The United States made their first ever appearance in basketball-mad China in preparation for the World Championships in Japan, as they work towards regaining global superiority.
The US basketball team, commonly known as the Dream Team Seven, has touched down in Guangzhou, capital of China's southern Guangdong province.
Detroit Pistons center Dale Davis was shocked with a stun gun and charged with assault and disorderly conduct in an altercation with Miami Beach police.
Detroit Pistons center Dale Davis was shocked with a stun gun and charged with assault and disorderly conduct in an altercation with Miami Beach police.
Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen has pulled out of negotiations to sell the team.
Amare Stoudemire was dropped Thursday from the U.S. roster for their trip to Asia, leaving 14 players available for the 12 spots on the world championship team.
National Basketball Association officials announced the 30-team league's most ambitious global set of pre-season exhibition matches with games in seven non-NBA nations.
Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen has pulled out of negotiations to sell the team. Allen, the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft, and Portland Arena Management, which runs the Rose Garden arena, had been working together to sell the team and the arena as a package.
The NBA is changing the way teams are seeded in the postseason, looking to avoid the controversy that surrounded last season's playoffs.
Houston Rockets center Yao Ming says he is mostly recovered from a foot injury and is very likely to appear with China in this month's World Championship in Japan, a report said Wednesday.
If the Americans play as well as they did at times Tuesday night, they might not even miss the guy sitting behind the basket.