Archive for November 30, 2012
Jason Kapono to be with Panathinaikos soon
Jason Kapono (201 cm, UCLA’03) has resolved his family situation and is now set to join Panathinaikos (Greece-A1) on Dec. 10th, it’s been reported. Kapono was set to arrive in Athens the first week in November, but it turns out his wife was having complications with her pregnancy and Kapono chose to stay with her…
Read MoreNBA to sanction Spurs for resting stars
NBA Commissioner David Stern says the San Antonio Spurs will be hit with “substantial sanctions” for their decision to send four regulars home before their game in Miami on Thursday night. Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and Danny Green were sent home by San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich, who cited a desire to get…
Read MoreMichael Pietrus signs with Toronto
Frenchman Mickael Pietrus has reached agreement on a one-year, veteran-minimum contract with the Toronto Raptors, agent Bill McCandless confirmed on Thursday night. The deal will be made official Friday, McCandless confirmed. “It came down, in the end, to choosing the team who liked him best,” said McCandless. In the end, Pietrus passed up five offers…
Read MoreCem Akdag hired to lead Gaziantep
Cem Akdag has been hired by Gaziantep Buyuksehir Belediye (Turkey-TBL) as their next head coach. Akdag most recently coached Galatasaray (Turkey-TBL) in the 2009-10 season. Prior to that he was the Galatasaray women’s team for two season and was the Turkey National Team coach for the women’s team from 2005-07. The move comes after Gaziantep…
Read MoreEuroleague: Seven clubs punch ticket to Top 16
It was a big day in the Euroleague as seven teams earned their invitations to the Top 16 by either winning their Week 8 match-up, or by someone being eliminated that opened the door for them. The match of the day was the Panathinaikos – Union Olimpija game, due to the fact that as the…
Read MoreMardy Collins joins Maccabi Ashdod
Mardy Collins (198 cm, Temple’06) has agreed to join Maccabi Ashdod (Israel-Winner League) for the rest of the 2012-13 season. Collins most recently played for the Los Angeles D-Fenders in the NBA D-League, where he averaged 11.5 points and 4.6 assissts per game over 35 games. Prior to that he started the 2011-12 season in…
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