Archive for April 2013
Portsmouth Invitational Day 4: Finals
The 61st Annual Portsmouth Invitational Tournament concluded on Saturday evening with the playing of the consolation games, the 3rd place
Read MoreLokomotiv Kuban wins Eurocup
PBC Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar is the 2012/13 Eurocup champion! Lokomotiv conquered its first-ever continental trophy by downing Uxue Bilbao Basket from Spain with 64-75 in the Eurocup Final at the
Read MoreKobe Bryant Achilles tear confirmed. Season over.
The Los Angeles Lakers have confirmed that Kobe Bryant did indeed tear his Achilles and on Saturday he already had surgery. Teammates and coaches say Bryant is determined to return quickly from the biggest injury of his career. General manager Mitch Kupchak thinks it’s realistic the 34-year-old guard could be ready for next season’s opener…
Read MoreEuroleague: Viktor Khryapa named QF Game 2 MVP
Viktor Khryapa pieced together another impressive all-around performance Friday in leading CSKA Moscow to a 90-68 rout of Caja Laboral and a 2-0 lead in their best-of-five playoffs series. Khryapa’s strong stat line also resulted in him winning Playoffs Game 2 bwin MVP honors and in becoming the fifth CSKA player to claim bwin MVP…
Read MorePortsmouth Invitational Day 3: Semifinals
The Portsmouth Invitational Tournament hit Day 3 of 4 on Friday with an early consolation game and the tournament semifinals. K&D Round’s
Read MorePortsmouth Invitational: Tale of the tape
As part of the activities of the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, all of the players are put through a series of measurements, height, weight, reach
Read MorePortsmouth Invitational Day 2: World Record attempt
Day two of the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament included games with the last four groups of collegiate seniors putting their ‘A’ games on display for the
Read MoreKobe Bryant tore his achilles?
The Los Angeles Lakers pulled off a miracle 118-116 win against the Golden State Warriors (who had led for much of the game), keeping their Playoff hopes alive. Unfortunately, even if the Lakers reach the postseason, they may have to go on without Kobe Bryant. The team announced that the 17-year veteran suffered a “probable”…
Read MoreEuroleague: Three series pull within one game
After Thursday’s thrilling last second Euroleague win by Panathinaikos over top ranked Barcelona Regal that evened their series at one game each, Friday’s contests were all won by the home clubs to bring those three series to 2-0 and within one game of moving on to the semifinals. In Moscow, CSKA put up a 22-point…
Read MoreNew Zealand Breakers win third NBL title
The New Zealand Breakers have proven themselves to be the kings of Australian Basketball by once again winning the NBL championships, the franchises third in succession. The Breakers tied a record with their three-peat of NBL crowns, equalling the hat-trick of titles won by the Sydney Kings, making them the only two franchises in the…
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