Archive for May 2020
Zalgiris Kaunas officially asks to host the Final tournament of the EuroLeague
Zalgiris Kaunas officially requested to host the Final tournament of the EuroLeague. Lithuania is set to host sporting events from May 30, so Zalgiris hope the remaining games will take place in the country. Kaunas, along with Athens, Belgrade and Cologne, are considered the favorites to host the rest of the season. The EuroLeague will make…
Read MoreMalcolm Delaney parts ways with Barcelona
Malcolm Delaney will no longer play for Barcelona, as the two sides parted ways on Thursday (14/04). The Catalans released a statement and announced they agreed with Delaney on the contract termination. The American guard was under contract with the ”Blaugrana” until June 30. Yet, he now is a free agent and has been linked…
Read MoreNBPA conducts poll to see if players want to relaunch season
An informal NBPA survey shows most NBA players want to get back on the court for games. The National Basketball Players Association sent it in a text message to players on Tuesday, according to published reports. The NBPA poll contained one question (“yes” or “no”) to gauge if players wanted to complete the 2019-20 season.…
Read MoreCBA chief Yao Ming outlines options to relaunch season
Yao Ming, the Chinese Basketball Association president, said there are three potential plans for the league to resume its season. Appearing on CCTV last weekend, the CBA boss outlined the 20-team league’s options as follows: complete the full schedule, alter the schedule and cancel some games to shorten the season, or declare the regular season…
Read MoreFormer agent: Zion Williamson received illegal benefits from Duke
Prime Sports Marketing President Gina Ford alleges that former client Zion Williamson and his parents received “money, benefits, favors or other things of value” to steer him to Duke University and to lace up Nike and/or Adidas shoes and wear the sports apparel giants’ gear, according to published reports. Attorney Daniel Wallach, a legal analyst…
Read MoreEuroLeague releases documentary about Barcelona’s triumph in 2010
Stars of Barcelona’s 2010 EuroLeague-winning squad reunite in We’ll Always Have Paris documentary. A decade after they captured the EuroLeague title in Paris, the stars of the dominant 2009-10 Barcelona squad reunite for the latest film in the Euroleague Basketball Insider Documentary Series, We’ll Always Have Paris. Widely considered one of the strongest EuroLeague teams…
Read MoreSerbia to send an official letter to host the Final tournament of the EuroLeague
Serbia will send an official letter to the EuroLeague to host the Final tournament of the competition. The Serbian government released a statement and stated they can guarantee the entry of all participants of the Final tournament. “At today’s session, the Government of Serbia agreed to send a letter to the organization Euroleague Basketball, which…
Read MoreAustralia forces the NBA to change G League pathway program
In recent weeks, with basketball fans on the edges of their sofas waiting desperately for the NBA to start back up, the G League has been making headlines with the signings of top American draft prospects to their revamped G League pathway program. This type of G League pathway program should have been implemented 20…
Read MoreToni Kukoc should be enshrined into Basketball Hall of Fame
Basketball fans have been treated to installments of ESPN’s 10-part documentary titled The Last Dance. So far, Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and Dennis Rodman have been the focal points of these episodes. While this trio certainly contributed to the Bulls’ second trio of titles, there were a few unsung heroes as well. One of those…
Read More2020 NBA Draft and the hidden numbers
The 2020 NBA Draft lists 205 early entries from all over the place. Some of them didn’t play college ball, or played basketball overseas and are unknown to American fans. Due to Covid-19, March Madness was canceled, and college basketball never took center stage. Furthermore, the NBA Draft lottery and NBA Draft combine have been…
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