Results tagged “basketball”

British basketball's biggest star, Luol Deng, has been cleared to play in the Olympic test event later this month.

The Chicago Bulls player will be on the boards at the London International Basketball Invitational tournament from August 16, the first time the GB team will sample the venue for the opening rounds of next year's Olympic tournament.

Slam dunking stars from the National Basketball Association are heading to The O2 arena to make basketball history by holding the league's first ever regular season games in Europe.

The New Jersey Nets face Toronto Raptors in back-to-back games on March 4 and 5. The Atlantic Division rivals will battle it out at a crucial time, as the NBA season heads toward the playoffs.

The O2 arena will host the artistic gymnastics, trampoline, basketball and wheelchair basketball during the 2012 games.

Temporary structures will be built to manage vehicle and pedestrian access at the venue, which will be known as the North Greenwich Arena during the Olympics.

It's been another exciting sporting year and plenty of big names have appeared in the pages of The Wharf, including West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola, a quartet of England cricket captains and two heroes of the 1966 World Cup win.

We look back at what's been making the headlines locally and nationally over the last 12 months.

British basketball's biggest star put in an appearance at The O2 today despite missing out on this weekend's Game On tournament.

Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng was meeting fans at the arena ahead of the four team tournament which starts on Friday.

Britain's top basketball stars are heading to back to their "spiritual home" next month as they look to build towards the 2012 Olympics.

NBA stars Luol Deng and Pops Mensah-Bonsu will be just two of the players turning out for Great Britain at the Four Nations tournament at The O2 between August 14-16.

AMERICAN basketball will again be pitching up at The O2 this winter.

But could London-based basketball fans have a team of their own to support in the near future?

The North Greenwich arena will host the Miami Heat and New Jersey Nets on October 12 as part of the third National Basketball Association (NBA) Europe Live tour. The pre-season initiative will also feature games in Barcelona, Berlin and Paris.

The Minnesota Timberwolves and Boston Celtics attracted a capacity crowd to The O2 for last year’s event, prompting NBA bosses to consider expanding the league into Europe within the next decade.