Compared to the real-life dangers Turkish NBA player Enes Kanter contends with for speaking out against his home country’s authoritarian regime, boxing out seven-footers for rebounds may seem inconsequential by comparison. CBC | World News
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How Canada’s women’s basketball team could win its first Olympic medal
The Canadian women’s basketball team begins an Olympic pre-qualifying tournament on Thursday in Edmonton. How much further will they go? CBC | Sports News
Read More »Cruise: Thousand stranded P&O passengers forced to sleep on ‘horrendous’ basketball court
CRUISE passengers were forced to bed down on a basketball court after becoming stranded in Monte Carlo due to storms at sea. Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Read More »Hoops in the Holy Land: African-American basketball players embrace Israel
In the last 40 years, more than 800 African-Americans have relocated to play in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. A new book details how many of them have found an unlikely home (far) away from home. CBC | Sports News
Read More »The Carter Effect transcended Canadian basketball
With his highlight reel dunks and athleticism, Vince Carter captured the attention of basketball fans worldwide. He made basketball cool in a hockey-mad country and laid the foundation for the influx of Canadian NBA talent that would follow in the years to come. CBC | Sports News
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