International Flair: Ten-minute basketball history lessons

Arvydas Sabonis. He helped win multiple medals in international competition. Meanwhile, Sabonis spent a brilliant career dominating European basketball. A cross between Shaquille O’Neal and Larry Bird, the 7-3 Lithuanian had handle, height, and heft like no other. Fans note his injuries with sadness, knowing that a great career was stunted. But Sabonis helped cement…

Dream Team vs. Current Stars: Something old, something new

What Kobe Bryant said prior to the London Games was actually fairly reasonable: he said the 2012 Olympic basketball team could beat the 1992 team. Not “We’d kill ’em.” We can be sure that he didn’t volunteer it. He was asked, and he answered. That statement was tepidly co-signed by LeBron James. Michael Jordan and…