Tony Parker

Joyful crowds gathered along the streets of France's southern port of Marseille on Thursday to see torchbearers carrying the Olympic flame through the city's most emblematic sites, a day after it arrived on a majestic three-mast ship for a welcoming ceremony.

Retired NBA stars Tony Parker, Dirk Nowitzki, Dwyane Wade and Pau Gasol and legendary San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich were among those inducted on Aug. 12 into the Basketball Hall of Fame.

San Antonio Spurs coach and president of basketball operations Gregg Popovich, an iconic bench boss at 74, has signed a new five-year contract with the NBA club, the team announced on July 8.

Four-time NBA champion Manu Ginobili of Argentina looked back with affection on a career that spanned three continents and included Olympic gold on Sept. 10 as he entered the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

The Turkish national basketball team will play against Spain on Sept. 10 in the Round of 16 of Eurobasket 2017 after failing to beat Latvia.

Many European basketball players have a dream to make it big in arguably the greatest league in the world, the NBA. But it is not an easy transition, as there are a number of obstacles to overcome. Site fadeawayworld.com listed the top 10 European players who failed to leave their mark on the NBA.

A tough test awaits Turkey on Sept. 12 at Eurobasket 2015 when it takes on title favorite France, led by all-time Eurobasket top scorer Tony Parker, for a quarterfinal berth.

The "12 Giant Men" finished Group B fourth after a 111-102 victory in overtime against Iceland on Sept. 10 to set up the Round of 16 clash with France in Lille.

The Houston Rockets, led by James Harden's 28 points, punched their NBA playoffs second-round ticket on April 28 with a 103-94 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.

Tim Duncan had 23 points and Tony Parker added 22 to help the San Antonio Spurs beat Fenerbahçe Ülker 96-90 in an exhibition game

Huge upsets lit up the basketball World Cup on Sept. 10 as France beat hosts Spain 65-52 while Serbia thumped Brazil 84-56 to set up an intriguing semifinal clash.

Holders the United States and Lithuania will meet in the first semi in Barcelona on Sept. 11 while the Serbs and the French will lock horns in Madrid on Sept. 12.