Posts by CJ Clarkson
Igokea defeats Turk Telekom in Basketball Champions League
Igokea tasted victory in the Basketball Champions League (BCL) for the first time in club history at the expense of Turk Telekom, while a long Dylan Ennis triple gifted Zaragoza a comeback victory over brave Nizhny Novgorod. That is far from sufficient, though to describe the action-packed Wednesday that concluded Week 4 action in the…
Read MoreBologna and Trento still undefeated in Eurocup
The first two tickets to the 2020-21 7DAYS EuroCup Top 16 were secured on Wednesday by fellow undefeated teams Virtus Segafredo Bologna, and Dolomiti Energia Trento with respective road wins over tough foes. They were joined by UNICS Kazan and Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana as the week’s road winners. The results set up tough races to…
Read MoreOostende beats San Pablo Burgos in Basketball Championsleague
Filou Oostende outgunned Hereda San Pablo Burgos 99-98 on Tuesday to hand the reigning champions their first loss of the new season. Hapoel Holon was the only other team to win at home on the night, as four of the six games ended in victory for the visiting team. Here’s a closer look at what…
Read MoreUnics Kazan wins first road game in Eurocup
There were two games on Tuesday night; UNICS Kazan held on for a tough road win at Bahcesehir Koleji Istanbul, and ratiopharm Ulm bested Germani Brescia. Group A UNICS Kazan collected its first road win of the season by holding off Bahcesehir Koleji Istanbul 67-70 on Tuesday evening at Akatlar Arena. UNICS trailed by as…
Read MoreNew NBA collective bargaining agreement
The NBA and the player’s union have agreed on a new collective bargaining agreement. Free agency will now begin on November 20 and allowing teams to sign free agents starting on November 22. Beyond agreeing to those proposed dates on Monday night, the NBA and National Basketball Players Association agreed that salary reductions would be…
Read MoreABA 2 starts tomorrow in a bubble
The 2020/21 ABA 2 (Adriatic League 2nd division) season will officially start on Monday, November 9, with 14 teams trying to win the prestigious trophy and advance to ABA 1. As you all already know, the following ABA 2 season will be significantly different than the previous ones due to the current COVID-19 situation. The…
Read MoreNBA starts on December 22 with reduced 72-game schedule
The NBPA, the union representing the league’s players, approved the NBA’s plan to begin a 72-game season on Dec. 22. That early-season opening will save more than $500 million in revenue for a league that has financially suffered due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season will also end on time for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics,…
Read MoreGreek Basketball league suspended.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced a three-week lockdown that will start at 06.00 ‘o clock in the morning on Saturday the 7th of November. Among the many measures, all sports in the country will be suspended, including basketball. However, there is still some confusion about this. The Greek teams are asking for clarification…
Read MoreBasketball Championsleague week three recap
Dinamo Sassari used a monumental third-quarter display to turn the tables on Iberostar Tenerife and go top of Group B, while over in Group C, a Keith Langford-inspired AEK denied Hapoel Holon in a mouth-watering clash. Tsmoki Minsk won the battle of BCL debutants against Cholet. Here’s a closer look at all three Week 3…
Read MoreRecord-breaking Eurocup round six
The second half of the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season began with the games of Round 6, which saw lots of points scored and records set. Jamar Smith became the competition’s all-time leader in three-pointers made, and there were big wins for Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar, while Herbalife Gran Canaria produced a few club records. Lokomotiv was…
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