Posts by CJ Clarkson
NBA requires all teams to play the national anthem
A day after Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban confirmed that he had decided to stop playing the national anthem before home games, the NBA has forced him to reverse course. The NBA released a statement saying that the national anthem will be played before every game. “With NBA teams now in the process of welcoming fans back…
Read MoreDallas Mavericks stop playing the national anthem
The Dallas Mavericks have stopped playing the national anthem before home games and do not plan to play it moving forward, Mark Cuban confirmed yesterday. The Dallas Mavericks have not done so for any of their 13 preseason and regular-season home games to this point, and Mavericks governor Mark Cuban confirmed yesterday that they will not play the song…
Read MoreKalev beat CSKA for the first time in history
Kalev Tallinn beat CSKA Moscow 107-102 on the road yesterday. It was the first time in history that the Estonian team beat the Russian giant in a VTB United League game. CSKA started strong and, by the of the first quarter, gained a double-digit lead. However, Kalev managed to hold the hosts’ starting run. Marcus…
Read MoreLuka Doncic and Stephen Curry combine for 99 points in superstar duel
Luka Doncic tied his career-high with 42 points in a scoring duel with Stephen Curry, leading the Dallas Mavericks to a 134-132 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night. The prime-time matchup on national TV lived up to the billing, with Curry hitting a season-high 11 3-pointers on the way to 57 points.…
Read MoreFIBA Europe Cup Round of 16 pairings drawn
The pairings for the FIBA Europe Cup Round of 16 were drawn at the FIBA Regional Office Europe headquarters in Munich on Wednesday. Following the Regular Season’s conclusion, the top two clubs from each of the six groups, plus the four best third-placed teams, advanced to the Play-Offs, with the 16 qualified clubs divided into…
Read MorePlay-Offs groups set in Basketball Champions League
The Basketball Champions League Play-Offs groups were confirmed during a draw on Tuesday at the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball in Mies, Switzerland. Here are the results of the draw: The Play-Offs will start on March 2-3, 2021, and conclude on April 6-7, 2021. Clubs will play six games each in a round-robin system (three games home,…
Read MoreFIBA penalizes Canada for skipping qualifying games
FIBA announced that Canada Basketball has been fined 160,000 Swiss francs ($227,138) and docked a point in the standings for withdrawing from games against Cuba on Nov. 29 and the US Virgin Islands on Nov. 30. Canada Basketball is appealing sanctions leveled by FIBA after the country pulled out of two FIBA AmeriCup 2022 qualifying…
Read MoreAEK, Holon, and Sassari qualify for Basketball Champions League Play-Offs
Hapoel Unet-Credit Holon will make their maiden trip to the Basketball Champions League Play-Offs after claiming first place in Group A thanks to a statement win at Cholet and AEK, who were victorious at Tsmoki-Minsk, took second place behind the Israeli team. Meanwhile, in Group A, Dinamo Sassari defeated Galatasaray in Istanbul to erase the…
Read MoreNBA putting security onto the court to enforce COVID-19 rules
The NBA tightened its coronavirus protocols significantly, limiting players’ interactions with people outside their households and not involved in team activities. The league also implemented trivial rules like prohibiting hugs, handshakes, and daps. Fist and elbow bumps only. And the NBA is serious about that. After witnessing some opposing players disregarding new league rules against unnecessary contact…
Read MoreTofas, Nymburk, and Nizhny qualify for Basketball Champions League playoffs
Tofas Bursa clinched first place in Group B and a Play-Offs berth in their maiden Basketball Champions League campaign after claiming their second big road win in a row on Tuesday, this time around at ERA Nymburk. Nymburk also qualified to the Play-Offs, at the expense of JDA Dijon, while Nizhny Novgorod prevailed against Falco…
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