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Women's Olympic Basketball
Locks, bolters, and more: Assessing the Opals' squad for Paris
Sandy Brondello has named her 26-player squad for the Paris Olympics, but it'll need to be whittled down to just 12 in time. Megan Hustwaite looks at the Opals squad to see who the locks and potential bolters are.
Basketball
Can Boomers escape 'group of death' in Paris?
Australia have been drawn against Canada in the 2024 Olympic group stage, with the possibility of Luka Doncic or Giannis Antetokounmpo joining them.
Basketball
Burundi's Dynamo BC out of BAL over Visit Rwanda protest
Burundi's Dynamo BBC have withdrawn from the Basketball Africa League after a second straight forfeiture over their refusal to display the "Visit Rwanda" shirt sponsorship.
NBL
More than a win: Assessing the Boomers squad
ESPN Basketball Insider, Olgun Uluc, takes a deep dive into the Boomers squad which defeated Korea in Asia Cup qualifying and projects where these players fit in to the Australian national team setup.
Basketball
Black History Month Athlete Feature: The Dream Team
In honor of Black History Month, we are honoring 29 trailblazing athletes who shaped the professional sports world, broke barriers and left an indelible mark on the culture.
NBA
LeBron, Curry top U.S. player pool for Olympics
LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Joel Embiid headline a list of 41 players under consideration for USA Basketball's 12-man roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Men's Olympic Basketball
Boomers in talks to play USA, Serbia
The Australian Boomers are in advanced talks to play a pair of exhibition games -- against Team USA and Serbia -- in Abu Dhabi ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics, sources told ESPN.
News
Team USA to play 2 basketball games in London
Team USA will play two showcase games in London in July 2024 -- against South Sudan and Germany -- ahead of the Paris Olympics.
Basketball
Goorjian plots Boomers recovery on U.S. trip
Boomers coach Brian Goorjian will travel to the United States next month to visit national team players competing in the NBA as preparations intensify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
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NBA
Goorjian's review of Giddey: Beyond expectations, he's elite
Boomers coach Brian Goorjian shares his impression of Josh Giddey's World Cup campaign, and the level to which he performs on the biggest stage.
Nets
NBA
Goorjian: Heart says Ben Simmons will put hand up for Paris
Boomers coach Brian Goorjian discusses his ongoing belief that Ben Simmons will be a part of the Australian Olympic squad for Paris 2024.
Cricket
Maxwell-ian efforts: 9 times athletes battled through pain to win big
From Glen Maxwell's mind-blowing knock against Afghanistan to similar pain-no-barrier success stories from PV Sindhu and Michael Jordan. here's a list of athletes to battled pain to win big.
Olympic Sports
U.S. men, women 3x3 hoops earn Olympic berths
The Team USA men's and women's 3x3 basketball teams have qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics via their No. 2 spot in the FIBA rankings.
Basketball
With academy delivering and national league in the works, Indian basketball set to fly
With the optimism of entities like the NBA and EPBL that are investing heavily in the sport, the time is now for Indian basketball to grow wings.
News
Despite failing to medal, USA tops FIBA rankings
USA Basketball is back atop the FIBA men's world rankings, even after failing to medal at the World Cup.
News
FIBA staff lauds parity at unpredictable WCup
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. FIBA doesn't mind the almost unprecedented turnover.
News
Doncic double-double lets Slovenia close with win
Luka Doncic finished with 29 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists as Slovenia topped Italy 89-85 in the seventh-place game at the Basketball World Cup.
Top Headlines
- NBC picks Eagle as Paris Olympics hoops voice
- USA-Germany women's hoops exhibition July 23
- College star included in Boomers Olympic squad
- Rubio might return to play for Spain in qualifiers
- Opals escape with Brazil win as Olympic berth nears
- Basketball Ireland denies antisemitism allegation
- Kerr: 'Fingers crossed' Embiid ready by Olympics
Medal Tracker
Overall Medal Leaders
- 113USA
- 88CHN
- 71ROC
Individual Medal Leaders
USA | 39 |
CHN | 38 |
JPN | 27 |
USA | 41 |
CHN | 32 |
ROC | 28 |
USA | 33 |
ROC | 23 |
GBR | 22 |
Overall Medal Leaders
- 7McKeon
- 5Dressel
- 4McKeown
Individual Medal Leaders
Dressel | 5 |
McKeon | 4 |
McKeown | 3 |
Scott | 3 |
Ledecky | 2 |
Hashimoto | 2 |
McKeon | 3 |
Nagornyy | 2 |
Melnikova | 2 |
Basketball Standings
Basketball News
NBC picks Noah Eagle as voice for Paris Olympics basketball
NBC Sports announced Wednesday that Noah Eagle will be the play-by-play voice for USA Basketball's men's games, women's games and the medal rounds at this summer's Paris Olympics.
USA-Germany women's basketball exhibition set for July 23
The U.S. women's basketball team will play Germany in an exhibition game July 23 at the O2 Arena in London just ahead of the Paris Olympics.
College star Johnny Furphy included in Boomers Olympic squad
A 22-man Australian Boomers squad has been named in preparation for the 2024 Paris Olympics, Basketball Australia announced on Thursday.
Locks, bolters, and more: Assessing the Opals' squad for Paris
Sandy Brondello has named her 26-player squad for the Paris Olympics, but it'll need to be whittled down to just 12 in time. Megan Hustwaite looks at the Opals squad to see who the locks and potential bolters are.
Burundi's Dynamo BC out of BAL over Visit Rwanda protest
Burundi's Dynamo BBC have withdrawn from the Basketball Africa League after a second straight forfeiture over their refusal to display the "Visit Rwanda" shirt sponsorship.
More than a win: Assessing the Boomers squad
ESPN Basketball Insider, Olgun Uluc, takes a deep dive into the Boomers squad which defeated Korea in Asia Cup qualifying and projects where these players fit in to the Australian national team setup.