Basketball's international federation (FIBA) has given its approval for locked-out National Basketball Association (NBA) players to compete overseas during the work stoppage, it said Friday. “During a lockout NBA players ... are free to play anywhere they want, whether for their national teams and/or for club teams,” FIBA said in a statement. Any player who does compete overseas will do so at his own risk, especially if injured, FIBA noted. The NBA was not immediately available for comment.