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Chauncey Billups retires from the NBA
After playing 17 seasons in the top basketball league in the world, Chauncey Billups has decided that it was time to hang up his jersey and retire. The 37-year-old guard held career averages of 15.2 ppg and 5.4 apg. Also known as “Mr. Big Shot,” Billups won an NBA championship with the Detroit Pistons in…
Read MoreFIBA to probe Australia vs. Angola game
FIBA has officially launched an investigation regarding suspicions that Australia deliberately lost a game against Angola during the group stage of the FIBA World Cup 2014. Australia rested two of its key players, Aron Baynes and Joe Ingles in their 83-91 loss to Angola. “The on-court behaviour displayed by Australia in that game (against Angola)…
Read MoreFIBA announces hosts for Eurobasket 2015
After the removal of Ukraine as host nation of Eurobasket 2015 by FIBA in June, 2014, due to concerns over current geo-political tensions, eight federations officially filed bids to host the event. Today, FIBA has announced that Croatia, France, Germany, and Latvia will be hosting Eurobasket 2015. The competition will take place between September 5-20,…
Read MoreBruce Levenson to sell Atlanta Hawks
Bruce Levenson, the managing partner of the Atlanta Hawks, is reportedly going to sell his controlling interest in the NBA franchise. This comes in the wake of an internal investigation conducted by the team after he self-reported to the league that he sent out e-mails in 2012 that contained “inappropriate and offensive” comments. The e-mail…
Read MoreDragic irked by Australia vs Angola game
Phoenix Suns point guard and Slovenian national team star player Goran Dragic (190 cm) took to social media to express his disappointment with how a game in the ongoing FIBA World Cup 2014 was played out. Dragic was referring to the group stage game between Angola and Australia. He tweets: Basketball is a beautiful sport,…
Read MoreVladimir Micov kicked out of Serbian NT
The Serbian national team, which is already dealing with several injuries has lost another player. Coach Aleksandar Djordjevic has kicked Vladimir Micov (201 cm) off the team for disciplinary reasons. This is surprising turn of events considering that the 2014 Basketball World Cup is less than a week away. During Serbia’s 96-102 loss to New…
Read MoreDevougn Lamont passes away
Devougn Lamont, the former Trinidad & Tobago international has sadly passed away at the age of 30 years old it has emerged. The 208 cm forward has been in pre-season preparations with French NM2 outfit Beaujolais Basket, where he also spent the 2013/2014 campaign. Sources close to the team say that the player suffered a…
Read MoreEurobasket 2015 2nd Qualifying Round Day 4
Latvia is the only team in the Eurobasket 2015 2nd qualifying round that has played in all four days and has come out with as many wins. Only Italy and Bosnia and Herzegovina can lay claim to being undefeated as well, but both countries are in three-team groups and have only played twice putting them…
Read MoreNikola Radojicic arrested for drug smuggling
Lima, Peru – Serbian player Nikola Radojicic (196 cm) has been arrested by authorities. The 27-year-old Radojicic and his companion, Uros Dokic attempted to smuggle cocaine out of the country. Both men were escorted by the police to a hospital near the airport. X-rays revealed that Radojicic swallowed 23 capsules containing 10 grams of cocaine…
Read MoreGreg Oden faces felony charges
Former Miami Heat center Greg Oden (213 cm, Ohio State’07) is facing a felony charge resulting in serious bodily injury. He also is being charged with two misdemeanor charges. Oden was arrested last week for allegedly punching his ex-girlfriend in the face three times, hitting her in the eye, forehead and nose. He allegedly dragged…
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