Spain's Pau Gasol (2nd R) raises the Naismith trophy beside team mates Carlos Jimenez (R), Sergio Rodriguez (L), Felipe Reyes (2nd L) and Rudy Fernandez after their victory over Greece during their final game at the world basketball championships in Saitama, Japan, September 3, 2006. [Reuters]
Japanese girls hold Argentine flags while looking at Argentina's players during a reception for the Argentine national basketball team at a hotel in Omiya, north of Tokyo, August 28, 2006.[Reuters]