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Kobe Bryant has torn rotator cuff
An MRI exam has revealed that Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant has a torn rotator cuff. Team doctors are set to examine Bryant and they will determine if he needs season-ending surgery to repair the damage. Kobe has been dealing with soreness in his shoulder since the preseason and he aggravated the injury during…
Read More“USA vs. The World” in NBA Rising Stars Challenge
The NBA All-Star Weekend is not too far away and already some of the events and their participants have been announced. One of the changes made this 2015 will be to the BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge. It will now feature a “USA vs. The World” theme. In previous years first and second year players…
Read MoreWakayama Trians withdraw from Japan NBL
The Wakayama Trians are in dire financial straits and have announced that they will not complete the 2014/15 season and are withdrawing from the Japanese NBL. The Trians had a 4-17 record before leaving the league. They ended the 2013/14 season as the Japanese NBL Western Division champions and got far into the post-season as…
Read MoreFan Attacks a Player During Eurocup Game
The Eurocup game between Buducnost Voli Podgorica (Montenegro-Erste Liga) and Banvit Basketbol Kulubu (Turkey-TBL) was marred with violence when a fan attacks a player on the court. The player’s teammate then quickly reacts and tackles the fan to floor. The skirmish is quickly broken up and the fan is escorted by security away from the…
Read MoreBrose Baskets topples Bayern Muenchen
Bamberg, Germany – Brose Baskets Bamberg are in a crucial junction in the 2014/15 season. In back to back games, the club has knocked down two of the league’s top teams. They handed league leader, ALBA Berlin, its first loss to end 2014 on a high note on December 24. They rode the gained momentum…
Read MorePAOK upsets Panathinaikos to kick off 2015
PAOK Thessaloniki and Panathinaikos Athens took to the hardwood court early in 2015 to play out a postponed game from Round 6 of the regular season. The result was a surprising one as the Black and Whites came up with an amazing upset over the previous league leader in a 71-54 victory. Olympiacos (10-1) now…
Read MoreKnicks fans want coach Derek Fisher fired
Knicks fans turned their frustration toward first-year coach Derek Fisher by chanting “Fire Fisher!” during the closing seconds of New York’s 95-82 loss to Milwaukee at Madison Square Garden on Sunday. Courtside microphones picked up fans chanting “Fire Fisher!” in the closing seconds of the double-digit defeat. The defeat, which was the Knicks’ 11th in a row, came with Carmelo Anthony,…
Read MoreEuropeans more skilled than Americans, says Kobe Bryant
Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant admits that European basketball players are more skilled than today’s American players. There are currently 101 international players in the NBA. France has the most Europeans with 10. The reigning NBA champion San Antonio Spurs have nine international players – more than any other team. “I just think European players are just…
Read MoreJoey van Zegeren suspended indefinitely
Virginia Tech has suspended junior forward Joey van Zegeren (208 cm) indefinitely, the program announced on Friday. Joey van Zegeren is VT’s third-leading scorer at 9.8 points per game and the team’s leading rebounder at 5.3 per game. He also averages 20.4 minutes per game, fifth on the team. “Joey failed to meet the expectations we have for…
Read MoreMick Croning to miss Cincinnati season
The Cincinnati Bearcats will complete the NCAA season without head coach Mick Cronin because he has been forced to sit out the rest of the campaign. The tactician has what is described as a “non-life threatening vascular condition known as arterial dissection.” He has been complaining of headaches and was diagnosed with the condition in…
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