RIO DE JANEIRO — Nene stood at the center of a fenced-in basketball court overlooking one of the many shanty towns, known here as favelas, sprinkled on the outskirts of this city. Children swarmed ...

DENVER - JANUARY 19: Nene #31 of the Denver Nuggets reacts to a play against Nick Collison #4 of the Oklahoma City Thunder on January 19, 2011 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Nene scored 19 points, Marcelinho Huertas had 11 assists and Brazil kept its chances of advancing to the men’s basketball quarterfinals alive with a 86-69 win over Nigeria on ...

LONDON (AP) — Starting center Nene is sitting out Brazil’s final preliminary round game of the men’s Olympic basketball tournament against Spain with foot soreness. Nene, who was traded to the ...