Clarkson Could Play for Philippine NT

There is a possibility for Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Clarkson (196 cm, Missouri’14) to play for the Philippine national team in the upcoming FIBA Asia Championship 2015. It has recently been revealed that the American player can be considered as a natural born Filipino and will not have to undergo the naturalization process. A FIBA rule requires…

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Australia books ticket to Rio 2016

Australia has secured its berth to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, joining the United States and Brazil. The Aussie Boomers earned their spot after defeating the New Zealand Tall Blacks in a home-and-home series. This will be their 12th consecutive appearance at the games. They were led by Golden State Warriors’ center Andrew Bogut…

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Greg Oden Starts Fresh in China

Greg Oden is looking for a fresh start this 2015/16 season as he heads overseas to play in China for Jiangsu Nangang Dragons Nanjing (CBA). The deal is reportedly good for one year and is worth $1.2 million. There were high expectations for him when the Portland Trail Blazers selected him first overall in the…

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FIBA Announces New Euro Competition

FIBA announced via a press release that 56 clubs are confirmed to play in a new men’s second-tier club competition which is set to kick-off on October 28. The teams will be geographically placed in two conferences which also takes into account the number of participating teams from each nation. Each conference will consist of seven…

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Russia Federation teams banned by FIBA

All Russia Federation Basketball teams have been banned by FIBA the country announced on Wednesday, with all tiers of the national team omitted from further FIBA competitions. The sport’s governing body made the decision after a political spat at the top of Russian Basketball has failed to be resolved. The ban means that the men’s…

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Tijuana repeats to win CIBACOPA

The Mexican CIBACOPA league went right down to the wire as Zonkeys de Tijuana defeated Nogales in the decisive seventh game of the title series. The 56-80 success came on the road and handed Zonkeys its second consecutive CIBACOPA title and the franchise will feel well placed to go for a three peat next season.…

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Eurocup Draw for next season announced

The 2015/2016 Eurocup is still a few months from tipping off, but we now know who will square off in the group phase. The teams to comprise groups A through F were drawn today at a live event in Barcelona. It promises to be as close as ever in the Eurocup next season with four…

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DeAndre Jordan dumps Mavs for Clippers

Where DeAndre Jordan would finally end up playing this season has been one of the highlights of NBA free agency so far. Jordan initially stunned the Clippers and the NBA world in general when he verbally agreed to sign a max deal with the Dallas Mavericks for four years worth over $80 million. Dallas made…

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Halifax Rainmen file for Bankruptcy

The ownership of the Halifax Rainmen from Canada’s NBL has filed for bankcruptcy. It’s a bitter end to an already sour 2014/15 season for the franchise. The team, which joined the league in 2011, forfeited the final game of the league finals series in April. The players from the Windsor Express and the Halifax Rainmen…

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Chris Fleming joins Nuggets’ Staff

German National Team head coach Chris Fleming is joining the Denver Nuggets’ coaching staff under Mike Malone. The 45-year-old Fleming has had extensive head coaching experience in Germany. He coached Brose Baskets Bamberg from 2008 to 2014. Chris led Brose Baskets to four German Bundesliga Championships, four German Cups, and three German Supercup titles. Fleming…

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