Dirk Nowitzki News

Siauliai, LITHUANIA - Israel’s opening game at EuroBasket 2011 wasn’t meant to be so tough.

Dallas owner Mark Cuban called the Miami Heat “The Evil Empire” and implied that Dallas outcoached the Heat in the NBA Finals.

Great success in the NBA is almost always met with a flurry of willing copycats.

NBA stars Pau Gasol, of Spain, left, and Boris Diaw, of France, will lead their respective countries in the FIBA Europe Championship that begins Wednesday in Lithuania.

Winning is everything. No one gets recognized for losing, and if they do, they sure don’t appreciate it.

Rick Carlisle threw a strike after finally getting a chance to watch in detail the Dallas Mavericks ‘ NBA championship-clinching victory over the Miami Heat .

The European Championships is a unique experience. I had the good fortune to participate in one championship, and it’s an experience that makes you understand, when it’s over, that you were part of something much larger than yourself.

Just over a year ago, as technical director of the Israeli Basketball Association, Muli Katzurin had a falling-out with Israeli national team coach Arik Shivek.

Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki was awarded Germany’s highest honor for sport on Sunday, amid hopes that he will lead his country’s team to the 2012 Olympics.

Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki was awarded Germany’s highest honor for sport on Sunday, amid hopes that he will lead his country’s team to the 2012 Olympics.

Eds: APNewsNow. AP Photo BRO107, BRO101, BRO102, BRO106, LGL107 BERLIN Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki has been awarded Germany’s highest honor for sport.

This will probably be my favourite group to watch from the get-go, because it has a lot of intrigue.

It has been nearly a month since Dick Vitale met with Pope Benedict XVI at his castle in Italy, and the famed sportscaster says he is still in awe of the moment.

There are moments - crucial end-of-close-game moments - when Stan Van Gundy has to sit his best player,A Dwight Howard .

BallinEurope’s unofficial comrade in schadenfreude, a new website calling itself Lockout Hoops , recently turned us on to a nice YouTube clip of Team Germany in training for the upcoming EuroBasket tournament.