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Magsanoc wants to develop 3X3 basketball specialists

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 09 09:00 PM

Ronnie Magsanoc believes the level of play in the PBA 3X3 begins picks up even as they try to develop players to become half court specialists. Read more »

PH basketball hall of famer Hechanova passes away at 93

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 26 08:17 PM

Rafael "Paing" Hechanova, a member of the Philippine national basketball team that competed in the 1952 Olympics, passed away on Thursday. Read more »

US win seventh straight women's Olympic basketball title

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 08 12:52 PM

The United States swept past Japan to their seventh straight women's basketball crown Sunday. Read more »

Olympics: Durant, Team USA win basketball gold

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 07 03:34 PM

Durant scored 29 points, as the United States beat France 87-82 in the men's Olympic basketball final on Saturday to claim the gold medal. Read more »

US outlast Spain to make Olympic basketball semis

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 03 03:54 PM

The United States kept their basketball gold medal dreams alive Tuesday by grinding past world champions Spain and into the semi-finals. Read more »

Slovenia crush Germany to reach Olympic basketball semis

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 03 01:20 PM

Zoran Dragic poured in 27 points and Luka Doncic added 20 as Slovenia swept past Germany 94-70 Tuesday and into the men's basketball semi-finals on their Olympic debut.   Read more »

U.S. women, Latvia men grab golds in 3x3's Olympic debut

Rocky Swift, Reuters
Posted at Jul 29 09:38 AM

The first Olympic gold medallists in 3x3 basketball were crowned in Tokyo on Wednesday, with the United States victorious in the women's division and Latvia taking the men's top honors. Read more »

Olympics: Lillard says no panic on Team USA after shock defeat to France

Reuters
Posted at Jul 26 08:42 AM

Damian Lillard said the U.S. men's basketball team is not going to panic after losing to France on Sunday. Read more »

Olympics: Serbia top Poland, Belgium to stay perfect in 3x3 hoops

Rocky Swift, Reuters
Posted at Jul 25 06:39 PM

Serbia remained perfect in the Olympic men's 3x3 basketball tournament on Sunday, beating Poland and Belgium to make it four straight wins. Read more »

Team USA's Lavine not traveling with team to Tokyo

Reuters
Posted at Jul 20 09:10 AM

American guard Zach LaVine has entered health and safety protocols and will not fly to Tokyo. Read more »

Durant gets US back on track in Argentina blowout

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 14 09:07 AM

The United States bounced back from consecutive defeats to score a convincing 108-80 victory over Argentina in a pre-Olympic exhibition on Tuesday. Read more »

Olympics: Durant says US men's team wants to honor Kobe in Tokyo

Reuters
Posted at Jul 10 03:38 PM

Durant, the team's leading scorer at the 2016 Rio and 2012 London Games, leads a US squad looking to claim their 16th gold medal at the Olympics. Read more »

Ben Simmons won't play for Australia in Tokyo Olympics

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 29 09:15 AM

Ben Simmons withdrew from Australia's Olympic basketball squad Tuesday, with officials saying he was having a "rough time" in the NBA and wanted to focus on improving his skills.   Read more »

Tokyo Olympics: Durant-led Team USA features ‘athleticism, versatility, balance’

Field Level Media/Reuters
Updated as of Jun 29 02:27 PM

Two-time gold medalist Kevin Durant anchors the 12-member U.S. men's basketball team announced Monday for next month's Tokyo Olympics.   Read more »

NBA eyes December start, 72-game season, Olympics: reports

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 24 03:27 PM

The NBA is looking at starting a 72-game 2020-21 season in December and finishing in time for players to compete at the Tokyo Olympics according to multiple reports Friday. Read more »

Team USA weighing roster alternatives in event of spring Olympics

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Mar 29 09:19 AM

USA Basketball is weighing alternative roster options in the event of a potential conflict between the delayed Tokyo Olympics and the NBA season. Read more »