11.   Let FIBA, the international basketball federation, fight its political battles within the Olympic movement in another way.

12.   Nine years ago, the Yugoslavian Olympic team dominated international basketball.

13.   People think of international basketball as run and gun, no defense.

14.   Sabonis became one of the biggest names in international basketball.

15.   Still, there are few real secrets in international basketball.

16.   The Americans also think they have to factor in a few lost points per game just because of the rules changes in international basketball.

17.   The most unhappy man concerning the lack of American stars is, as always, Borislav Stankovic, the Secretary General of FIBA, the international basketball governing body.

18.   The players all have signed an agreement pledging to participate as well as submit to the rules and regulations of international basketball, which includes drug testing.

19.   The US team, which had been playing in front of friends and relatives the past three days, finally got its first taste of real international basketball.

20.   The three-second lane could be widened at the base, as is the case in international basketball.