Archive for October 22, 2020
Toronto Raptors to play home games in Louisville?
COVID-19 has complicated international travel. This is why the Toronto Raptors trained in Florida before the NBA bubble and the Toronto Blue Jays played home games in Buffalo this baseball season. What will the Raptors do next season, when the NBA wants to play with fans in arenas? According to league sources, Toronto may play…
Read MoreJoe Salerno appointed Syria national team coach
The Syrian Basketball Federation has hired American coach Joe Salerno to lead its men’s national team. The 39–year-old Salerno will begin his tenure in charge for Syria’s FIBA Asia Cup qualifying games next month, according to published reports. Syria faces Qatar and Iran on November 27 and 30 in Qatar, as FIBA Asia stages games…
Read MoreThe New Orleans Pelicans hire Stan Van Gundy as their new head coach.
Two years after stepping down as the Detroit Pistons’ head coach and president of basketball operations, Stan Van Gundy is back in the NBA. Van Gundy has agreed to become the next head coach of the New Orleans Pelicans, he confirmed Wednesday. As New Orleans’ front office navigated the coaching search, Van Gundy’s reputation as…
Read MoreBologna keeps a perfect record in the Eurocup
Virtus Segafredo Bologna rallied late to knock off AS Monaco on Wednesday and join Joventut Badalona and Dolomiti Energia Trento, which both won on Tuesday, as the only teams with perfect records through four Eurocup rounds. All three won at home in a round that saw the hosts go 9-2 with only Partizan NIS Belgrade…
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