31.   Nigerian center Julius Nwosu has tested positive for the banned substance ephedrine, international basketball federation officials said Friday.

32.   Predrag Danilovic has already made his mark in international basketball.

33.   Sabonis, who has four years left on his NBA contract, said he would decide after Atlanta whether to continue playing international basketball.

34.   The event is co-sponsored by the NBA, the United Nations Drug Control Program, Benetton Treviso and FIBA, the governing body of international basketball.

35.   The first game will be against perennial national Israeli champions Maccabi Tel Aviv, considered to be on of the top teams on the international basketball circuit.

36.   With that part of the negotiations completed, Goldberg said the Rockets were now waiting for a release from FIBA, the international basketball governing body.

37.   Who in this country knows more about international basketball than Edwards?

38.   International basketball has significantly improved over the past few years as is evident by the increasing number of international players playing in the NBA.

39.   A former Russian international basketball player was expelled from Israel after forging his birth certificate to prove he was Jewish, an interior ministry spokesman said Wednesday.