What to watch in Basketball World Cup group stage

Play begins Saturday at four sites throughout Spain and the Canary Islands, with four teams from each site advancing to the single-elimination round that begins Sept. 6. Brazil and Spain play against each other, who else, France I think, so there's some big teams playing against each other.'' Here are some of the games to watch in the group stage: --- SPAIN VS. FRANCE, GROUP A. The European rivals meet Sept. 3 in Granada. San Antonio Spurs star Tony Parker is taking the summer off after leading France to last year's European championship, which ended Spain's quest for a three-peat.