Basketball


Gordon ruled out of British contention again

By Tom Degun

July 13 - Britain’s men’s basketball team have suffered a huge setback ahead of their EuroBasket qualifying campaign this summer with the news that NBA and Detroit Pistons star Ben Gordon (pictured) will not be able to join up with the team due to a slow recovery from a minor operation to his ankle.











James hits back at Colangelo criticism

April 4 - LeBron James, who captained the United States to the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, has hit back at claims by USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo that he will put his place for London 2012 at risk if he decides to miss this year's World Championships in Turkey.