Archive for June 2021
Vassilis Spanoulis retires
One of the most iconic EuroLeague superstars of the 21st century, three-time champion and All-Decade playmaker Vassilis Spanoulis, announced on Saturday afternoon that he is retiring from basketball. Spanoulis, who will turn 39 in August, is the only player in the 33-year history of the Final Four to win the EuroLeague title three times and be…
Read MoreASVEL wins French championship
Although deprived of several key players (Thomas Heurtel, Charles Kahudi, Moustapha Fall, William Howard, and Guershon Yabusele), ASVEL dominated and beat JDA Dijon (87-74) in the final of the French Jeep ELITE Championship. It is the 20th championship for ASVEL. For JDA Dijon, the defeat was extra painful because they ranked first in the league after…
Read MorePhoenix Suns win game 4 against LA Clippers
The Phoenix Suns defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 84-80 in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals on Saturday to take a commanding 3-1 series lead. They fought their emotions. They haggled with referees. They scored 84 points in a playoff game and somehow awakened on the doorstep of the NBA Finals. Their victory was…
Read MoreOkko Jarvi leaves Finland, signs with Brussels
Okko Jarvi (193 cm, G) has left his home country of Finland to play in Belgium. The 25-year-old signed with Phoenix Brussels Basketball in the BNXT League. Jarvi has played his entire career in Finland, the last three seasons with Karhu. This past season Jarvi averaged 15.2 ppg and 3.5 assists per contest. Okko Jarvi…
Read MoreMilwaukee Bucks demolish Atlanta Hawks in game 2
The Milwaukee Bucks bounced back from a stunning Game 1 loss to the Atlanta Hawks to notch a 125-91 Game 2 victory in the Eastern Conference Finals at Fiserv Forum to even the series at 1-1. Two nights after Trae Young poured in 48 points in a 116-113 road win, the Bucks held the Atlanta…
Read MoreMelbourne United wins Australian championship
Playing their first home game in six weeks, Melbourne United have clinched the 2021 NBL championship overcoming a brave Perth Wildcats to win Game 3 of the Grand Final Series 81-76 on Friday night. The record books will show that Melbourne swept the series three games to nil and were the dominant team all season…
Read MoreŽeljko Obradović is the new coach of Partizan Belgrade!
Željko Obradović is the new head coach of Partizan Belgrade! The legendary basketball coach who has won 9 EuroLeague titles, including the one with Partizan NIS back in 1992 as a player, has returned to his favorite club. Obradović has signed a 3-year contract with the black-and-whites. The sensational news was announced by club president…
Read MoreJakub Garbacz leaves Poland, signs with MBC
Jakub Garbacz (197 cm, G/F) has inked a deal with SYNTAINICS MBC Weissenfels. Garbacz will play in the German BBL after playing his entire pro career in his native Poland. Garbacz played this season for Stal Ostrow, both in the EBL and the EuropeCup. In seven FIBA EuropeCup games, he notched 13.9 ppg and 2.4…
Read MoreJaren Lewis tabbed by Crailsheim
Jaren Lewis (198 cm, F) has signed with the Crailsheim Merlins in the German BBL. Crailsheim is coming off a great year where they finished 5th in the standings with a 24-10 record. Lewis played this season in the Italian Serie A2. There he played 29 games for Latina. Lewis averaged 13.1 ppg and 8.3…
Read MoreLos Angeles Clippers bounce back and win game 3 against Phoenix Suns
The Los Angeles Clippers have overcome two separate 2-0 deficits in this postseason, and on Thursday, they took the first step toward doing it for a third time. After falling behind in the first half, the Clippers erupted in the second to win Game 3, 106-92. They will now have a chance to tie the…
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