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NCAA’s best paid coaches
Dressed to kill, stalking the sideline and working the refs during the game, smiling for the cameras before and after. For some, their next big job depends on how they do in the tourney. Players’ league? That’s the NBA. The NCAA is a coach’s game, centered around the guy who builds and runs the program…
Read MoreEx-NBA player Javaris Crittenton indicted on murder charges
Javaris Crittenton (196 cm, Georgia Tech’07) has been indicted on murder charges. He is accused of killing an Atlanta mother as an act of vengeance against a rival gang member. Police say Crittenton joined a Los Angeles gang after being a first round draft pick of the NBA Lakers in 2007 (19th pick) and was…
Read MoreHighschool star Aquille Carr to Europe?
Aquille Carr, the high school Basketball star who has led an interesting life on and away from the court in the last year has said that he will avoid college basketball as a route to the NBA and will instead move overseas. While the news is hardly revelatory given that Carr had hinted at such…
Read MoreZeljko Obradovic would coach an NBA team
Zeljko Obradovic, arguably the biggest name in basketball coaching outside of the NBA, has stated that he is open to coaching an NBA team. The Serbian coaching sensation recently attended a basketball camp with the Detroit Pistons. It must have been an eye-opening experience for him, as he goes on to say: “I thought I…
Read MoreABA announces 2013 All-Star game
The American Basketball Association (ABA) announced today when and where it will host its annual All-Star game. The yearly extravaganza will take place in Chicago, Illinois on April 20th with the game being hosted by ABA franchise the Chicago Steam, although the venue of the game has yet to be announced. CEO of the ABA…
Read MoreChinese Basketball Association: Regular season round-up
China’s Basketball Calendar roughly parallels their zodiac calendar. By the first week of February, the Year of the Dragon concluded in China, and
Read MoreJamont Gordon suspended for two games
Jamont Gordon (193 cm, Mississippi State’08) of Galatasaray Medical Park Istanbul (Turkey, TBL and Eurocup) has been suspended for two
Read MoreLarry Bird’s son Connor Bird arrested
Connor Bird, the son of legendary Basketball star Larry Bird has been arrested after the 21-year old allegedly tried to hit his girlfriend with his
Read MoreGalatasaray: the financial mess continues
Is Galatasaray in financial trouble? The front office of the team insists no, but the Turkish media and it seems surrounding facts say yes. It seems ever more apparent that the financial situation in European Basketball is not only significant for smaller outfits; there are now several European powerhouses stuck in the financial mire. Zalgiris…
Read MoreFan incidents mar National Cup Week finals
There was as much action in the stands at a number of the title games of the National Cups that concluded on Sunday as there was on the courts as more than one contest had incidents serious enough to warrant sending the teams to the locker rooms while the disturbances were handled by the on-call…
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