Germany's Basketball World Champion team had a disappointing start to their Olympic preparation in Cologne with a score of 66:90 (28:48) against Olympic host France. 

Franz Wagner, German forward for the Orlando Magic, agreed to the largest contract in the history of the Florida franchise, a five-year extension worth at least 224 million dollars, as recently revealed by famous American reporter Adrian Wojnarowski.

The Hollywood billboard with the first NBA father-son duo for the upcoming season seems all but set in Los Angeles as LeBron James nears 40 and faces yet another high-stakes challenge with Team USA at Paris 2024: his third gold medal in his fourth Olympics Games.

The powerful squad under coach Steve Kerr, with LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant at the forefront, kicked off training camp on Saturday, ahead of their first test against Canada on Wednesday.

The Serbian basketball legend was recently re-signed by the biggest club competition on the old continent, of which he has been president since the end of 2022.

The Australian squad, bronze medalists at the last Tokyo 2020 Games and recent champions of FIBA Asia 2022, is highlighting their strong form in basketball with a roster featuring 70% of its 12-man team with NBA experience.

The two NBA superstars will face off against the winner of the other semi-final, Dominican Republic-Croatia, for a place in the Men's Basketball Pre-Olympic Final. Only the winner of each of the four tournaments will secure a ticket to the Paris Olympics.

Last week, the European Finals of the Jr. NBA landed in Spain, held from June 26 to 29 at the L'Alqueria del Basket venue in Valencia. A second edition with more than 200 U-15 participants from six countries of the old continent, which was dyed red and yellow by the overwhelming local dominance.

Recently selected with the late 55th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, the son of the legendary Lakers forward faces a tough situation with the Californian team as he enters the world's best league.

From today, Tuesday 2 July, until next 7 July, 24 teams will be competing for the last tickets to Paris this summer. The competition will take place in four venues: Valencia (Spain), San Juan (Puerto Rico), Athens (Greece) and Riga (Latvia). Only the champion of each venue will secure a place at the Olympic Games.

First, Andrew Wiggins and the Warriors “mutual decision” left the national team without the two-way forward for the Olympics; then the Memphis Grizzlies’ rookie center said ‘no thank you’ to coach Jordi Fernandez’s training camp invite, opening a huge hole in the paint for the gold-medal contenders.

After four consecutive gold medals, the American basketball team kicks off training camp this week with hopes of notching its fifth Olympic win in a row thanks to another star-studded roster led by veterans LeBron James and Stephen Curry.

The Warriors are putting up a fight to release the forward, a key contributor in their 2022 NBA title and now trade candidate, in order for him to compete at the Paris 2024 Games, Canadian team officials complain.

France should avoid voting for "extremes" in looming parliamentary elections, French basketball star Victor Wembanyama said Thursday, three days ahead of the first round of voting expected to be won by the far right.

With the forward picked first overall by the Hawks and two other selections out of the top ten, the country that will host the upcoming Olympics celebrated a historic night, as American colleges failed to headline the event for the second consecutive year.