Posts by CJ Clarkson
Player pool announced for Team USA
Yesterday USA Basketball announced the player pool for Team USA. The 35-player pool for the 2018-20 men’s national basketball team, includes all the familiar faces such as LeBron James, James Harden, Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant, Steph Curry etc. In addition, it also includes some first time members of USA Men’s National Team, such as Myles Turner, Devin Booker, CJ McCollum,…
Read MoreAthens to Host Basketball Champions League Final Four
Athens, Greece has been confirmed as the host for the FIBA Basketball Champions League Final Four which will take place from May 4-6 2018. The games will be played in the OAKA Olympic Indoor Hall, which can accommodate 18,000 basketball fans. AEK Athens will be the host team and they will be joined by AS…
Read MorePieno Zvaigzdes wins 2018 Baltic League Championship
Lithuanian club Pieno Zvaigzdes (Lithuania-LKL) has captured its first-ever Baltic League Championship on Thursday after defeating BK Jurmala (Latvia-LBL) in Game 2 of the Finals series, 76-68. They crushed Jurmala 98-80 in Game 1 and this second game capped off an impressive season for the club as they were dominant in the regular season with…
Read MoreVillanova Wins 2018 NCAA Championship
The Villanova Wildcats capture the 2018 NCAA Championship after defeating Michigan 79-62. This is the second national title for Villanova University in the last three years, proving that they have one of the best basketball programs in the country right now. This was the ending that NCAA needed to get passed all the scandals and…
Read MoreABA Playoffs: Buducnost Punches Ticket to Finals
Buducnost Podgorica secured their spot in the finals on April 1st after a dominating 72-57 victory over Cedevita Zagreb in Game 3 of their semifinal matchup. This is a special moment for the Montenegrin organization. This will be the first time in the club’s history to qualify for the Adriatic League finals.They now await the…
Read MoreDino Radja in Basketball Hall of Fame
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced that Croatian Dino Radja will be enshrined as part of the 2018 class. The 50-year-old Dino Radja becomes the fourth Croatian (and 14th European) to enter the Basketball Hall of Fame after Dražen Petrović (2002), Krešimir Ćosić (1996), and coach Mirko Novosel (2007). Our website also voted…
Read MoreVillanova and Michigan reach NCAA Final
Villanova and Michigan will square off Monday night for the NCAA Title. For Villanova, that means that they will play for their second NCAA title in three years. In their semi-final game last night Eric Paschall had 24 points, including four of the Villanova’s record 18 3-pointers, in a 95-79 win over the Kansas Jayhawks.…
Read MoreAEK, Monaco Bag Wins in Basketball Champions League Q-Finals
The first leg of the Basketball Champions League Quarterfinals is now complete. AEK Athens and AS Monaco bagged wins against their respective opponents. Neither team was able to come away with double-digit margins, but wins are wins and now the pressure is on the other teams to post a higher aggregate score in the end. The…
Read MoreLiAngelo Ball Declares for NBA Draft
It should come as no surprise that LiAngelo Ball (196 cm, UCLA’18) has officially declared for the 2018 NBA Draft. That’s been his dad’s (LaVar Ball) masterplan from the beginning. He was pulled out of UCLA then went pro in Europe with his brother LaMelo this 2017-18. The siblings joined Vytautas Prienu (Lithuania-LKL). He played nine games…
Read MoreThe NBA’s Growth In Popularity In China & Taiwan
Walking through the streets of China, you’re likely to find Steph Curry’s face plastered on billboards wherever you walk. At the same time, Klay Thompson is one of the few NBA players to wear Chinese brand Anta on his feet. It is part of a ten-year $80 million deal. These are just two examples of…
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