Posts by CJ Clarkson
Marcus Campbell free after international outrage
Marcus Campbell is finally free to leave Qatar and is on a plane back home to the US, just in time for Thanks Giving. The story of Marcus Campbell is one of the most bizarre of the 2012/2013 season so far. Five days ago Court Side Newspaper published that Marcus Campbell was prevented from leaving…
Read MoreCoach Maljkovic quits. Cedevita in shock.
Serbian coach Bozidar Maljkovic has resigned from his job as head coach of Croatian Euroleague team Cedevita Zagreb. Cedevita is in shock. Especially since the team seemed to be on the right way. They are third in the Adriatic League and they recently won two games in a row in the Euroleague. One of those…
Read MoreŽan Tabak new head coach of Caja Laboral
Žan Tabak is the new head coach of Spanish ACB team Caja Laboral. He signed a two year contract and replaces Dusko Ivanovic. This was reported by Tabak’s manager Zoran Savic. What does Croatian Žan Tabak, Montenegrin Dusko Ivanovic, and Bosnian Serb Zoran Savic have in common? Yes, they are all from ex-Yugoslavia, speak the…
Read MoreFIBA Europe opposes 4-year Eurobasket cycle
The FIBA Europe Board has expressed its dissatisfaction with certain aspects of the planned reform of the global calendar, decided by FIBA’s recent Central Board in Kuala Lumpur. In particular, the FIBA Europe Board, which convened in Ljubljana, Slovenia this weekend, reiterated its rejection of the FIBA proposal for a four-year cycle for EuroBasket, its…
Read MoreCoach Dusko Ivanovic fired by Caja Laboral
Coach Dusko Ivanovic has been fired by Spanish ACB team Caja Laboral. The Basque team has had a slow start of the season with a 5-3 record in the ACB plus 1-5 in the Euroleague, and has now also lost two home games in a row. This weekend against Spanish team Blusens Monbus Obradiro and…
Read MoreMarcus Campbell held hostage in Qatar!
Marcus Campbell (214 cm, Mississippi State’05), a veteran of many professional leagues over a basketball career spanning eight seasons, is de facto being held hostage in Qatar after his Club refused yesterday to authorize the American player’s exit from the Country. Bags packed, ready to board an airplane to play in a new country, Campbell…
Read MoreFirst loss for Igokea
The surprise team of the Adriatic league this season, Igokea Aleksandrovac from Bosnia (Republika Srpska) lost its first game last night in Zagreb against Cedevita 76-78. Nopw, there are no more undefeated teams in the Adriatic league. The team from Aleksandrovac, a suburb of Banja Luka (capital of the Serb part of Bosnia) had surprised…
Read MoreKimani Ffriend jailed and charged with manslaughter
Kimani Ffriend (211 cm, Nebraska, born 1977 in Jamaica) has been charged with manslaughter in Serbia and is held in custody in Belgrade. Around 04.30 in the morning Ffriend was driving a vehicle that struck a woman. The woman died immediately and her twin sister was taken to the hospital in shock. The accident happened…
Read MoreJaJuan Johnson No.1 in D-League Draft
2011 1st round NBA pick JaJuan Johnson was drafted no.1 in yesterday’s D-League draft by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants only hours after he had been cut by the Houston Rockets. Other remarkable choices were Mexican born Jorge Gutierrez, Fillipino Japeth Aguilar and German Tim Olbrecht. Then, there is also Haruna Mutombo (the nephew of…
Read MoreClippers send Lakers to 0-3 start
A balanced offense, a deep bench and a burning desire to become the best team in Los Angeles were more than enough to carry the Clippers to a 105-95 victory Friday night at STAPLES Center, dropping the Lakers to 0-3 for the first time since 1978. QUOTABLE: “We’re hitting the panic button now.” –Lakers guard…
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