Prokom cuts long-term contracts

The financial woes at Asseco Prokom Gdynia (Poland) continue to escalate and it is increasingly looking like the financial situation at the club is un-repairable. Yesterday the general manager of Prokom, Walter Jeklin left the team after an unsuccessful attempt to turn around the fortunes of Poland’s most famed team domestically and internationally. The latest…

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Toros crowned LNBP champions

Toros Nuevo Laredo has become the new champions of the Mexican LNBP league, retaining the title that the team won last in 2011. Toros rose to victory in the penultimate game of the LNBP finals series against Halcones Xalapa securing the series by 4 games to 2 with a 96-83 win. 4 time champions Halcones…

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ABA announces 2013 All-Star game

The American Basketball Association (ABA) announced today when and where it will host its annual All-Star game. The yearly extravaganza will take place in Chicago, Illinois on April 20th with the game being hosted by ABA franchise the Chicago Steam, although the venue of the game has yet to be announced. CEO of the ABA…

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Dennis Rodman heading to North Korea

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman is going to North Korea as part of a Basketball delegation, which means we can probably wave goodbye to world peace. Flamboyant Rodman is heading to the North Korean capital Pyongyang with the VICE Media Company in what is perhaps the most unlikely U.S. visit to the troubled nation ever.…

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Andrei Kirilenko retires from Russian national team

Russian superstar Andrei Kirilenko has made the decision to retire from the Russian national team with immediate effect, meaning he will miss the upcoming Eurobasket 2013 tournament. Kirilenko has cited family reasons and fatigue as the reasons for his retirement, although he has left the door open for a possible return to international Basketball in…

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Lakers owner Jerry Buss has died

Jerry Buss, the owner of the Los Angeles Lakers has passed away after a battle against Cancer. 80-year old Buss was in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where kidney failure claimed his life; his assistant Bob Steiner confirmed his passing. Buss was a rock star owner, a property mogul who brought huge success to the Lakers and…

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