Posts by CJ Clarkson
LiAngelo Ball, two other UCLA players arrested in China
Three UCLA freshmen have been arrested in China on charges of shoplifting. The UCLA Bruins were on a goodwill trip to China, which included a tour of Disneyland, an exhibition game against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, and a meeting with Joe Tsai, one of the co-founders of Chinese Megacompany Alibaba. The players involved in…
Read MoreRed Star drops Partizan in Derby Game in ABA
In front of 6,000 basketball-crazed fans, two of Serbia’s powerhouses locked horns in the ABA League in their first derby game of 2017-18. Crvena Zvezda “Red Star” MTS Beograd and BC Partizan took to the hardwood to battle it out for pride and glory. This came in Round 7 of the regular season of the…
Read MoreGermani Brescia keeps rolling, now 6-0 in Serie A
It’s been a good start for Germani Basket Brescia this 2017-18 season. The club is sporting a perfect 6-0 record in the Italian Serie A. Round 6 of the regular season was completed on Sunday, November 5th. Germani Brescia’s latest victim was Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia, which they defeated 79-68. Three teams are hot on…
Read MoreNBA G League has started
The name D-League was taboo in an NBA locker room back in 2009. Mention the D-League to an NBA rookie or second-year player and the question would always come back, “What did I do wrong?” Assigning a player to a D-League team was regarded as a penalty. Take former lottery pick Terrence Williams for example.…
Read MorePanathinaikos Cruising at Home and Abroad
Greek club Panathinaikos Athens is one of Europe’s hottest teams at the moment. The powerhouse recently downed Turkish Airlines EuroLeague defending champions Fenerbahce Ulker 70-68, over the weekend. They also secured the solo lead in the domestic Greek A1 League yesterday after securing an impressive 96-64 blowout win over AS Promitheas Patras. James Gist (photo…
Read MoreThree Teams Still Perfect at Italian Serie A
The creme has truly risen to the top of the Italian Serie A after four rounds of regular season action this 2017-18 with three teams staying undefeated. They are league powerhouse, EA7 Armani joined by Umana Reyer Venezia. The third and most recent team to join the highest echelon of the standings is Germani Basket…
Read MoreBuducnost tops ABA League Standings
Montenegrin powerhouse KK Buducnost Voli Podgorica has surged to the top of the ABA League standings with their 4-1 record. Over the years Buducnost has remained one of the more dangerous clubs playing in the Adriatic League, having been a consistent mainstay in the playoff scene. They have been overshadowed by the Serbia’s Crvena Zvezda…
Read MoreMilos Teodosic out indefinitely with foot injury
Serbian international basketball player, Milos Teodosic has been ruled out indefinitely by the Los Angeles Clippers. The 30-year-old guard is suffering from an injury to the plantar fascia of his left foot. The nature of the injury requires a long period of rest as part of the recovery process. So far, reports have not indicated…
Read MoreNikola Mirotic Hospitalized, Punched by Teammate
Chicago Bulls’ Nikola Mirotic had to be hospitalized after sustaining injuries from an altercation with a teammate during practice on Tuesday. The Spanish-Montenegrin forward got into a shoving match with Bobby Portis, who reportedly landed “cheap shot” and punched him in the face. Mirotic was diagnosed with a concussion and also had two broken bones.…
Read MoreNBA Has An Epic Opening Night
The NBA opened the 2017-18 season with two games but it did not fall short of its offering of drama, excitement, and awe-inspiring basketball. The defending champions, Golden State Warriors hosted a new-look Houston Rockets team at the Oracle Arena. The Warriors received their championship rings in a simple awarding ceremony before the game got…
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