Archive for March 27, 2018
FIBA Basketball Champions League: quarter-finals underway
We are at the quarter-final stage of the FIBA Basketball Champions League and the round was opened with two contests on Tuesday evening, with the other two to be played on Wednesday. The best of 3 series tipped off as Bayreuth defeated Ludwigsburg in an all-German tie to take a 1-0 series lead. Elsewhere, Murcia…
Read MoreThe NBA’s Growth In Popularity In China & Taiwan
Walking through the streets of China, you’re likely to find Steph Curry’s face plastered on billboards wherever you walk. At the same time, Klay Thompson is one of the few NBA players to wear Chinese brand Anta on his feet. It is part of a ten-year $80 million deal. These are just two examples of…
Read MoreTaylor Braun added by VL Pesaro
Taylor Braun (201 cm, North Dakota State’14) has reached an agreement to play for VL Pesaro (Italy-Serie A) to close out the 2017-18 season. He returns to Europe after spending 2017-18 in the NBA G-League, lending his talents to the Salt Lake City Stars, where signed with after getting cut by the Utah Jazz. In…
Read MoreABA Playoffs: Semifinals Series All Tied Up
Nothing comes easy in the ABA League nowadays. Both Cedevita and KK Mornar Bar dug deep and came up with victories over the weekend to even up their respective semifinals series in the ABA Playoffs. The underdogs rose to the occasion, avoided elimination and forced a third, deciding game in their respective series. Cedevita 82…
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