Posts by CJ Clarkson
Joventut and Trento still unbeaten in the Eurocup
This week the showdown between the only unbeaten co-leaders of any group, Virtus Segafredo Bologna vs. AS Monaco on Wednesday, highlights the fourth round of the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season on Tuesday and Wednesday. The winner will join Joventut Badalona and Dolomiti Energia Trento, which both won on Tuesday to become the first teams to…
Read MoreEuroleague suspends round five games
Euroleague Basketball has announced the following schedule changes for Round 5 of the 2020-21 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season. • Zenit St Petersburg vs. AX Armani Exchange Milan, originally scheduled to be played on Thursday, October 22, has been suspended. Zenit requested the suspension of the game due to the team’s impossibility having a minimum…
Read MoreA bubble worth $1.5 billion
It cost the NBA about $180 million to put on the bubble at the Walt Disney Resort property in Orlando. In return, the restart allowed the NBA to stem the loss of about $1.5 billion in expected revenue. The bulk of that money was tied to national and local television revenue followed by league sponsorships.…
Read MoreNew York Knicks keen on prising Chris Paul from the Thunder.
While the 2020 NBA Finals have just finished, NBA franchises are already turning their attention to next season. Consequently, the trade rumor mill is already in overdrive. Long-serving point guard Chris Paul is one of the latest names to be bandied about. After all, the 35-year-old had an excellent season with the Oklahoma City Thunder…
Read MoreRecord-breaking game in Belarus
Yesterday, BC Grodno-GRGU lost at home to COR-Borisfen Mogliev by 53-127. That’s a 74 point difference! But that was not the only jaw-dropping number. The winning team also had an ORtg (offensive rating) of 149.6 and a TS% (True shooting percentage) of 73.9! Much of that can be explained by the fact that Borisfen scored…
Read MoreThe start of the Greek basketball league is delayed
The Greek basketball league A1 was supposed to start this weekend but has been delayed by a week. This decision was taken unanimously, 48 hours before tip-off, by the HEBA board of directors (Hellenic Basketball Federation). The reason is not only the COVID-19 situation (Lavrio just reported that several players tested positive) but also because…
Read MoreCanada’s U Sports cancels the national college championship!
In a press release, U Sports declared today that due to the COVID-19 situation, the organization is unable to offer the 2020-21 National Championships. U Sports is the national sport governing body of university sport in Canada, comprising most degree-granting universities in the country. Until 2016 its name was Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS). Roughly 20,000…
Read MoreFIBA AmeriCup Qualifiers in “bubble” format
The second window of the FIBA AmeriCup 2022 Qualifiers will be played in a “bubble” format from November 27 to December 1, 2020. As a result of the health protocols due to the COVID-19 pandemic, FIBA has decided to return to competition in a “bubble” format. That allows for a more controlled and secure environment…
Read MoreNew NCAA transfer rules and eligibility
The NCAA will give an extra year of eligibility for winter sports athletes. The new rules were formally proposed for the one-time transfer exemption and also how college athletes can be compensated for the use of their name, image, and likeness. In August, the NCAA already approved to give all spring and fall sport athletes…
Read MoreDutch basketball league suspended
The Dutch basketball league has been suspended for at least four weeks. This is the result of the new government measures which in essence comes down to a partial lockdown. The number of newly notified positive coronavirus tests in the Netherlands soared by a further 7,393 cases in the 24 hours to Tuesday at 10…
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