The New York Knicks, a basketball team in the NBA, have named a new coach, Mike D'Antoni. For speakers of Italian, what's noteworthy about the announcement is that D'Antoni is fluent in Italian and holds dual citizenship. Equally fascinating is that D'Antoni was considered the greatest point guard in Italian league history. "He barely played in the N.B.A., but is now one of its best coaches," according to The New York Times.

Some common Italian basketball vocabulary words include: palleggio (dribble), tiro sospensione (jump shot), la linea del tiro libero (free throw line), schiacciata (dunk), guardia tiratrice (shooting guard), and difesa a zona (zone defense).