Officials say Gasol could be out up to 3 months

Memphis Grizzlies center Pau Gasol could be out up to three months after sustaining a partial fracture in his left foot in the semifinals of the world championships in Japan, officials said.

Once the best, U.S. settles for getting better

All that talk of the United States returning to the top of the basketball world will have to wait.

Greeks admit Spain were better prepared

Greece players and their coach admitted that Spain were the better prepared team as Spain defeated the Greeks 70-47 in the final of the FIBA World Championship.

Rouissi voices his support for Les Bleus

Since 1997, players have come and gone on France's national team, but a constant has remained in the crowd in the form of super fan Jamil Rouissi.

Gasol named MVP, headlines All-Tournament Team

Despite not playing in Spain's historic victory over Greece in the final of the FIBA World Championship, Pau Gasol was selected as the tournament's Most Valuable Player.

Japan bows to Pau

A look at the world basketball championship

The easy way to sum up the FIBA world championship is to list the medal winners, from gold to bronze _ Spain, Greece, and the United States.

Greece congratulates basketballers on world silver medal

Greek President Karolos Papoulias and Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis on Sunday sent their congratulations and thanks to the country's national basketball team.

James: "As captains, we couldn't let our team go down losing two straight"

LeBron James and his United States team-mates are leaving the FIBA World Championship without the gold medal.

Anthony: "We knew we couldn't lose two games in this tournament"

Carmelo Anthony has come out with a positive outlook on his second experience with the American national team after defeating Argentina 96-81 on Saturday.

Diaw: "Finishing behind the four big teams is an encouraging result"

Boris Diaw has led France to a fifth place finish in the FIBA World Championship, tying for Les Bleus' best result since a fourth place in 1954.

Kleiza: "This was a great learning experience for our young team"

Lithuania finished their campaign in the FIBA World Championship with a 77-62 win over Germany to clinch seventh place in the tournament.