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Since basketball became an official Olympic sport in 1936 the game has drawn more fans at every Olympics.

The international level of play is top notch and the games are fun to watch even if you're not a BBall fanatic.

In 2008, it looks like the U.S. will regain its rightful place at the top of the heap in the world basketball arena with a "dream team" starting lineup including Kobe Bryant, Jason Kidd, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard.

Keep up with hoops updates and events with these focused sites...

USA Basketball - The official site of the U.S. men's and women's team, loaded with facts, news and stories covering the USA Olympics basketball teams. Players bios, rosters, events schedules and more...

NBC Olympics - Basketball - Full U.S. TV coverage from Beijing with scores & updates, photos & video, athlete profiles & feature stories.

UK Basketball - The official site of the U.K. Olympics basketball teams starts off with a brief history of the game including the fact that the man who originated the game was British. Links to players bios, rosters, event schedules.

Basketball Australia - The latest news on national teams, player profiles, complete archive of related scores and stats for men's and women's Olympics basketball, information on national junior teams, resource library and related links.

China Basketball - Very active blog spot and web site covering Chinese basketball and basketball players. The inside track to news on the Chinese Olympics team.

Sports Virtual Library - This site has nothing currently about the Olympics, but they carry information on how to play, the history of the game and with an international basketball focus, this is a good place to find the latest on any country's efforts with links to even more information. By 2008 they should have a good selection of Olympics basketball info. Check the section on fantasy basketball if you want to participate but can't jump...

Interbasket - Tidbits and predictions along with players to watch for and in-depth sections for each country.

WNBA - US Women's Basketball organization site has plenty of information on the players and news a special Olympics section promised as the Summer Games kick off.

Basketball News - The latest headlines from a selection of international sources showcase the latest news on basketball worldwide.

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