Archive for May 2013
Steve Clifford to coach Charlotte Bobcats
Former Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Steve Clifford has agreed to terms with the Charlotte Bobcats and is slated to sign a three-year, $6 million contract to be their new head coach. The third year is a team option. He is replacing Mike Dunlap, who was fired in April. This is Clifford’s first time at…
Read MorePhilippines-Taiwan tensions hurting hoops
Philippine basketball has taken big hit recently due to strained Philippines-Taiwan relations. The Philippine National Basketball Team has had its invitation to
Read MoreNBA: Spurs sweep Grizzlies, now wait for East
Tony Parker dropped 37 Monday as the San Antonio Spurs put the finishing touches on the NBA Western Conference Finals with an 86:93 Game 4 win over the Memphis Grizzlies, in Memphis. The win means that the Spurs win the series in four straight and now wait until the NBA Finals start on June 6th.…
Read MoreVEF Riga are three-time Latvian champs!
Latvian basketball has now officially entered a “VEF Riga Dynasty” as the team has now won its third-straight Latvian League Championship. VEF Riga defeated BK Ventspils 100-81 in Game 5 of the finals. Even though they finished the regular season third overall, they pushed hard in the post-season and made it all the way through…
Read MorePredrag Bojic fired from Serbian league
The recent troubles that have enveloped the Serbian League have taken a new twist as Superleague Director Predrag Bojic has been removed from his duties. The dismissal follows a few weeks of turmoil within Serbian Basketball and Bojic’s actions during the recent scandal drew the ire of Red Star Belgrade particularly, and Red Star proved…
Read MoreSam Jones head coach of Den Bosch
Sam Jones has been promoted to the position of head coach at Eiffel Towers Den Bosch in the Dutch Eredivisie replacing outgoing tactician Raoul Koerner. American born Jones (who also holds a Dutch passport) can now boast of being a player, assistant coach, and head coach of Eiffel Towers Den Bosch. The 35-year old has…
Read MoreBenfica defends their Portuguese title
Sport Lisboa Benfica are now back-to-back Portuguese LPB Champions after they defeated Associacao Academica de Coimbra 91-77 in the fourth game of the Finals. This was just a blockbuster season for Benfica as they can now add this title to their collection of victories. They also won the Portuguese Supercup and the Portuguese Hugo dos…
Read MoreNBA: Heat dominate G3, goes up 2-1
The NBA Eastern Conference Finals headed West for Games 3 and 4 with the series between the Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers tied at 1-1. Game 3 wasn’t a close contest like the first two, with the Heat outscoring Indiana in all fourth quarters, earning an 18-point win, 96:114. The Heat were led by…
Read MoreTeodosic could be done for season
Serbian guard Milos Teodosic (195 cm), playing for CSKA Moscow, suffered a shin injury in a VTB United semifinal game against BC
Read MoreMIA Academy: Georgian League Champions!
In an 86-80 victory over Olimpi Tbilisi, MIA Academy Tbilisi has prevailed to win the 2013 Georgian Superleague
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