Posts by CJ Clarkson
Cleveland Cavaliers Advance to the NBA Finals
Despite the absence of their All-Star power forward Kevin Love (concussion), the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Boston Celtics 87-79 in Game 7 to advance to the NBA Finals. What has been touted as a duel between Superstar LeBron James and Celtics coach Brad Stevens, who managed to squeeze the most value out of a squad…
Read MoreRabotnicki Wins 2018 Macedonia Prva Liga Title
Rabotnicki returned to the top of the podium after edging out MZT Skopje in Game 3 of the finals to capture the 2018 FYR Macedonia Prva Liga Championship. This is a well-deserved win for an organization that last captured domestic league gold in 2009. They only dropped two games in the regular season to finish…
Read MoreCrisis Averted, Israel Winner League to Resume
The 2017-18 Israel Winner League is set to resume on Sunday after an agreement has been reached between the league and the Players Association. The season was in jeopardy of ending abruptly due to a strike by its players. Israeli hoops fans can rejoice as the strike has been canceled. The crux of the problem was the…
Read MoreCEZ Nymburk Defends Czech NBL Title
CEZ Nymburk reasserted their dominance over the Czech NBL. On May 24th they steamrolled over BK Opava 114-73 in the finals to repeat as Czech NBL Champions. This is the organization’s 16th-straight title and is one of the longest domestic championship streaks in Europe. CEZ Nymburk cruised to this easy victory. They led from the…
Read MoreIsraeli Basketball Season Ends Abruptly Due to Strike
The Israeli Basketball season is over. Despite having one game left in its 2017-18 regular season, the Winner League has announced an end to its season due to a player strike. The League Board of Directors met on May 24th with the hopes of negotiating with the players’ union in order to resume the games.…
Read MoreBashkimi Bags First-Ever Kosovo Superleague Title
There is a new team atop of the Kosovo Superleague. KB Bashkimi Prizren upset Sigal Prishtina 77-61 in Game 4 of the finals to win their first-ever league championship. Sigal Prishtina has held onto the crown since 2014. The game was close at the beginning with the score all tied up at the end of…
Read MoreZrinjski HT Claims 2018 Bosnia Division I Title
On May 23rd Zrinjski HT Mostar defeated Igokea Aleksandrovac 77-73 in Game 4 of the finals to bag the 2018 Bosnia Division I title. This ends the 5-year reign of Igokea as league champions. The stunning albeit well-earned victory by Zrinjski marks a new chapter in Bosnian hoops. The league is no longer playing under the…
Read MoreFrench Pro A Playoffs Get Underway
The French Pro A playoffs kicked on May 22nd with two games on tap. Strasbourg and ASVEL got on the board after posting wins in their quarterfinal matchups. Strasbourg completely destroyed Nanterre 83-56, setting a serious tone of what is to come. ASVEL also had a dominating performance against Le Mans. They came away with…
Read MoreLeBron James Sets Record As Cavs Tie Series 2-2
LeBron James dropped a game-high 44 points on Monday to power the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 111-102 win over the Boston Celtics to even the Eastern Conference Finals series to 2-2. Not only did the King come up with a dominating performance but he also made history by passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for most field goals…
Read MoreLuka Doncic and the 2018 NBA draft
Luka Doncic and the 2018 NBA draft is now the focus of everybody’s attention. Especially after leading Real Madrid to an impressive Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Championship in 2018, Luka Doncic is now under a spotlight; not a European one, but a global one. Many NBA executives and scouts trooped to Belgrade, Serbia to watch first-hand…
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