Future of G League uncertain

Will there be a G League this season? Who knows. Various scenarios There are discussions of various scenarios for a G-League campaign, including not holding one or expanding NBA rosters instead. One plan could feature having a handful of week-long G-League showcases in a bubble setting to ensure young players stay active. If a more…

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Nikola Pekovic fighting for his life

Former Montenegrin NBA star (Minnesota Timberwolves) Nikola Pekovic is fighting for his life. He is infected with the COVID-19 virus and was admitted to the hospital in Podgorica (Montenegro) 19 days ago. Since then, his condition has worsened, and he is now in the emergency room where he breathes through a respirator.

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China ends TV boycott of NBA games

Chinese state television broke its yearlong ban of NBA games to air Game 5 of the Finals yesterday night. It comes one year and one day after broadcaster CCTV quit airing games following tweets by Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey that supported pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. CCTV stopped airing NBA games after Morey tweeted in support of Hong…

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British Basketball League saved by a government bailout

Professional basketball will resume in Britain this month after Government gave the sport’s leaders sufficient reassurances that it would receive a coronavirus bail-out. Four months ago, the government rejected an application from the British Basketball League for a £1 million rescue loan amid fears clubs were on the brink of going bust. The government has now…

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Hosts for November FIBA European Qualifiers windows tournaments confirmed

The hosts of the tournaments for the upcoming November 2020 windows of the FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers, as well as the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Pre-Qualifiers have been confirmed.  The locations approved by the Board are as follows: FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers (November 23 – December 1, 2020) FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Pre-Qualifiers (November 23-29, 2020) The most…

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Czech NBL league suspended

The Czech NBL league will be suspended for two weeks after this weekend, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Czech government declared a state of emergency on Monday, October 5, and plans to introduce tougher measures to contain the virus’s spread. One of them will be to suspend all sports activities for a period of two weeks,…

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More teams affected by COVID-19

As reported earlier, three players of CSKA Moscow have tested positive for COVID-19, but more teams have problems. Fellow Euroleague teams Crvena Zvezda Belgrade (import player Emanuel Terry) and Khimki Moscow Region (Jordan Mickey, Janis Timma, and Evgeny Voronov) have also reported confirmed COVID-19 cases. Previously Barcelona’s head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius and assistant Darius Maskoliunas…

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Three CSKA players have COVID-19

CSKA Moscow on Saturday announced that three of its players have received conditionally positive results in primary COVID-19 tests conducted on Friday. All three – Semen Antonov, Nikola Milutinov, and Janis Strelnieks – have been isolated from the rest of the team, CSKA’s statement said. At the same time, the tests of all three players…

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NBA unlikely to pause for Olympics next July

Postponed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics are set to begin July 23, 2021. While there are still plenty of logistical questions to be answered, the games are moving forward. NBA players likely will not be there. The next NBA season will not start until January of 2021 (at the earliest). In…

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Barca head coach Jasikevicius tests positive for COVID-19

FC Barcelona announced on Saturday that head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius and assistant Darius Maskoliunas have tested positive for COVID-19. They are both in good health and isolated at home, the club said in its statement, adding that it is cooperating with all the health authorities on the matter.

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