Rico), Athens (Greece) and Riga (Latvia). Only the champion of each venue will secure a place at the Olympic Games.

Basketball concludes the pre-Olympic tournaments in all sports.

While some teams, such as the USA with its new 'Dream Team' featuring the ambitious LeBron James, Stephen

will join the eight countries that have already qualified: France (who host), Germany, Serbia, the USA


Team USA shows poker hand and good Vegas vibes

  • Basketball

After four consecutive gold medals, the American basketball team kicks off training camp this week with

through the years; and now, on the wrong side of 30, they have come to share a common goal: lead the USA

idea of being together after going against one another with such high stakes over the years,” Team USA

Warriors’ Andrew Wiggins’ participation with the Canadian squad, good vibes seem all but assured at Team USA


A golden “no” to Andrew Wiggins’ medal hopes with Canada

  • Basketball

The Warriors are putting up a fight to release the forward, a key contributor in their 2022 NBA title and now trade candidate, in order for him to compete at the Paris 2024 Games, Canadian team officials complain.

notable NBA players like Kelly Olynyk, Zach Edey, Lu Dort, Dillon Brooks or  RJ Barrett.Canada basketball

But Golden State, whose coach Steve Kerr will also be managing Team USA in Paris 2024, seems to be in


WADA announces Athlete Engagement program teams for Paris 2024

  • Olympics

The World Anti-Doping Agency made public its plan to promote clean sport directly with the athletes competing at the upcoming 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, including representatives from 12 countries across five different continents from various athlete representative bodies. 

responsibilities in the future.”Aerobic gymnast Dora Hegyi, from Hungary, and bobsleigher Chris Kinney, from the USA

Ella Sabljak (Australia), Paralympian (wheelchair basketball and rugby), member of the Paralympics Australia

Jitske Visser (Netherlands), four-time Paralympian (wheelchair basketball), Paralympic gold medallist

of the Netherlands and Ella Sabljak of Australia will be representing their countries in Wheelchair Basketball


Ted Cruz criticises USA Basketball for Caitlin Clark's Olympic exclusion

  • Basketball

senator Ted Cruz voiced criticism over Caitlin Clark's exclusion from the Olympics, calling out the USA

Basketball selection committee on social media on Wednesday in response to the WNBA recording its most-watched

Despite the "Clark Mania” that has surrounded the star, USA Basketball left the point guard off

USA Basketball selection committee chair Jen Rizzotti told the Associated Press that Clark being omitted

tedcruz) June 19, 2024Cruz is among those who recognise Clark’s impact on the league and called out USA

Basketball over her snub from the Olympic team."

It was our purview to create the best team we could for Cheryl (Reeve, American basketball head coach


Amid mystery, Klay Thompson trains with Bahamas national team

  • Basketball

The Golden State Warriors and former Team USA’s star shooting guard has opted to partake in the Caribbean squad’s practice sessions held in Houston this week while speculation swirls regarding his future with the seven-time NBA Champions.

unexpected turn after rumours started increasing last week that he might wear another professional basketball

His basketball sibling, Stephen Curry, is pretty much the face of the California franchise but Klay Thompson

qualifying tournament scheduled for early July in Spain, as he would first need to be released from USA

Basketball and cleared by FIBA to do so.A one-time Olympian with Team USA in 2016, when he won the gold

And besides some goodwill gestures by Team USA and FIBA with the clock ticking, the 34-year-old would


3x3 Basketball: Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Schedule announced

  • Paris 2024

The official schedule for the highly anticipated 3x3 Basketball Olympic Games is now available. 3x3 will

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, spectators in Paris will be able to fully experience the excitement of 3x3 basketball

Paris2024 announced🔥📍Paris, France 🇫🇷🗓 30 July to 5 August 2024 #Paris2024 @Olympics— FIBA 3x3 Basketball

Latvia (UOQT 1), Netherlands (UOQT 2), France (OQT), Lithuania (OQT), Poland (OQT)WOMEN: China (Ranked), USA


Ready for Olympic bid? “Yes,” answers Joel Embiid

  • Basketball

said he is recovering well from his injuries and ready to take on the world in Paris 2024 with Team USA

After missing his first two professional basketball seasons, his conditioning and endurance have often

recent comments targeting Paris 2024 are more than welcome news for Golden State Warriors and Team USA


Nationality changes approved in Paris: Spain gains two, banned Russia loses two

  • Olympics

Spain leads the way in nationality changes approved by the IOC with two footballers, while Russia (which is banned from participating in these Games as such) loses two of its own. The IOC also approved 7 other changes ahead of the world's biggest multi-sport event, which begins in 40 days' time.

Samalulu Clifton (canoeing) from New Zealand to Samoa; Colin Heathcock (fencing) from Germany to the USA

the Netherlands; Lesman Paredes Montano (weightlifting) from Colombia to Bahrain; Alexis Peterson (basketball

) from the USA to Germany; and Kim Polling (judo) from the Netherlands to Italy.


Record: 26 candidates nominated for election to the IPC Athletes' Council

  • Paralympics Pages

A record 26 candidates have been nominated for election during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games to fill six summer representative positions on theInternational Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletes' Council.

GETTY IMAGESAs the current Chair of the IPC Athletes' Council, Dutch wheelchair basketball player Jitske

- Para SwimmingIaroslav Denysenko - NPC Ukraine - Ukraine - Male - Para SwimmingSimon Detmer* - NPC USA

- USA - Male - Para AthleticsOmara Durand Elias - NPC Cuba - Cuba - Female - Para AthleticsLuca Anna

- China - Female - Para PowerliftingYoomin Won - NPC Korea - Republic of Korea - Male - Wheelchair Basketball


Surprise after USA's decision to leave Caitlin Clark out of Olympic squad

  • Basketball

USA Basketball has named the twelve players who will take part in the Olympic Games.

The controversial decision has sparked widespread criticism from the basketball world in the USA.

The USA basketball world is on fire.

Nobody quite understands the decision made by USA Basketball officials to omit Caitlin Clark, the number

Basketball opted for experience.Caitlin Clark during her selection as the number one draft pick by Indiana

in the USA.

Basketball (@usabasketball) June 11, 2024USA women's basketball squad for the 2024 Olympics: Diana



Paris 2024: Caitlin Clark faces US Olympic snub

  • Basketball

suggests that WNBA newcomer Caitlin Clark is unlikely to be included in the squad and form part of Team USA

Clark was among the 14 players invited to a Team USA training camp in April, but she couldn't attend

me, I have the opportunity of possibly not doing that because I want to be at the Final Four playing basketball

Iowa, Clark achieved the remarkable feat of becoming the all-time leading scorer in NCAA Division I basketball

women's basketball team for Paris 2024.

Team USA aims to secure its eighth consecutive Olympic basketball gold medal, and its overall tenth,


Ex-NBA player Chase Budinger joins Olympic beach volleyball team

  • Volleyball

played with the Phoenix Suns, Indiana Pacers, Minnesota Timberwolves and Houston Rockets, retired from basketball

"I decided to see how far basketball could take me," Budinger told NBC.

"But in the back of my mind, I knew I could always go back to volleyball after I was done with basketball

The six-foot-seven, California native excelled in basketball and volleyball in high school, but chose

to focus on basketball after signing with the University of Arizona: a college that does not sponsor

, he will represent Team USA at the Olympics in volleyball!


New York's cricket moment: Global Spotlight ahead of T20 World Cup

  • Cricket

Amidst New York's towering skyscrapers, a new field of dreams is unfolding. Unlike the usual baseball diamond, this one is for cricket, a bat-and-ball sport that supporters hope will finally capture the American imagination.

boasts a fervent global following, yet the United States, with its enduring love for American football, basketball

Recently, USA beat Bangladesh in Houston, boosting morale ahead of the World Cup.Local entrepreneurs