Spain guard Juan Navarro admits winning the FIBA World Championship would give him "the ultimate satisfaction".
Serbia & Montenegro coach Dragan Sakota insists it is impossible to build a successful team in a few months as he continues to play down his side's hopes of completing a hat-trick of FIBA World Championship wins.
Puerto Rico coach Julio Toro has finally confirmed his 12-man squad for the FIBA World Championship.
Wang Zhizhi, nicknamed Big Zhi by fans, was mobbed by journalists, who wanted to know if the superstar will play in the upcoming World Championships, slated to begin in just a few days.
Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi teamed up for the first time in five years, but failed to save China from an 88-78 lose to Brazil on Sunday at the Stankovic Cup in Nanjing.
Both Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi, the two star centers on the Chinese men's basketball team, have appeared at the team's training session.
The national men's basketball team has arrived in Nanjing, capital of eastern Jiangsu province, for the upcoming Stankovic Continental Champions Cup.
China coach Jonas Kazlauskas bemoaned Yao Ming's absence from the national team after the U.S. thrashed China by 46 points in a world championship warm-up match in Guangzhou, a the China Daily newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Carmelo Anthony scored 16 first-half points and Kirk Hinrich added 14 more as the United States ground out a 90-86 win over scrappy Brazil in a world championships warmup on Tuesday.