Posts by CJ Clarkson
Dirk Nowitzki named as FIBA EuroBasket 2022 ambassador
Germany legend Dirk Nowitzki has been named as the ambassador for FIBA EuroBasket 2022. The long-time national team star who was FIBA EuroBasket 2005 MVP after leading Germany into the Final, will first be present at the LANXESS Arena in Cologne during the Group Phase and then in Berlin for the Final Round. The event will…
Read MoreArged BMSLAM Stal Ostrow stays unbeaten and advances to FIBA Eurocup final
Arged BMSLAM Stal Ostrow continued their perfect record in this season’s FIBA Europe Cup as they defeated CSM CSU Oradea 77-66 to advance to Sunday’s final. The Polish side overturned a double-digit deficit to run out convincing winners and set up a repeat showdown with Ironi Ness Ziona from the Regular Season. Turning point: The Romanian team…
Read MoreAEK Larnaca champion of Cyprus
AEK Larnaca beat Keravnos 72-65 yesterday in the 5th game of the Cyprus playoff finals and thereby won the title. It is the fifth title in the history of AEK Larnaca that also won the cup title this season. Derek Ogbeide was the MVP in yesterday’s game as he scored 22 points and grabbed 17…
Read MoreFenerbahce vs. Anadolu Efes postponed due to COVID-19
The game between Fenerbahce Beko and Anadolu Efes in the Turkish ING Basketball Super Lig was postponed due to COVID-19, the Turkish Basketball Federation announced on Friday. The federation said that the matchday 29 game, scheduled to be played today, will not be played over coronavirus cases in the Fenerbahce Beko squad. With Fenerbahce confirming…
Read MoreLaMarcus Aldridge retires due to heart condition
Brooklyn Nets forward LaMarcus Aldridge has officially retired from the NBA. In an open letter, Aldridge explained that he experienced an irregular heartbeat in his final game against the Lakers. The seven-time All-Star wrote, “what I felt that night was still one of the scariest things I’ve experienced.”. Aldridge, who was diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome — an…
Read MoreG League’s Erie Bayhawks to cease operations
The NBA G League will see a major shakeup next season, as the Erie BayHawks made an official announcement on Thursday, stating that they will cease operations “in the coming weeks.” “We’ve made the determination that we will cease operations in the coming weeks due to not being unable to find another NBA partner, or other adequate…
Read MoreStrasbourg tops Turk Telekom in do or die FIBA Championsleague play off game
SIG Strasbourg came up big in crunch time and prevailed over Turk Telekom in a hard-fought clash which had the eighth ticket to May’s Final 8 as the prize. The French team became, therefore, on Wednesday, the only team to qualify to the 2020-21 season-ending tournament despite starting the Play-Offs with three losses in as…
Read MoreMaccabi beats Khimki in final Euroleague home game of the season
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv gave its home fans a fond farewell to the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague with an emphatic 92-62 victory over Khimki Moscow Region in a Round 24 makeup game – the club’s final home game of the competition. Ante Zizic and Scottie Wilbekin both scored 13 points to pace six Maccabi scorers in…
Read MoreRelegation candidate Giessen shocks Bayern Munchen!
Just two days after Bayern Munchen qualified for the Euroleague final four, they were beaten in the German Bundesliga by relegation candidate Giessen 94-95. Maybe the Bayern players were tired after their Euroleague adventures, or maybe they underestimated the opponent? Maybe it was a combination of both, plus the fact that they had to do…
Read MoreNCAA Final Four Preview
The big question in the upcoming NCAA Final Four is if anybody will be able to stop Gonzaga? From a statistical point of view, it is not impossible. A top-ranked team hasn’t taken home the men’s tournament trophy since 2007 when Billy Donovan’s Florida team beat number one-seed Ohio State 84-75 in the national championship.…
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