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Will Thomas wins arbitration vs. Karsiyaka
American-Georgian player Will Thomas (203 cm) and his agent Mario Scotti filed a claim against Pinar Karsiyaka Spor Kulubu (Turkey-TBL) at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT). Both men were seeking outstanding salaries, bonuses, reimbursement, penalties and agent fees plus interest. Thomas played for the club in the 2012-13 season. The Turkish club did not file…
Read MoreDavid Blatt receives offer from Cavs
The Cleveland Cavaliers have officially offered Israeli-American David Blatt the opportunity to fill their vacant head coaching job. The team has done their due diligence and have met with the 55-year-old Blatt several times. If he accepts, David will be the first European-based coach to be at the helm of an NBA team. It came…
Read MoreGalatasaray will not play decisive TBL title game
The final series of the Turkish TBL has been plunged into chaos just two days before the seventh and decisive game between Fenerbahce and Galatasaray. The two rivals have battled to a 3-3 series tie after Galatasaray claimed an 85-77 home win to send the series to an all or nothing game. However, it seems…
Read MoreEttore Messina leaves CSKA Moscow
After leading CSKA Moscow to yet another Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four appearance and a VTB league title this season, Ettore Messina is leaving the club. The Italian coach who is one of today’s brightest basketball minds has informed the team that he will be opting out of his contract. The separation is an amicable…
Read MoreBrawl and chaos in Belgrade!
The first game of the Serbian play off finals between Partizan and Red Star lasted three and a half hour, was interrupted twice, and there was a brawl. In the end, four Red Star players won against two from Partizan in an empty gym. The game was tense from the beginning and in the third…
Read MoreManny Pacquiao to coach Pro Hoops team
Filipino boxing great Manny Pacquiao is crossing over into professional basketball. No, not as a player (yet), but as head coach of a new team entering the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). KIA Columbian Autocar Corporation will be fielding one of three new teams set to enter the nation’s premier basketball league this October 19, 2014.…
Read MoreSamardziski wins arbitration vs Red Star
Macedonian player Predrag Samardziski (215 cm) filed a claim against former team Crvena Zvezda Telekom Beograd (Red Star) at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT). The big man, who played for the Serbian club late in the 2012-13 season was asking for outstanding salaries, bonuses and interest from the team. Predrag alleged that the club made…
Read MoreSterling to sell Clips, drops suit vs. NBA
The latest chapter of the ongoing saga involving the Los Angeles Clippers and its embattled owner, Donald Sterling, has turned a new page. According to Sterling’s attorney, he will be withdrawing a $1 billion lawsuit against the league and will not pursue any further legal action regarding the NBA’s attempt to “force” him to sell…
Read MoreSteve Ballmer could buy Clippers for $2 billion
Former Microsoft C.E.O. Steve Ballmer has reached an agreement to purchase the Los Angeles Clippers for $2 billion from the Sterling family trust. The deal, which was made between Ballmer and Shelley Sterling (estranged wife of Clippers owner Donald Sterling), will still require the approval of 75% of the NBA’s 30 owners. Lawyers of Donald…
Read MoreJaka Lakovic retires from Slovenian NT
Jaka Lakovic (186 cm) has announced his retirement from the Slovenian National Team. The 35-year-old long-time starting point guard of the Slovenian squad has been a member from 2001 to 2011 and then again in 2013. In his most recent run, directing traffic for his team, Lakovic averaged 3.6 ppg and 1.9 apg in 11…
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