Leones de Ponce signs EJ Crawford

EJ Crawford (198 cm, G/F) has signed with Leones de Ponce and will play in the Puerto Rican BSN league. It is the first professional contract for Crawford, who recently graduated from Iona, where he averaged 18.8 ppg and 5.3 rpg in his senior year. EJ Crawford was also an All-MAC 1st team selection for…

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Basketball season starts amid surging COVID-19 cases

A handful of international basketball leagues started the 2020/2021 season this past weekend, and the bulk will follow within the next two weeks. While the NBA is still in the process of wrapping up the past season (2019/2020), the Polish league kicked off the new season as early as the 29th of August. The Mexican…

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Bam Adebayo excels in Game 6 as Heat reach NBA Finals

With Bam Adebayo playing a starring role, the Miami Heat have booked a spot in the NBA Finals for the first time since LeBron James played his final game for coach Erik Spoelstra’s club in 2014. The Heat defeated the Boston Celtics 125-113 in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals on Sunday at Walt…

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Luis Scola notches double-double in Serie A opener

Luis Scola and Varese opened the 2020-21 Italian Serie A campaign with a 94-89 overtime victory over Brescia on Sunday. In his Varese debut, the 40-year-old Argentina national team captain finished with 23 points and 11 rebounds with two steals in 32 minutes. He was 7-for-11 at the free-throw line and made 8 of 17…

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