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BC Astana downs Avtodor in VTB League
The VTB United League is starting to take shape as the competition enters its sixth round of games, with BC Astana claiming a win. One game tipped off Week 6 on Saturday as Astana and Avtodor clashed in Kazakhstan, with the home team narrowly emerging victorious. BK Astana vs. Avtodor Saratov, 86-85 A tight and…
Read MoreEuroleague, Real Madrid slip to Efes
Round 5 of the 2014/2015 Euroleague season brought with it a big surprise as Anadolu Efes Istanbul shocked Real Madrid to hand the Spanish club its first defeat of the season. Elsewhere on Friday CSKA Moscow stayed perfect in the Euroleague this term, as did Barcelona by gunning down Panathinaikos in a clash of the…
Read MoreEurocup, Paris-Levallois beats Strasbourg
There were just four games in the Eurocup on Tuesday as the fifth round of the competition got underway. The remaining scheduled games for this week will take place on Wednesday, fourteen encounters in total. As for tonight, there may have only been four games, but there was plenty of action on the hardwood, especially…
Read MoreNBA jersey sponsors? D-League suggests yes
While shirt sponsors in soccer and other sports are commonplace, NBA jerseys have been left alone, for the most part blank spaces that reveal only team colour, logo, player name and number. However, the globalization and commercialization of the sport, particularly in the NBA, is about to change that. Several NBA D-League affiliates are taking…
Read MoreEuroleague recap, Round 4
While Real Madrid opened this week’s Euroleague action with a win on Wednesday, it was Thursday evening when the round really took flight with a further five games. Barcelona remained perfect in the competition, while there were big wins for PGE Turow, Zalgiris Kaunas, and Anadolu Efes Istanbul. Group A Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Unics Kazan,…
Read MoreRadoslav Nesterovic KZS secretary general
Basketball legend Radoslav Nesterović has been named the new secretary general of the Slovenian Basketball Association (KZS), succeeding Iztok Rems, a former basketball referee who has been at the helm of the KZS for nearly 20 years. The appointment was confirmed by the executive board of the association and completes a leadership overhaul started in July,…
Read MoreEurocup week 4 tips off
Four games opened week four of the 2014/2015 Eurocup season. Each game ended in favour of the home team as Zaragoza got back on track, EWE Baskets Oldenburg opened its account, while Union Olimpija Ljubljana and Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius consolidated their dominant positions. Group A CAI Zaragoza vs. Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia, 93-79 Spanish club…
Read MoreD-League introduces coach’s challenges
The D-League is more than a proving ground for players, coaches, and officials to show that they belong on basketball’s biggest stage. It’s also quickly becoming an experimental platform for the big league, a place to test out new ideas and implement them into game situations to see how that might fare at the highest…
Read MoreD-League Draft held
The D-League Draft was held on Saturday night, with the Grand Rapids Drive selecting Tennessee State’s Robert Covington with the first overall pick. The Drive were making their first-ever D-League selection, and they grabbed the 205 cm forward who has spent time with the Houston Rockets and was last year’s D-League rookie of the year.…
Read MoreRicky Rubio agrees to $ 56 Million
With three hours to go before the midnight deadline Friday, Ricky Rubio and the Minnesota Timberwolves agreed to terms on a $ 56 Million contract extension, the team announced. Rubio has secured a four-year extension that will kick in starting with the 2015-16 season. Ricky Rubio is one of four players in NBA history to average seven assists and two steals…
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