Posts by CJ Clarkson
Dutch Federation partially cancels men’s program
The Dutch Basketball Federation (NBB) has decided to not field a men’s U20 and senior national team until 2014. The NBB depends for a large part on financial support from the government and that is less and less each year. It has resulted in a very weak financial position and a debt of € 400.000.…
Read MoreEuroleague round 4: CSKA gives Besiktas a whooping in Istanbul
Russian champion CSKA Moscow gave Turkish team Besiktas JK a real whooping in Istanbul tonight and cruise controlled to an impressive 85-58 votory. It was just another confirmation of what the insiders already knew, CSKA is a serious contender for the Euroleague title this year and is still unbeaten after 4 rounds. Reigning Euroleague champion…
Read MoreEuroleague round 4: Real Madrid beats Cantu for the first time in 37 years.
Round 4 of the Euroleague did not really bring any shocking results. However, the young team of Partizan was close to upsetting Barcelona at home. Turkish Anadolu Efes booked an important win on the road against Spanish Caja Laboral Vitoria after trailing by 18 points! Home team Caja Laboral scored only 16 points in the…
Read MoreAfter turning down $55 million, James Harden gets $80 million
The Houston Rockets landed their star player after all, but it came at a hefty price. Shooting guard James Harden has agreed to sign a five-year, $80 million extension with Houston before tonight’s 11:59 ET deadline. Harden, the regining NBA Sixth Man of the Year and an Olympic gold medalist, was traded from the Oklahoma…
Read MoreNew York vs Brooklyn game postponed
The National Basketball Association game scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 1 between the New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center has been postponed due to the conditions in the New York area caused by Hurricane Sandy. “Mayor Bloomberg informed us this afternoon that after further analysis of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy that…
Read MoreRed Star and Partizan take battle to FIBA arbitration
Serbian rivals Red Star Belgrade and Partizan Belgrade have been in a heated verbal fight all summer and now it continues into the court rooms. The fight is about talented youngster Nenad Miljenović and a transfer fee that Red Star claims from Partizan. Nenad Miljenović originally played for FMP but when he turned 18, he…
Read MoreDallas stuns loaded Lakers in opener, 99-91
Dwight Howard missed a two-handed dunk on his first shot, and the night never got much better for the Los Angeles Lakers. When Howard and Steve Nash took their places alongside Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol under the Hollywood spotlight, the Lakers opened a season of enormous expectations with an equally big dud of a…
Read MoreRecord-tying 84 foreign players on NBA rosters
Opening-night rosters for the 2012-13 NBA season feature a record-tying 84 international players, previously set in 2010-11, from 37 countries and territories. The opening-night record for countries and territories is 38, and was also set in the 2010-11 season. Twenty-nine of the 30 teams feature at least one international player. The San Antonio Spurs have…
Read MoreFIBA arbitration ruled: Bilbao must pay € 550k to Zagreb for Saric
FIBA Arbitration ruled on Dario Saric’s case today. The FIBA Tribunal ruled that Bilbao Basket must pay € 550.000 to KK Zagreb for the Croatian star Dario Saric. “I’m shocked and surprised, I was hoping for a much lesser amount. Now, I do not know what will be done next. We’re at the beginning of…
Read MoreCivil rights activists question Minnesota Timberwolves’ white roster
The Minnesota Timberwolves and the skin color of many of their players has some questioning the front-office’s true motives when it comes to constructing the roster. Reports the Star Tribune: “Dante Cunningham noticed when he reported for work in Minnesota this fall that his new Timberwolves team is unlike any for which he has ever…
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