Posts by CJ Clarkson
2019 NBA Playoffs Underway With A Few Surprises
The 2019 NBA playoffs got underway on Saturday night with a slate of four games. While the defending champion Golden State Warriors came away with a Game-1 win over the Los Angeles Clippers, the other series did not go quite as planned. Philadelphia 76ers 102-111 Brooklyn Nets The first upset of the night saw the…
Read MoreFIBA Europe Cup Semifinals Underway
The FIBA Europe Cup got underway on Wednesday night and s.Oliver Wuerzburg and Banco di Sardegna Sassari managed to claim upset victories over their respective opponents in Game 1 to swing the homecourt advantage in their favor. Hapoel Holon 89-94 Banco di Sardegna Sassari This was an exciting game with more than its fair share…
Read MoreValencia Takes Game 1 of the 7Days EuroCup Finals
ALBA Berlin and Valencia Basket locked horns on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the 7Days Eurocup finals. After the dust settled, it would be the Spanish club that would emerge victorious with a score of 89-75. Valencia drew first blood riding on a massive performance from Will Thomas, who dropped a career-high 22 points…
Read MoreDirk Nowitzki Announces Retirement
It was an emotional Tuesday night in the NBA. Moreso for a 40-year-old Dirk Nowitzki, who announced his retirement from the NBA after 21 seasons. He started the game, a well-deserved move of respect from the Dallas Mavericks coaching staff, honoring the best European basketball player to ever play the game. Nowitzki held back tearful…
Read MoreUVA Wins 2019 NCAA National Championship
The University of Virginia Cavaliers survived the gauntlet known the NCAA Men’s National Basketball Championship Tournament and have been crowned as the 2019 champions. They defeated Texas Tech University in overtime, 88-75 at U.S. Bank Stadium on Monday. The win earned UVA some much sought after redemption from last year’s upset loss to UMBC. Now,…
Read MoreBoloktehna Claim 2019 Balkan League Title
The Balkan League 2018-19 season drew to a close on Sunday as Blokotehna Gevgelija claimed the league championship after crushing KB Teuta Durres in finals 68-82. This is the first time for Blokotehna to win a Balkan League crown and only the second time a Macedonian team has won it in the 10 years that…
Read MoreBuducnost Advances to ABA Liga Finals
The ABA Liga Finals is set. Buducnost Voli Podgorica defeated KK Cedevita Zagreb 73-78 in Game 3 of their semifinals series to advance. They will get to defend their crown in what should be a grudge match from the 2017-18 finals, facing off against Crvena Zvezda “Red Star” Beograd. Buducnost took down that series in…
Read MoreEuroLeague playoffs are set
The EuroLeague regular season came to an end on Friday night and the eight teams that qualified to the playoffs were decided. In the postseason, Fenerbahce (1) will face Zalgiris Kaunas (8), and CSKA Moscow (2) will battle Baskonia (7). Furthermore, Real Madrid (3) will play against Panathinaikos (6), and Anadolu Efes (4) will clash…
Read MoreBasketball Champions League Final Four Set
The Basketball Champions League Final Four is officially set. The last games of the quarterfinals came down to an exciting finish last night. AEK Athens defeated Brose Baskets Bamberg 69-67 but Brose Baskets are advancing thanks to a 136-138 aggregate score of games one and two. Iberostar Tenerife steamrolled over Hapoel Jerusalem 81-64 (aggregate: 154-139),…
Read MoreFC Barcelona Wins El Clasico at Liga ACB
On Sunday fans of Spanish hoops were treated to a special game in Round 24 action of the Liga ACB. There were several exciting games on tap but none drew as much attention as the latest chapter of the El Clasico between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona Lassa. Real Madrid hosted their long-time rivals and…
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