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Nenad Krstic Suspended Three Games by FIBA for Chair Toss

Despite fears Thunder center Nenad Krstic might miss the entirety of Serbia's run in the 2010 FIBA World Championship following a rollicking brawl in a warmup against Greece, the big man will miss only the first three games of the tournament, FIBA announced Thursday. Serbian guard Milos Teodosic, who helped spark the...

Team USA Bludgeons Undermanned Greece in Final FIBA Warmup

With the start of the 2010 FIBA World Championship just three days away, Team USA coach Mike Krzyzewski made sure his entire roster got some burn and some rest during the squad's final warmup game against 2006 Worlds runner-up Greece. Despite the odd rotations Coach K used, Team USA broke away from Greece in the second...

FIBA Boss 'Appalled' By Greece-Serbia Fight, Nenad Krstic Blames Shirtless Fan

FIBA secretary general Patrick Baumann of Germany has issued a strongly worded statement about Thursday's gnarly on-court fracas between the Serbian and Greek national teams at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens. In the statement, Baumann mentions none of the players involved in the fight, but promises to take the...

Nenad Krstic Jailed Overnight Following FIBA Fracas

Oklahoma City Thunder center Nenad Krstic was detained by Greek authorities overnight following a bloody fight during a FIBA game between Krstic's Serbia and Greece in Athens Thursday. Reuters reports that Krstic was released by Greek police Friday morning, though he faces misdemeanor-level "sports violence" charges which...

Serbia, Greece Brawl in Pre-Worlds 'Friendly' in Athens

Nary a summer goes by without two national basketball teams smacking the snot out of each other during a FIBA game. Last summer, we were fed two notable melees, Italy vs. Canada and the inordinately violent Mexico vs. Uruguay. With the 2010 FIBA World Championship right around the corner, regional rivals Serbia and Greece...

Background on Greek Basketball

The Hellas / Greece national basketball team is the representative for Greece in international men's basketball competitions, organized and run by the Hellenic Basketball Federation.

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