A weekly wrap of the things you should know in basketball.
* Check this out. The Tunisian men’s basketball coach delivers a hard slap to the face of one of his players during a timeout. That’s crazy!
* Team USA rides the tube.
* LeBron James asks a USA swimming hottie out to dinner, and gets turned [...]

A weekly wrap of the things you should know in basketball.
* The picture above tells the story. And here’s another one. Gold!
* Why doesn’t Team USA stay in the Olympic Village? Here’s one reason why.
* Team USA takes a nap.
* Following on from last week, TrueHoop makes the case for Carmelo Anthony moving to [...]

Not a bad group.

For all the hype surrounding the ‘Redeem Team’ of the 2008 Olympics, this 2010 World Championship version won’t be anywhere near the same ballpark of the its star-studded predecessor. It’s just as exciting, but it also has the potential to FAIL at the final hurdle.
In the past, I’ve shrieked at some of the names included [...]

Ant is the newest writer here at NBAMate. When he’s not over-loading the server with his long, rambling, over-hyphenated posts, he’s fighting for the revival of the fedora as a mainstream fashion item or bluffing his way through a cricket conversation with work mates. He is the thinking man’s NBA blogger, so lock-in and enjoy.
I [...]