USA wins Olympic gold over France

The United States withstood a spirited fight from France to secure an 82-87 victory and claim its fourth straight Olympic gold medal. NBA superstar Kevin Durant was too much as he led the USA with 29 points, and Jayson Tatum added 19 points at the Saitama Super Arena. France, which had beaten the Americans in…

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Late run gives Australia Olympic bronze over Slovenia

Australia made history in the bronze medal game as it defeated Slovenia 93-107 to finally claim its first-ever medal. Patty Mills was unstoppable with 42 points and 9 assists, and Joe Ingles added 16 points for Australia, which finished fourth four times in the history of the Olympic Games (1988, 1996, 2000, and 2016). Australia…

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Jacob Evans from NBA, GLeague, to Israel

Jacob Evans (196 cm, G/F) played a few games for the Golden State warriors just a good year ago. He has now signed with Hapoel Eilat in the Israeli Winner League. Evans split the 19/20 season between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Golden State Warriors. Last season he gave the NBA another shot but wound…

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Brian Fitzpatrick to Odessa

Brian Fitzpatrick (202 cm, F) is on the move to Ukraine. There he will join BC Odessa and coach Oleg Yushkin. Odessa was 9-31 in the Superleague last season and ended in 10th place of the standings. Fitzpatrick, who holds both an American and an Irish passport, played last season in Iceland. He averaged 14…

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USA erase 15-point deficit, storm through to the Olympic Final

Australia gave the USA their best run after they owned a late first-half 41-26 lead, but then Team USA put on one of the most dominant performances in recent history to win 97-78 at the Saitama Super Arena. The fact that the USA missed their first 10 three-point attempts made it easier for the Boomers to stay…

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Carmelo Anthony teams up with LeBron James and the Lakers

Carmelo Anthony will finally play on the same NBA team as longtime friend LeBron James. The former Trail Blazers forward and the Lakers have agreed to a one-year deal. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Anthony also took to Instagram and Twitter to share a video of his name and logo, “Melo,” with…

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Chicago Bulls reach an agreement with Lonzo Ball, per report

The Chicago Bulls finished the 2020-21 NBA season with a 31-41 record. This was the 11th-best record in the Eastern Conference. This marked the fourth straight season in which they’ve failed to reach the playoffs. Additionally, the Bulls reached the 30-win plateau just once during that stretch. Given that fact, the new front office is…

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Matt Mitchell starts pro career with Strasbourg

Matt Mitchell (198 cm, F/G) has ended an impressive college career. Now he is on his way to France. Mitchell signed with SIG Strasbourg in the French ProA. Matt Mitchell, 22 years old, played college basketball at San Diego State, where he averaged 15.7 ppg and 5.7 rebounds last season, his senior year.

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Loic Schwartz signs outside of Belgium

Loic Schwartz (196 cm, G) has signed with ASP Promitheas Patras in Greece. It’s the first time the Belgian international has signed with a team outside of Belgium. Schwartz played for Oostende the past four years and was crowned Belgian champion each of those seasons. Of course, during those years, he also played in international…

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Olympics Roundup: Slovenia prevails in thriller over Spain

The 2020 Olympic Men’s Basketball Tournament continued Sunday with a thriller for the ages as Slovenia prevailed over Spain 95-87 and gave Slovenia first place in Group C. The final day of group play also saw Argentina beat Japan to book the final ticket to the quarterfinals. The draw was also held for the quarterfinals,…

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