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Vasilije Micic is not leaving Efes for the Oklahoma City Thunder, according to his agent
Various media reported that Serbian national team player Vasilije Micic would be leaving his Turkish club Efes Pilsen and moving to the Oklahoma City Thunder. The reason for this breaking news was this Tweet that the Tunder posted. However, his European agent Misko Raznatovic denied that rumor and also stated that via a Tweet: In…
Read MoreNo. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 2 Baylor canceled
About 90 minutes before the marquee matchup between No. 1 Gonzaga University and No. 2 Baylor University was set to start on Saturday, the game was called off due to positive COVID-19 tests. One Zags player and one of the team’s staff members had tested positive for COVID-19 in the run-up to the game against…
Read MoreBasketball Champions League Play-Offs and Finals format updated
Following the latest developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Basketball Champions League Board has approved a change of format for the 2020-21 Play-Offs and Finals. To protect the high level of competition already existing this season and provide the best clubs of the Regular Season with the best conditions in their path to ultimate success,…
Read More8.8 percent of NBA players test positive for COVID-19
In a joint statement with the NBPA, the league announced that 48 out of 546 players tested from Nov. 24-30 were infected with the coronavirus. That’s 8.8 percent. A similar round of testing in June ahead of the league’s Disney World bubble resulted in a 5.3 percent positivity rate (16 of 320 players). COVID-19 is spreading at a…
Read MoreLeBron James gets $85-million, two-year extension
LeBron James has signed a two-year contract extension worth $85 million with the reigning champion Los Angeles Lakers, according to published reports on Wednesday. King James’ new max contract deal will keep him in a Lakers uniform through 2023. LeBron won his fourth NBA title in October, leading the Lakers past the Miami Heat in…
Read MoreKobe Bryant to be posthumously inducted into Hall of Fame in May 2021
The late Kobe Bryant’s induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame will take place in May 2021, the NBA announced over the weekend. This year’s Hall of Fame ceremony, which was to take place in August, was postponed due to the global pandemic. Along with Bryant, the 2020 Hall of Fame class includes…
Read MoreHungarian National Team leaving FIBA bubble
Several Hungarian National team players have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, and therefore the team will leave the FIBA bubble in Ljubljana (Slovenia). They were there to play two FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Qualifier games and defend their 1st place in group F. The FIBA says; Following the Covid-19 Protocol for FIBA Official National Team…
Read MoreCanada unable to participate in FIBA AmeriCup qualifiers
The Canadian Senior Men’s National Team will not participate in the November window of the FIBA AmeriCup 2021 Qualifiers due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. “After in-depth evaluations with Canadian medical experts, it was deemed that we could not participate in the upcoming window of the FIBA AmeriCup Qualifiers,” said Glen Grunwald, Canada…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda beats Partizan in Belgrade derby
Crvena Zvezda (Red Star) defeated Partizan and took the lead in their ABA league all-time head-to-head score for the first time in competition history. The red-and-white part of Belgrade will be celebrating this night as Crvena Zvezda defeated Partizan in a dramatic ending. Crvena Zvezda has therefore kept the perfect score in the 2020/21 ABA…
Read MoreAuburn University to forgo basketball postseason
A bombshell came out of the Auburn basketball department when it was announced that the Tigers will forgo postseason basketball for the 2020-21 season. From the press release: The Auburn men’s basketball program will forgo postseason competition for the upcoming 2020-2021 season. The NCAA and the SEC have been notified. The athletics department and university…
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