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Unbeaten Germany tops Serbia for 1st WCup gold
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Sunday, 10 September 2023 09:07
MANILA, Philippines -- Four years ago, German basketball wasn't in the best place. Dirk Nowitzki had retired, Germany had missed the Olympics altogether in 2016, and at the last FIBA World Cup, it was a distant and disappointing 18th.The Germans' journey from there is what made standing on the stage receiving their first World Cup gold Sunday all the more…
FIBA staff lauds parity at unpredictable WCup
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Sunday, 10 September 2023 08:06
MANILA, Philippines -- None of the teams that medaled in the 2019 Basketball World Cup made the medal round this year. And only two quarterfinalists from 2019 did so again.It represents almost unprecedented turnover, and FIBA doesn't mind.FIBA secretary general Andreas Zagklis, in his traditional end-of tournament news conference Sunday, said basketball's governing body is seeing the impact of recent…
Team USA fails to medal, loses to Canada in overtime
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Sunday, 10 September 2023 07:51
MANILA, Philippines -- An NBA game broke out at the FIBA World Cup on Sunday, with Team USA and Team Canada falling into the high-octane, free-flowing, star vs. star game they are so comfortable with in a fun goodbye to the league-obsessed Filipinos.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played his superstar role, scoring seven of his 31 points to start overtime and eventually power…
World Cup All-Stars: 10 players who made the biggest impact
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Saturday, 09 September 2023 15:01
MANILA, Philippines -- The basketball talent that came to the Philippines probably won't compare to next year's Paris Olympics.Having said that, the competition level at the 2023 FIBA World Cup was robust as is often the case in major international events.Fans will get their last look at the World Cup stars in Sunday's final two games of the tournament, starting…
Doncic double-double lets Slovenia close with win
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Saturday, 09 September 2023 05:38
MANILA, Philippines -- Luka Doncic ended his summer schedule with a win.Doncic, the Dallas Mavericks star, finished with 29 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists as Slovenia topped Italy 89-85 on Saturday in the seventh-place game at the Basketball World Cup.Mike Tobey scored 12 points and Zoran Dragic added 10 for Slovenia (5-3).Marco Spissu scored 22 points for Italy (4-4),…
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