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Canada’s loss to France was disappointing, but not a failure

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Canada's Lu Dort carved out NBA career through the art of adaptability

The best basketball players in the world are static, like the sun. They do what they have always done to succeed while their teammates revolve around them. But the vast majority of players walk the fine line between being in the league and out of it, and few know how to do that better than Luguentz Dort.

Canada's Zach Edey and Aaliyah Edwards making statement on national stage

Why Canadians can’t make as much money as Americans in NCAA

Canadians, who represent the most NCAA athletes from any country outside the U.S., are unable to profit from NIL rights, Oren Weisfeld reports.

Canada men's basketball draws Australia in Group A at Paris Olympics

The Canadian men’s basketball team is finally going back to the Olympics, and will be in Group A alongside Australia.

Meet Crestwood Prep, the best girls basketball program in Canada

How last summer’s success changed the relationship between Team Canada, NBA players

For many years, Canada’s senior men’s basketball team could be best described as a “revolving door” for NBA players. However, the success at the FIBA World Cup helped build a culture — one where NBA players are actively engaged in it year-round.

Canada's Laeticia Amihere is learning how to effect change, on and off the court

When all is said and done, Canadian basketball star Laeticia Amihere wants her legacy to be as much about what she did off the court than what she did on it, writes Oren Weisfeld.

Gonzaga's Yvonne Ejim represents the new guard of Canadian women’s basketball

How Canadian Tristan Thompson went from ESPN back to the NBA

A year ago this month, Tristan Thompson was working for ESPN. Now, he's providing a veteran presence for the Cavaliers, the team that drafted him fourth overall in 2011. Oren Weisfeld explains how it all happened.