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Mottola grew up a soccer goalie in
Finland.
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Is soccer more difficult? Is basketball more exciting? A panel of international NBA players discuss which sport they think is more challenging, and more fun to watch, as NBA.com takes a hard look at soccer vs. basketball as part of Global Week 2001.
International
NBA players pick their favorite soccer players and clubs NBA.com
UK: NBA vs. English Premier League Real
Madrid soccer star talks about trip to NBA Finals NBA fans Aitor
Karanka and Jose
Manuel Fernandez in spanish Talent Search
Celtics GM Chris Wallace has seen it all when scouting overseas -- from being treated like a head of state to watching games without a single fan in the arena. Hoop magazine takes a look at the quest to secure international talent.
From
bobbleheads to rubber bands, NBA gear is going globalMunch Madness
Cavs center Zydrunas Ilgauskas needs plenty of food to fuel his 7-3 body, but he can't find his native Lithuanian favorites in Cleveland's restaurants. Learn about the entrees "Z" misses from home and the tastes he's acquired since coming to the U.S. as part of a Global Week international feeding frenzy.
African
Cuisine: Hakeem Olajuwon (Rockets) Pasta
La Vista: Vlade Divac (Kings) Throw
One on the Barbie: Michelle Cleary (Mercury) British
Invasion: John Amaechi (Magic) Rallied By Rounds
Former NBA player Dan Roundfield has gone from patrolling the lane to motivating the U.S. troops who are stationed overseas. Find out what "Rounds" has been up to since his playing days in Where Are They Now?
NBA
players find fertile proving ground overseas Kings'
Divac owning up to new venture Divac
and Stojakovic share a cultural bond and a mutual goal Mavericks
forward Dirk Nowitzki goes from Deutschland to Dallas Pacific Heights
The "Walking Great Wall" at the 2000 Olympics had NBA scouts drooling as the trio of 7-footers from China showed their skills. Wang Zhizhi might be the first of the bunch to make his NBA debut as the 7-1 center was given clearance by China to play in the NBA.
1999 NBA
Draft announcement and commentary from Hubie Brown on Wang Zhizhi: 28.8+
| ISDN+ Ahmad Rashad catches up
with Wang Zhizhi in 1997: 28.8+
| ISDN+ From
Hoop: Wang, my man, I hope you're worth it Chinese
TV brings NBA to one billion fans WNBA's
inaugural season included Haixia Zheng, the first Chinese female athlete to
compete in the US Raptors,
Grizzlies reach out to Chinese community On the Rise
During the 2000-01 NBA Season, NBA team rosters feature 44 international players from 27 countries and territories. While there are a number of established international stars, there are also a number of players from abroad who are just starting to climb the ranks of the league's rosters. Check out these 11 players who prove that basketball truly is a global game.
Pacers
develop talented Croatian Zan Tabak while in playoff hunt Zan
Tabak picks the Oscar winners Pacers
President Donnie Walsh scouts European talent Tsakalidis'
skills solidify Suns at center Bulls'
Tarlac part of NBA's influx of international talent Direct Line To Dikembe
Philadelphia 76ers center Dikembe Mutombo talked about playing with Iverson, his secrets to a long career and having his heart rooted in his native Congo during the NBA's weekly conference call on March 14.
Dikembe
Mutombo's quest to care for his homeland International
players champion charities and community outreach Video:
Bilingual PSA's featuring Kings' Stojakovic, Mavs' Najera Video:
Najera, Embajador de Buena Voluntad WNBA Wonder From Down Under
Kristi Harrower has found success the world over, but will the lone Aussie on the Minnesota Lynx have the same luck with her new team.
Liberty's
Phillips still looking for stateside success It
doesn't get any better for Sting center Clarisse Machanguana United
Nations, WNBA Style Mercury
players relate their international experiences Tuesdays with Federico
A renowned journalist and a fan favorite for his unique style of writing as well as how he presents himself on Italian TV Tele+, Federico Buffa is as unique in person as he is a writer and shares his NBA stories with NBA.com.
Martedi'
con Federico The NBDL in South America
The Ambassadors of the National Basketball Development League, the minor league of the NBA, fell to Flamengo of Brazil in the quarterfinals of the sixth annual South American League Basketball Championship.
Read
about the Ambassadors in SpanishBest Foot Forward
Coming off a seventh-place finish in Sydney, the Canadian National Basketball Team is gearing up for the 2002 World Championships and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. NBA stars and Team Canada veterans Steve Nash and Todd MacCulloch are expected to lead the team in its quest.
Excerpts
from "The Vince Carter Story" Hoop
Magazine on the rise of hoops in CanadaNBA's School of Higher Learning in Canada
Are you an NBA fan who'd like to know more about the game? Class is in session at Basketball U, where you can choose between Undergraduate and Master's tutorials to build your basketball knowledge.
| GLOBAL WEEK CHATS AND MAILBOXES |
The Long and Short of It
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Global Week Chats
NBA 2001 host Beverley
Turner chatted on Sunday, March 11 The Mavericks' Eduardo
Najera chatted on Monday, March 12 The Suns' Jake
Tsakalidas chatted on Tuesday, March 13 The Kings' Hedo
Turkoglu chatted on Thursday, March 15 The Mavericks' Dirk
Nowitzki chatted on Saturday, March 17 | GLOBAL WEEK SPECIALS |
E-mail Postcards To Your Friends!
In a Global Week exclusive, NBA.com brings you seven cool images of your favorite international NBA players that you can use to send online greeting cards or download wallpapers to decorate your desktop.
Spanish Webcasts
Tune in each week to listen to a live audio broadcast on NBA.com Radio en Espanol. Check out the schedule of upcoming games.
Homecourt Advantage
If you live in Australia, Canada, New Zealand or the United Kingdom, you can get regional updates about NBA news, promotions and happenings in your area from NBA.com's free global e-news service.
