Virtual 2020 NBA draft on November 18

The 2020 NBA draft on Nov. 18 will be held virtually and hosted from ESPN’s studios in Bristol, Connecticut, the NBA and ESPN announced Thursday. Commissioner Adam Silver will be in the studio at ESPN to announce the selections for the first round, and deputy commissioner Mark Tatum will be in studio to announce the second round.…

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Toronto Raptors to play home games in Louisville?

COVID-19 has complicated international travel. This is why the Toronto Raptors trained in Florida before the NBA bubble and the Toronto Blue Jays played home games in Buffalo this baseball season. What will the Raptors do next season, when the NBA wants to play with fans in arenas? According to league sources, Toronto may play…

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Nate Bjorkgren is the new coach of the Indiana Pacers

In a surprise move, the Indiana Pacers have hired Nate Bjorkgren as their new head coach. The Pacers didn’t want to make the obvious choice for their next head coach, which could’ve led to 16-year veteran Mike D’Antoni. Instead, they wanted to take a chance on someone considered fresh and new, which could’ve meant novice…

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Euroleague suspends round five games

Euroleague Basketball has announced the following schedule changes for Round 5 of the 2020-21 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season. • Zenit St Petersburg vs. AX Armani Exchange Milan, originally scheduled to be played on Thursday, October 22, has been suspended. Zenit requested the suspension of the game due to the team’s impossibility having a minimum…

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Record-breaking game in Belarus

Yesterday, BC Grodno-GRGU lost at home to COR-Borisfen Mogliev by 53-127. That’s a 74 point difference! But that was not the only jaw-dropping number. The winning team also had an ORtg (offensive rating) of 149.6 and a TS% (True shooting percentage) of 73.9! Much of that can be explained by the fact that Borisfen scored…

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The start of the Greek basketball league is delayed

The Greek basketball league A1 was supposed to start this weekend but has been delayed by a week. This decision was taken unanimously, 48 hours before tip-off, by the HEBA board of directors (Hellenic Basketball Federation). The reason is not only the COVID-19 situation (Lavrio just reported that several players tested positive) but also because…

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FIBA AmeriCup Qualifiers in “bubble” format

The second window of the FIBA AmeriCup 2022 Qualifiers will be played in a “bubble” format from November 27 to December 1, 2020. As a result of the health protocols due to the COVID-19 pandemic, FIBA has decided to return to competition in a “bubble” format. That allows for a more controlled and secure environment…

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New NCAA transfer rules and eligibility

The NCAA will give an extra year of eligibility for winter sports athletes. The new rules were formally proposed for the one-time transfer exemption and also how college athletes can be compensated for the use of their name, image, and likeness. In August, the NCAA already approved to give all spring and fall sport athletes…

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Dutch basketball league suspended

The Dutch basketball league has been suspended for at least four weeks. This is the result of the new government measures which in essence comes down to a partial lockdown. The number of newly notified positive coronavirus tests in the Netherlands soared by a further 7,393 cases in the 24 hours to Tuesday at 10…

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