Posts by CJ Clarkson
Crvena Zvezda tops Partizan 83-72 at ABA Liga
Serbian basketball juggernauts, Crvena Zvezda “Red Star” Telekom Beograd and BC Partizan NiS Beograd took to the hardwood to clash in yet another derby game. The stage for this encounter would be played out in the Adriatic League (ABA Liga). This exciting and action-packed game resulted in Red Star managing to preserve their perfect 8-0…
Read MoreFC Barcelona beats Real Madrid in “El Clasico”
Round 7 of the 2016-17 season in the Spanish Liga Endesa is in the books. The most anticipated game of the round was an “El Clasico” encounter between FC Barcelona Lassa and Real Madrid. In this chapter of their eternal rivalry, FC Barcelona would end up prevailing 85-76. Real Madrid was previously undefeated before…
Read MoreRay Allen officially retires
Ray Allen has finally made it official. The 41-year-old sharpshooter has announced his retirement. Even though Allen last hit the hardwood back in the 2013-14 season with the Miami Heat, there have been multiple rumors that circulated last season and this summer regarding his potential return to the NBA. He was linked to the Cleveland…
Read MoreGreek A1: Olympiacos, AEK Athens still Perfect
Round 4 of the 2016-17 regular season in the Greek A1 league was capped off with dominant showing by Panathinaikos Athens over GS Kymis, 92-52. The win lifted Panathinaikos to 3-1 slate and moving them up the league standings to fourth place. They are still chasing co-league leaders Olympiacos and AEK Athens, the two clubs…
Read MoreCavaliers Open 2016-17 with Blowout Win!
The reigning NBA Champions, Cleveland Cavaliers, ushered in the 2016-17 season with a resounding 88-117 blowout win over the New York Knicks. The Cavs received their 2015-16 Championship rings in a brief ceremony before the game. The rings have a special design, alluding to their historical comeback in the Finals after being down 1-3 in…
Read MoreEA7 Armani Rushes to 4-0 start in Serie A
Italian Serie A heavyweight, EA7 Armani is now 4-0 to open the 2016-17. They are the only team to avoid tasting the bitter pill of defeat thus far and are looking strong as Round 4 of the regular season. The Milanese franchise took to the road and faced off against Germani Basket Brescia. Krunoslav Simon…
Read MoreDerrick Rose Cleared by Jury in Rape Case
New York Knicks point guard, Derrick Rose can now breathe a sigh of relief. A federal jury in Los Angeles, California has found that a woman’s claim of rape by Rose and his two friends not to be credible. The former NBA Most Valuable player and his friends were accused of breaking into the woman’s…
Read MoreFrench Pro A Round 4 Recap
The French Pro A league is a fiercely competitive league. Four games into the 2016-17 season and only two teams remain with untarnished records. JSF Nanterre got the 90-70 blow-out win at home over Le Mans Sarthe Basket over the weekend to notch their fourth straight victory. It was the second loss for Le Mans,…
Read MoreSacramento Kings beat Maccabi Haifa 96-135
The Sacramento Kings played host to Maccabi Hunter Haifa (Israel-Winner League) in the latest NBA-v-Europe preseason game. The Kings pulled no punches and handily cruised to a 96-135 win in front of a home crowd. Ben McLemore led six other Kings in double figures with 18 points in 24 minutes off Sacramento’s bench. Sacramento opened…
Read MoreZalgiris tops Lietuvos Rytas, 66-74 in LKL
The Lithuanian LKL is already in its sixth round of regular season action this 2016-17. Round 6 brought with it one of the most exciting games of the season thus far. Perennial league powerhouses B.C. Zalgiris Kaunas and Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius locked horns in what would be a battle between two of the LKL’s top…
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