Posts by CJ Clarkson
Top 10 unbreakable NBA records
10-Chicago 72-10 Season: When Dennis Rodman joined Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen for the 1995-96
Read MoreNuggets set new three-point record
It wasn’t about the shots that were made in the NBA game between the Portland Trailblazers and the Denver Nuggets, but rather the shots that missed
Read MoreThriller in Zadar
Croatian team Zadar played against visiting Serbian team Partizan Belgrade tonight in the Adriatic league and it turned out to be a nail-biting thriller. In a packed gym, the 7000 spectators saw a game in which neither one of the teams ever had more than a five-point-lead. With only fourteen seconds to go Partizan was…
Read MoreCrisis in Zalgiris, owner asks money from fans
The famous Lithuanian club Zalgiris Kaunas has a very good start this season. They ended in first place in Group C of the Euroleague, qualified for the Top-16 while remaining unbeaten in the Lithuanian championship, and are in 2nd place in the VTB League after CSKA Moscow. Nevertheless, there seem to be some financial problems.…
Read MoreCoach Vujosevic suspended after attack on ref
Partizan head coach Dusko Vujosevic has been suspended. Again. This time for an incident after the Adriatic league game in which last placed team Hungarian Szolnok surprised Partizan Belgrade from Serbia with a 70-68 victory. After the game coach Vujosevic verbally threatened referee Alfred Jovovic (also Serbian by the way) and then “made physical contact…
Read MoreSeven NCAA teams leave Big East!
The non-football members of the Big East are officially leaving the conference to pursue a “new basketball framework,” according to a statement released on behalf of the seven school presidents. The seven universities are DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, St. John’s, Seton Hall and Villanova. All but DePaul and Marquette were charter members of the Big…
Read MoreGregg Popovich turned down an offer to coach Russian National Team?
San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich was offered to coach the Russian National Team but he turned down the proposal due to personal reasons. Popovich, according to Russian website www.championat.com, loves the Russian culture and has been to the country several times but nevertheless turned down the offer. Since David Blatt left, the Russian…
Read MoreCharlotte Bobcats GM waived his son
Christmas is going to be more than a tad awkward at the Higgins residence this year. Bobcats president of basketball operations Rod Higgins cut his own kid, Cory, so that Charlotte could attain more size. “When you make a decision like that to sign your son, you know a day like this could always happen,”…
Read MoreDario Šarić no longer on speaking terms with father
When Croatian Wunderkind Dario Šarić recently signed with Cibona Zagreb it seemed like it was the end of a soap series that had lasted for months. Now, it turns out that it wasn’t. Since the signing, Dario Šarić and his father are no longer on speaking terms and don’t have any contact with each other…
Read MoreCoach Dusko Ivanovic ask € 1.225.000 from Caja laboral
Montenegrin top-coach Dusko Ivanovic was fired recently by Spanish ACB team Caja Laboral Vitoria, but the story doesn’t end there. Ivanovic had a guaranteed contract and now wants to be paid for the entire season. He claims € 800.000 in salary plus another € 500.000 (deducted by 15 % taxes) in image rights. This news…
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