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Big Mystery around Bozidar Maljkovic
When Cedevita Zagreb announced this summer that Bozidar Maljkovic would be the new head coach, it was big news. Not only because Maljkovic would be the highest paid Basketball coach in Croatian history (€ 500.000 net) but also because he was the first Serbian coach to lead a top-team in Croatia after the break-up of…
Read MoreNBA Says Official Missed Call
New York (AP) — The NBA said Thursday that officials Ed Malloy, John Goble and Violet Palmer missed a foul by Charlotte’s Michael Kidd-Gilchrist against Toronto’s Andrea Bargnani on a jump shot in the final seconds of the Bobcats’ 98-97 victory Wednesday night. The league also said Bargnani should have been given two free throws…
Read MoreReggie Evans first player fined for flopping
Brooklyn Nets backup forward Reggie Evans has turned the despicable art of flopping into an art form. And now it’s going to cost him — Evans became the first player to get hit in the wallet for his antics under the League’s new anti-flop policy. Per the NY Post: “Evans, who was one of the…
Read MoreFIBA and ESPN sign Multi-Year Broadcast Deal
GENEVA, Switzerland (TV) – FIBA and ESPN today announced a multi-year, multi-platform (TV, internet, and mobile) agreement, which includes the rights to more than 400 games across six tournaments from 2013-2015. The agreement covers the FIBA Americas Championships (2013, 2015), the EuroBaskets (2013, 2015), the FIBA Basketball World Cup (2014) and the FIBA World Championship for Women…
Read MoreABA Announces Pre-season Power Rankings
Indianapolis, IN. The American Basketball Association (ABA) today announced its Pre-Season Power Rankings for the upcoming season beginning in November. “With nearly 90 teams set to play, picking the Top 24 was really difficult,” stated Joe Newman, ABA CEO. “We have a lot of very strong teams, many of them our new expansion teams. The…
Read MoreSpain trashed apartments after Olympic loss to USA
The Spaniards were understandably devastated following yet another tough loss to the Team USA in the Olympic Gold Medal match this summer in London (they suffered a similar fate back in 2008 at the Beijing Games.) But to trash their apartments following the game? Yikes … Reports the NY Daily News: “Spain’s basketball players have…
Read MoreWhere are all the Mexicans?
Gustavo Ayón (Orlando Magic) is saddened by the lack of professional Mexican basketball players. The forward is from the state of Nayarit, Mexico and is the only Mexican in the NBA. He believes that one of the main reasons for so few Mexicans is that his country does not reach out enough to the youth…
Read MoreGrecia champions of Second Division in Costa Rica
Super Cable Grecia is the champion of the Second Basketball Division in Costa Rica. They were crowned recently after knocking the University of Costa Rica 76-65 in the championships. The key players were Edgar Barrante and Andrés Barrantes. This is the first title the team has won in several years after having lost many of their…
Read More100 Years of Uruguayan Basketball
The Uruguayan Basketball Federation will be making a documentary on the “100 Years of Basketball in Uruguay”. They will be reaching out to the public and anyone with material to support the effort. Photos, videos, photos of medals, news clippings and other items will be the main focus for the video.
Read MoreNBPA union chief paid $3 million
NBA Players Association executive director Billy Hunter was paid $3 million from July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012, a $600,000 — or 25% — raise over the previous year, according to NBPA documents filed Friday with the United States Department of Labor. The finances and spending practices of the NBPA have been under scrutiny since at…
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