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Dirk Nowitzki: To all my Spanish amigos. We play in Barcelona October 9th. Hope to see u guys there! Hasta la vista Gracias Cerveza Twitter @swish41

Dallas Mavericks, Dirk Nowitzki, Barcelona, Spain 

Stern also wants to discuss whether NBA players should continue to play in the Olympics or if there should be an age cutoff. He admits the "Dream Team" that won gold in the 1992 Barcelona Games and helped grow the game globally was a good move, but he sees merit in questions raised by often-controversial Dallas owner Mark Cuban and his peers about their players risking injury in the process. "Usually when Mark says something, I try to go the other way," Stern joked, "but actually when he is right about something - he may actually be right and here I think he actually has a point. I really do." SI.com

Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban, USA Basketball, David Stern, Barcelona, Spain, Olympics 

Emiliano Carchia: Stern revealed sites of next season's overseas games: Berlin; Istanbul; Barcelona, Spain, Milan in Europe, Shanghai and Beijing in China Twitter

David Stern, Barcelona, Spain, China, Italy, Schedule, Turkey, Milan, Istanbul, Shanghai 

In what could turn out to be a prelude to a gold-medal matchup in the 2012 London Olympics, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James will lead Team USA against rival Spain in an exhibition on July 24 in Barcelona, sources told Yahoo! Sports. The game will be played at 3:30 p.m. ET in the Palau Sant Jordi mountainside arena, and promises to be a spectacular, intense scene. Yahoo! Sports

Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, USA Basketball, Barcelona, Spain 

Jermaine O'Neal: This is the gym where the original dream team played at in 1992 in the olympics!! http://yfrog.com/gyucopnoj Twitter

USA Basketball, Jermaine O'Neal, Barcelona, Spain 

Mike Cristaldi, director of public relations of the Wolves, confirmed to ARA that David Khan, general manager in Minneapolis, and Tony Ronzone, assistant general manager, will travel to Barcelona next week. In addition to watch the Final Four to be held at Palau Sant Jordi, they want to close the deal so Ricky Rubio (Regal Barça) can play for coach Kurt Rambis next season. Ara

Minnesota Timberwolves, Ricky Rubio, Euroleague, David Kahn, Barcelona, Spain, Tony Ronzone, Kurt Rambis 

Marc Gasol: If there's a long lockout I would consider coming back and Barcelona would be an option because Barcelona is my city and my friends are there. SPORT.es

Memphis Grizzlies, Lockout, Barcelona, Spain, Marc Gasol 

If Ricky Rubio stays, Barcelona will have to pay him 1.6 million euros ($2.2 million). This year he earns a lot less – 400,000 euros ($560,000). TuBasket.com

Minnesota Timberwolves, Ricky Rubio, Barcelona, Spain 

Ron Artest: Barcelona is great Like Miami but better Twitter

Los Angeles Lakers, Ron Artest, Miami, Barcelona 

Mark Woods: Euroleague confirmed 2011 Final Four will go to Barcelona, a week after Turin pulled out from staging the event. Twitter

Euroleague, Barcelona