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Dino Radja in Basketball Hall of Fame
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced that Croatian Dino Radja will be enshrined as part of the 2018 class. The 50-year-old Dino Radja becomes the fourth Croatian (and 14th European) to enter the Basketball Hall of Fame after Dražen Petrović (2002), Krešimir Ćosić (1996), and coach Mirko Novosel (2007). Our website also voted…
Read MoreLiAngelo Ball Declares for NBA Draft
It should come as no surprise that LiAngelo Ball (196 cm, UCLA’18) has officially declared for the 2018 NBA Draft. That’s been his dad’s (LaVar Ball) masterplan from the beginning. He was pulled out of UCLA then went pro in Europe with his brother LaMelo this 2017-18. The siblings joined Vytautas Prienu (Lithuania-LKL). He played nine games…
Read MoreZeke Upshaw passes away following on-court collapse
This morning we reported on Zeke Upshaw, a 26-year old Detroit Pistons developmental player who collapsed during a game and was in critical condition. The Grand Rapids Drive, the team he was representing, has announced Zeke Upshaw has sadly passed away. Jewel Upshaw, the player’s mother released a statement confirming his passing, while taking the…
Read MoreZeke Upshaw in Critical Condition after Collapsing in Game
G-League player Zeke Upshaw (198 cm, Hofstra’14) was rushed to the hospital on Saturday after collapsing on the court during a game. The 26-year-old Upshaw was in cardiac arrest and is currently in critical condition. This is his second season with the Grand Rapids Drive. Upshaw played 41 games for them this season and produced…
Read MoreNCAA Tournament Final Four is Set
And then there were four… Kansas and Villanova are advancing in the 2018 NCAA Tournament after wins against their respective opponents and head to the Final Four. They join Chicago-Loyola and Michigan who punched their tickets on March 24th. Loyola-Chicago continues on its amazing Cinderella run in the tournament with nothing to lose and everything…
Read MoreAhli Dubai Wins 2017-18 UAE Basketball Championship
2017-18 seasons are winding down and smaller leagues are already crowning champions. Ahli Shabab Dubai captured the 2017-18 UAE Basketball Championship in convincing fashion. They ended the regular season in fourth place with a 6-6 record but proved to be flawless as they swept all comers in the playoffs. They swept Al Naser with an…
Read MoreNCAA Tournament: Four Teams Advance to Elite Eight
Half of the remaining field in the 2018 NCAA Tournament took to the hardwood to see who would advance to the Elite Eight. At this point, it should no longer come as no surprise that we would be surprised as to which teams managed to move on. Yes, more upsets greeted us on March 22nd.…
Read MoreNCAA Tournament March 15 Results Roundup
March Madness is here and the NCAA Tournament is underway. We have the results of the games played on March 15th. As expected, there were a few upsets here and there, like Buffalo stunning Arizona 89-68, but for the most part, favorites ended up moving on to the next round. OKLA 78 – 83 URI …
Read MoreKobe Bryant Wins an Oscar for Animated Short Film
Kobe Bryant added a new piece of hardware to his already overflowing trophy case. This latest award is not exactly for basketball, but more about basketball. The 5-time NBA Champ won an Academy Award (Oscar) for his animated short film, “Dear Basketball.” The animated film is based off a poem Bryant wrote in 2015 when he…
Read MoreNBA Agent Dan Fegan Dies in Car Crash
56-year-old NBA agent, Dan Fegan was killed in a two-vehicle collision near Aspen, Colorado. Fegan’s 5-year-old son was injured in the crash. According to the Colorado Police, Fegan was driving an SUV and was merging onto a highway and was hit by a commuter bus. “Today we lost a great man, father, son and brother…
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