Posts by CJ Clarkson
Liga Endesa: Barca Slips, Valencia Rises
It was an eventful January 21st as Round 17 of the 2017-18 regular season drew to a close in the Spanish Liga Endesa. The top of the league standings looked the same, with Real Madrid maintaining its dominant lead over the rest of the domestic Spanish League with its 16-1 record. The Powerhouse easily crushed…
Read MoreBandja Sy added by Partizan
Bandja Sy (204 cm, New Mexico State’13) is a recent addition to the roster of BC Partizan NiS Beograd (Serbia-KLS) this 2018. Sy is a 27-year-old international basketball player who has citizenship from Mali and France. This will be his third team for the 2017-18 season. He started off with ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne (France-Pro A) but…
Read MoreNBA: Rockets Players Invade Clippers’ Locker Room
NBA – Tension hit another level after the Rockets-Clippers game on Monday night. Rockets players James Harden, Gerald Green, Trevor Ariza pushed their way into the Clippers’ locker room after the game to confront Austin Rivers. It was so intense that the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) dispatched a unit to help stadium security to diffuse…
Read MoreVTB League Standings: Shake-up as Loko Now Leads
Recent events have spawned an interesting situation in the VTB League standings. After Round 12 of the regular season drew to a close, we find a new team sitting atop of the standings. Lokomotiv Kuban has unseated CSKA Moscow and now hold the pole position. On January 14th Lokomotiv Kuban crushed Kalev/Cramo in a convincing…
Read MoreBall Siblings Debut for Vytautas as club faces Sanctions
The long-awaited pro debut of Ball siblings, LiAngelo and LaMelo is finally over. The brothers took to the floor to play for Lithuanian club Vytautas Prienu (Lithuania-LKL). The team faced off against Lithuanian powerhouse, BC Zalgiris Kaunas’ reserve team. A total of 1.6 million people watched the game on Facebook, which turned out to be…
Read MoreABA League: Buducnost Reclaims Solo Lead
KK Buducnost Voli Podgorica claimed the solo lead in the ABA League after toppling Crvena Zvezda MTS Beograd 92-86 on Monday. The Adriatic saved this game to close out Round 15 and it did not disappoint. Coming in, both teams sported identical 12-2 records. Buducnost (13-2) now has a one-game lead over both Crvena Zvezda…
Read MoreALBA Berlin Climbs to 2nd Place in German BBL
ALBA Berlin has been making waves recently in Germany’s Easycredit BBL. On January 7th they came away with a crucial blowout win over MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg, 86-67. The home win allowed ALBA Berlin (13-4) to swap places with Ludwigsburg (13-4) in the standings. Both clubs still trail league-leaders, FC Bayern Muenchen three games. The Berliners…
Read MoreVTB United League: Loko Hands CSKA Moscow First Loss
VTB United League leaders, CSKA Moscow saw their winning streak ended at 10 games after falling to an energized Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar club 90-79. It was an impressive effort by the railroad tycoons put up a big run early in the fourth quarter to pull away in a tightly contested game. CSKA could not provide…
Read MoreNCAA: Ohio State Upsets Top-ranked Michigan State 80-64
The Michigan State University Spartans got a stinging reminder that no team in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament should be taken for granted or underestimated. The top-ranked school as of Week 9 had to swallow the bitter pill of defeat as Ohio State stomped them to the ground 80-64. Over the last couple of weeks,…
Read More7Days EuroCup Top 16 Gets Underway
Basketball fans were able to welcome 2018 with a bang, as the 7Days EuroCup Top 16 got underway on January 2nd. Six teams took to the hardwood for some amazing international basketball action. In the end, the home teams were able to stand tall on their own turf with some dominant wins. Herbalife Gran Canaria…
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