Basketball

RECIFE, Brazil (AP) — Norris Cole made sure that USA Basketball will play for a medal at AmeriCup. Cole — a two-time NBA champion with the Miami Heat — scored a game-high 20 points, capping it off by making the game-winning runner with 1.

MILAN (AP) — Greece got another win, and a small scare as well.

The members of Great Britain’s basketball team stood side by side, their arms slung over each other’s shoulders, coaches on one end of the row, players on the other.

The first clue that, no, Manu Ginobili did not invent the Eurostep should come from the move’s name. Ginobili isn’t from Europe. He’s from South America. And it’s not called the South Ameristep. Perhaps it should be.

COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — Luka Doncic was asked Tuesday about whether he or Greece's Giannis Antetokounmpo had the better chance of setting a EuroBasket scoring record. Doncic quickly picked Antetokounmpo.

HENDERSON, Nev. — Canadian forward Leonard Miller signed with the NBA G League Ignite on Wednesday.

RECIFE, Brazil (AP) — Halftime took two days, which was about the only challenging part for the U.S. in its final game of group play at the AmeriCup tournament. Everything else seemed easy.

MILAN (AP) — The stars showed up at EuroBasket on Tuesday in a big way.

The Philadelphia 76ers have some backup big man help for Joel Embiid.

RECIFE, Brazil (AP) — The plan Alex Jensen laid out for the team USA Basketball sent to the AmeriCup tournament was simple. Get better every day, and let the results take care of themselves. It seems to be working.