In yet another instance of the USA immigration system fucking up, only 2 players from the Cuban national basketball team were allowed to travel to Puerto Rico to play in a FIBA Americup qualifier window.

Source in Spanish:

https://www.noticel.com/deportes/20250221/estados-unidos-puso-trabas-con-las-visas-de-la-seleccion-de-cuba-para-el-americup/

PH men's basketball team comes from behind to beat Qatar 74-71 in the 2nd Doha International Tournament. Dwight Ramos and June Mar Fajardo led the team scoring 15 and 12 points, respectively.

#Philippines #Asian #Basketball #Sports #FIBA #Doha #Qatar #Gilas #Pinas @pinoy

Video Highlights
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T1lzzExx6Lk&pp=ygULR2lsYXMgcWF0YXI%3D

they call so many more process faults and personal fouls in #FIBA than #NBA #WNBA. it's another one of those little details that puts USA basketball at odds with the rest of the world.

Y'ALL!!!
Victor Wembanyama is primed to become the next #NBA freak in very different ways from Stephen Curry.

if you're a #basketball fan, mark this day on your calendars as historic.

Wemby carried on his shoulders, as a rookie, a #France team that had no buckets specialist. a +7' rookie did it all, even 3-pointers, to get France across the line to a silver medal.

Wemby with this #Olympics greatness, has changed French and #FIBA basketball forever.

there is not going to be anybody like Steph Curry in, not just the #NBA but in all of the history of #FIBA. ever. he's a freak and we are blessed to witness his greatness.

i can't believe that it took to this year for Steph to finally become an Olympian. he for years couldn't due to injuries.

USA Basketball Announces Rosters for 2024 FIBA 3×3 Women’s Series
https://buff.ly/49KEvKr
#FIBA #WNBA

Still not fully grasping at the concept of the NBA in season tournament. But it feels far easier to understand FIBA’s window classification system in my opinion.

FIBA’s window system feels closer to the Oblivion gates opening in The Elder Scrolls than a proper basketball tournament.

Akatsuki Japan's qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympics occurred nearly a decade after feuding domestic leagues resulted in the country's suspension from international play. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/09/12/basketball/japan-basketball-reforms/?utm_content=buffer2bc38&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #basketball #2023fibabasketballworldcup #2024parisolympics #akatsukijapan #japanbasketballassociation #fiba

New stat I had never heard before from #FIBA as in "points per screen"?

#Lithuania's national men's #basketball team won against the US, advancing to the quarter-finals of the #FIBA World Cup. This was the first time since the 2004 Olympics that Lithuania has beaten the US in basketball.

https://viabaltica.fi/lithuania-first-basketball-win-against-us-since-2004/

Anthony Edwards is really good! #fiba #usa #basketball

The #USA improved to 2-0 in Group B at the 2023 #FIBA U19 Women’s World Cup with a victory over Germany 100-46 https://bit.ly/3DmNzqZ #basketball #womensbasketball