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NBA starts on December 22 with reduced 72-game schedule
The NBPA, the union representing the league’s players, approved the NBA’s plan to begin a 72-game season on Dec. 22. That early-season opening will save more than $500 million in revenue for a league that has financially suffered due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season will also end on time for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics,…
Read MoreBasketball Championsleague week three recap
Dinamo Sassari used a monumental third-quarter display to turn the tables on Iberostar Tenerife and go top of Group B, while over in Group C, a Keith Langford-inspired AEK denied Hapoel Holon in a mouth-watering clash. Tsmoki Minsk won the battle of BCL debutants against Cholet. Here’s a closer look at all three Week 3…
Read MoreJL Bourg en Bresse wins Eurocup thriller against Bahcesehir Koleji
The second-half of the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season began on Tuesday with JL Bourg en Bresse and ratiopharm Ulm completing season sweeps of their respective foes, while Boulogne Metropolitans 92 beat Unicaja Malaga and took the tiebreaker to assume the top spot in Group B. The action continues on Wednesday when undefeated Dolomiti Energia Trento…
Read More11 BC Lietkabelis members test positive for COVID-19
BC Lietkabelis’ EuroCup contest against Virtus Bologna will be played at a later date after 11 players and staff from the Lithuanian Basketball League team tested positive for COVID-19. The match was scheduled for Wednesday. Initially, two Lietkabelis players had positive tests for the virus on Friday, according to published reports. Since then, three staff…
Read MoreLuxemburg’s Total League suspends all games until January 1st
Following the press conference, the sports Minister, during which the rules and restrictions for sports were explained in the context of the Covid-19-virus, the basketball federation met the 13 clubs from the Total League to discuss the continuation of the basketball competitions in the highest leagues. Hence, the basketball federation would like to express its…
Read MoreBakken Bears sets new Danish three-point record
Bakken Bears set a new Danish record two weeks ago by hitting 26 three-pointers! They only needed 51 attempts to achieve that. Along the way, they also crushed their opponent BK Amager by winning with 128-59 in their gym. The previous Danish three-point record also belonged to Bakken Bears. They scored 22 three-pointers on 13-2-2020…
Read MoreUruguay resumes the 2019-20 season after a seven and a half months break
While the rest of the world has started the 2020-21 basketball season, Uruguay has yet to finish the past 2019-20 season! The COVID-19 pandemic put a halt to all games on March 13, but unlike many other leagues, Uruguay was determined to crown a champion for the 2019-20 season so the league resumed yesterday after…
Read MorePuerto Rican BSN to start on November 10th
Puerto Rico has confirmed the start of the BSN (Baloncesto Superior Nacional) on November 10th. It will be in a bubble format and take place at the Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Golf & Beach Resort. The BSN event will last six weeks and all games will be televised. The very first game of the BSN…
Read MoreQuimsa wins Basketball Champions League Americas
Argentinian team Quimsa captured the first title of the Basketball Champions League Americas on Friday night with a 92-86 triumph over Flamengo. At the Antel Arena, the team from Santiago del Estero trailed, 68-63, with a quarter left but battled back and took the lead for good with less than four minutes remaining. Pablo Gramajo…
Read MoreUtah Jazz to be sold for $1.66 billion
The Utah Jazz, who have had the same ownership group since 1986, will be sold for $1.66 billion to Ryan Smith, a local businessman. Numerous published reports this week announced the deal. The NBA Board of Governors must approve the transaction. Smith is a co-founder of Qualtrics, a survey software company. SAP bought the firm…
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