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Getting Ready for the Upcoming Big Dance – Here’s What to Expect
The NCAA’s “Big Dance” is almost ready to kick off this year’s tournament. For those of you who are patiently awaiting the March Madness bracket, you won’t have to wait much longer. As you may already know, Selection Sunday begins on March 13, when 68 teams that will participate in the tournament will be announced. …
Read MoreFIBA takes more decisions following events in Ukraine
Following the initial decisions of FIBA communicated yesterday, the FIBA Europe Executive Committee convened on Wednesday, March 2, to take further necessary decisions given recent events in Ukraine. The Committee took those decisions to safeguard the integrity of competitions and the safety of all participants and ensure fairness for Ukrainian players, teams, clubs, and officials…
Read MoreRussian teams suspended in Euroleague and Eurocup
The ECA Shareholders Executive Board, meeting remotely on Monday, February 28, took the following decisions with regards to the war in Ukraine: 1. To suspend the participation of Russian Federation teams in both the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (CSKA Moscow, UNICS Kazan, Zenit St Petersburg) and the 7DAYS EuroCup (Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar). 2. Euroleague Basketball to…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow loses four key import players
The war in Ukraine is having more and more impact on everyday life, including sports. The latest development is that four key players of CSKA Moscow have left the team. In an official statement, the Russian team says: For personal reasons related to the current situation between Russia and Ukraine, as well as its possible…
Read MoreKevin Durant to return to the Brooklyn Nets’ lineup next week, per reports
Brooklyn Nets star forward Kevin Durant has been on the shelf with a knee injury since mid-January. And the Nets have certainly missed his presence during that stretch (more on that in a bit). However, head coach Steve Nash offered up a bit of good news as to when he expects Durant to return to…
Read MoreEuroleague adapts to Ukraine crisis
As a result of the Ukraine crisis, the18 teams competing in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, meeting remotely on Friday, have taken the following decisions: 1- To define a plan that temporarily moves all games scheduled to be played on Russian soil to other venues outside of Russian Federation territory, except the games Zenit St Petersburg…
Read MoreJames Harden lives up to the hype in Philadelphia debut
After a night in which James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers couldn’t have played better together, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 133-102 in his debut with his new team, the superstar guard aimed the suggestion he is a bad teammate. “I don’t know why,” Harden said. “That’s the media that says that. I feel like I’m one of the best teammates that the…
Read MorePolish and Estonian teams leave the VTB league
Polish team Enea Zastal BC Zielona Gora and Kalev/Cramo from Estonia are leaving the VTB United League due to the war in Ukraine. VTB United League is an international professional men’s Club Basketball League founded in 2008. It includes predominantly Russian clubs and some others from neighboring countries. Since 2013, this has been the first…
Read MoreUkraine war affects basketball
The Ukraine crisis has taken a dramatic turn in the last 24 hours, and of course, it has also impacted basketball. Leading up to this moment, we already saw several foreign basketball players leave their Ukrainian teams. Some of them already found new teams elsewhere in Europe, like Tristin Walley, who left Mykolaiv for Sparta…
Read MoreBNXT League enters super complicated cross-border phase
The national phase of the first season in the Dutch-Belgian BNXT League is over. It will now enter the cross-border phase that starts on Friday, March 4, and runs until Friday, April 29. The top 5 from each country will meet in the Elite Gold group. The other clubs find themselves in Elite Silver. The…
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