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7-3 Lithuanian center Zydrunas Ilgauskas of the Cavs, the MVP of the Schick Rookie Game, will tip off NBA.com's International Week with a live chat Monday at 2 p.m. ET.
R E L A T E D
International Week mailbox:
e-mail a
question to German native Detlef Schrempf of the Sonics.
International
Week Theater
Sample an entertaining potpourri of
multimedia in the International
Week theater, including video clips of international players in action
and of international NBA TV programs, as well as audio NBA game
calls in multiple languages!
A U D I O
Listen to Indiana's Dutch center Rik
Smits deposit a wicked dunk over Miami's P.J. Brown from two different
perspectives:
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Scandinavian:
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International
players in the NBA:
Statistical
directory
International leagues at a glance
Major international basketball tournaments
1998 Women's World Championship draw announced
NBA, Hard Rock Cafe announce global alliance
1998 International Events Calendar
| Thursday Chats | Voice of the Global Fan | World Championship of Basketball |
| It's
a day-night chat doubleheader on NBA.com Thursday:
11 a.m. ET: Serbian center Vlade Divac of the Hornets 10 p.m. ET: Australian center Chris Anstey of the Mavericks |
Let
us know what you think:
POLL: Pick your All-Time "Global Dream team" POLL: Who should get the last two spots on the U.S. World Championship team? FORUM: Give us your "scouting report" on up-and-coming international players! |
Athens,
Greece will host a field
of 16 nations from July 29-August 9 for the 1998 FIBA World Championship
of Basketball.
Preview information:
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Canadian
Red & Bahamas Teal
Versatile
Lakers forward Rick Fox considers both
Canada and the Bahamas his home.
R E L A T E D
Fox
answers fan e-mail in the Logo Athletic Mailbox of the Week.
WNBA's
International Flavor
The league has seen
several successful
international players in its short existence.
NBA International
Week Trivia
Try your hand at our
first set of International
Week trivia questions pertaining to the NBA's international players.
R E L A T E D
Test your knowledge
of the global game in a special International Week edition of Live Trivia
Thursday at 4 p.m. ET!
Worldwide
Access
Welcome to the thoroughly
modern NBA, where technology
brings the game to fans all over the world.
Global
NBA Programming
During the 1997-98 NBA
season, over 600 million households in 191 countries worldwide, on 116
telecasters, can watch international
NBA programming on television.
International
Reference Desk
Metric
conversion chart
FIBA
vs. NBA rules
Multi-language
basketball glossary
