Archive for April 2013
NBA: Chicago needs 3 OTs to take Nets to 3-1
They were playing some ball in the NBA on Saturday… It started off with the basketball marathon in Chicago, with the Bulls and Brooklyn Nets having so much fun they decided to play a bit more, three overtime periods more. The official time for the game was three hours and 57 minutes. In the more…
Read MoreVipers Win D-League Championship
There was just no stopping the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. In the end the Santa Cruz Warriors just didn’t have enough firepower to keep up with the Vipers, who won their final 16 games to run off with their second NBA Development League championship in four years. The finale of that impressive run came on…
Read MoreMichael Jordan marries longtime girlfriend
NBA legend and Bobcats owner Michael Jordan married longtime girlfriend Yvette Prieto, a former model, at a wedding in Florida on Saturday. Jordan, who turned 50 in February, and Prieto, 35, were wed in a ceremony at Bethesda-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Palm Beach. The church also played host to Donald Trump’s wedding in 2005. Jordan,…
Read MoreAdriatic League: Partizan picks up sixth title
It’s just some text on a t-shirt, but what a powerful statement that text makes… As the celebration began after the final horn in the Adriatic League final Saturday, the Partizan mt:s players were given shirts that said, “Keep Calm We Are the Kings of the Rings”. True statement, the club has won the title…
Read MoreNBA: Lakers crushed, Knicks roll, GS goes up 2-1
The NBA Playoffs continued with more Game 3 matches on Friday with two of the series going to 3-0 and the third now at 2-1. The San Antonio Spurs beat up on the injury-laden Los Angeles Lakers, 89:120 in LA, the New York Knicks took their series with Boston to 3-0 with a 76:90 Game…
Read MoreEuroleague: Nate Jawai named SF Game 5 MVP
Doing maximum damage in limited amount of time on the floor has been Barcelona Regal center Nate Jawai’s calling
Read MoreEuroleague: Olympiacos completes Final Four
The 2011-12 Euroleague Champions will be joining FC Barcelona Regal, Real Madrid and CSKA Moscow in the
Read MoreEuroChallenge: Krasnye – Pinar in final game
The 2012-13 EuroChallenge Finals are set as Krasnye Krylia Samara stopped a comeback by Gravelines Dunkerque early in the fourth quarter to earn their spot in the Finals and keep their impressive undefeated EuroChallenge season intact, while the Final Four host club, Pinar Karsiyaka held off EWE Baskets in front of 5,000 enthusiastic fans and…
Read MoreDemetris Nichols moves to Arecibo
American forward Demetris Nichols (205 cm, Syracuse’07) has followed compatriot Justin Dentmon by signing for Capitanes de Arecibo (Puerto Rico, BSN) today. Nichols has been playing with Sioux Falls Skyforce in the D-League (USA) this season and has featured 49 times for the team. Over that near half century of games the American has secured…
Read MoreJustin Dentmon signs with Arecibo
Justin Dentmon (182 cm, Washington’09) has penned a deal with Capitanes de Arecibo in the Puerto Rico BSN for the remainder of the season. The 27-year old guard has been playing this season with Chinese CBA team Fujian Quanzhou Bank before moving in November to the Austin Toros (USA D-League). Indeed it has been a…
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