Posts by CJ Clarkson
Nikola Jokic Makes NBA History
Nikola Jokic just made NBA History by recording the fastest triple-double in the last 20 years. He’s a Serbian big man playing center for the Denver Nuggets. Jokic recorded his triple-double in only 14 minutes and 33 seconds against the Milwaukee Bucks. The Nuggets ended up winning the game 134-123, with Jokic finishing with 30…
Read MoreShahrdari Tabriz bags 2017-18 Iranian League Title
Shahrdari Tabriz defeated Mahram Tehran 85-73 in Game 5 of the 2017-18 Iranian Basketball Super League (IBSL) Finals to claim the organization’s first title. The league was founded in 1998 and is widely regarded as one of the most competitive in Asia. They finished second at the end of the regular season with a 12-4…
Read MoreStephon Marbury Retires From Basketball
Stephon Marbury (188 cm, Georgia Tech’96) has officially retired from basketball after his last game in China this February 2018. Marbury, who turns 41 years old in a week’s time, played the 2017-18 season for the Beikong Fly Dragons (China-CBA). In 35 games, the guard recorded averages of 14.7 ppg and 4.8 apg. The veteran…
Read MoreItalian Serie A: Three-way Race at the Top
Things are heating up atop of the Italian Serie A standings lately. There’s a tight three-way race for the league leadership at the moment. Scandone Avellino, EA7 Emporio Armani Milano, and Umana Reyer Venezia all have identical 14-5 records. Former top team, Germani Basket Brescia is just one game behind the trio (13-6), hot on…
Read MoreCavs Undergo Instant Rebuild at NBA Trade Deadline
It was a frenetic NBA trade deadline with trades going down, left and right. One of the biggest movers and shakers were the Cleveland Cavaliers. The team essentially re-tooled its roster via a series of trades with various teams. The Cavs needed a mid-season reset to clear out an increasingly toxic locker room environment and…
Read MoreSvetislav Pesic to coach FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona Lassa (Spain-Liga Endesa) has found a new head coach to take the helm of the team. They hired 69-year-old Serbian coach Svetislav Pesic to handle the head coaching duties. While this may be the first time for Pesic to coach a Spanish club in a long time, he brings with him a wealth…
Read MoreFIBA Europe Cup Round of 16 Pairings Drawn
Munich, Germany – The pairings for the Round of 16 of the 2017-18 FIBA Europe Cup have been drawn at FIBA’s Europe offices. 10 teams are the ones that advanced from the second round of the competition. Six teams are coming from the Basketball Champions League regular season. Round of 16 Pairings Nizhny Novgorod (RUS)…
Read MoreLiga Endesa: Spanish Cup in Jeopardy Amid Player Strike
Dark clouds are looming on the horizon of the Spanish Liga Endesa with the Spanish Cup (Copa del Rey) being at risk of being canceled due to a player strike set to begin on February 14th. The upcoming Copa del Rey is slated to take place from the 15th to the 18th. Negotiations fell apart…
Read MoreNCAA: St. John’s upsets top-ranked Villanova
St. John’s Red Storm have become somewhat of a giant-killing team recently. They recently stunned No.4 Duke University, 81-77 on Saturday. This Thursday the once lowly, unranked Big East team upset number-one ranked Villanova, 79-75. This has been an impressive 2-game run for St. John’s, to say the least. Upsetting a top-tier team like Duke…
Read MoreKristaps Porzingis out for season with torn ACL
NBA – Kristaps Porzingis (221 cm) suffered a devastating injury during the Knicks’ game against the Bucks on Tuesday night. The 22-year-old Latvian big man has been ruled out for the remainder of the 2017-18 season after being diagnosed with a partial tear in his ACL. This is awful news for both the young player…
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