Posts by Bryce
NBA fines San Antonio Spurs $250,000
The NBA announced Friday that the San Antonio Spurs organization has been fined $250,000 for its decision to send four players home prior to the Spurs’ Nov. 29 game in Miami. The Spurs’ actions were in violation of a league policy, reviewed with the NBA Board of Governors in April 2010, against resting players in…
Read MoreEuroleague: Only three spots in Top 16 left
As Week 8 of Euroleague 2012-13 wrapped up, the Top 16 picture cleared up dramatically, with only three seats at the table remaining, one each in Groups A, C, and D. With Montepaschi Siena’s win Friday over Unicaja Malaga, Group B has been locked down as they grabbed the fourth and final spot. The last two weeks…
Read MoreSpecial Olympics and One Team – Ties that Bond
For the fourth consecutive season, Turkish Airlines Euroleague stars are sharing the center-court spotlight with Special Olympics athletes before games being played all over the continent this week and next. Special Olympics is the newest partner in Euroleague Basketball’s groundbreaking One Team corporate social responsibility programme. Euroleague players and coaches gathered before tipoff before each…
Read MoreEuroleague Standings – Week 8
Euroleague standings for Week 8
Read MoreEuroleague: Seven clubs punch ticket to Top 16
It was a big day in the Euroleague as seven teams earned their invitations to the Top 16 by either winning their Week 8 match-up, or by someone being eliminated that opened the door for them. The match of the day was the Panathinaikos – Union Olimpija game, due to the fact that as the…
Read MoreChuck Davis Named Eurocup Week 4 MVP
A great performance in a come-from-behind win has allowed Chuck Davis of Banvit BK Bandirma to become the Eurocup regular season Week 4 MVP with a performance index ranking of 36 – the highest among all winning players this week. Davis led Banvit to an 88-95 overtime road win at BC Azovmash Mariupol with 22…
Read MoreEurocup Standings – Week 4
Eurocup Standings – Week 4
Read MoreEurocup: Five Undefeated, Four Clinch Last 16
Eurocup week four is in the books, and the field of the Last 16 has started to take shape. Four clubs, BC Triumph Lyubertsy, BC Spartak SPB, Gescrap Bilbao Basket, and Crvena Zvezda Diva, have clinched spots in the next round of play, all also making it through week four with unblemished records. Joining them…
Read MoreWunderkind Dario Šarić finally signs
KK Cibona officially announced at a press conference this afternoon that they had signed super-talent Dario Šarić (208 cm, 1994) to a 4-year contract. A surprise move, since Cibona has known financial problems and is struggling to pay their bills and salaries on time. Recently the Croatian club had to travel by bus to Germany…
Read MoreEuroChallenge: Three clinch Last 16 spots
EuroChallenge 2013 had a busy day on Tuesday with 14 games on the schedule. After the dust had settled and the scores tallied, three clubs (Pinar Karsiyaka, BK Ventspils and EWE Baskets Oldenburg) assured themselves passage to the Last 16 round, while four clubs were eliminated with 0-4 records. The hot game of the day…
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