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Tracy McGrady shifts to baseball
Former two-time NBA scoring champion and seven-time All-Star Tracy McGrady could be making a return to professional sports, but he won’t be playing basketball. McGrady has reportedly been working out with baseball team the Skeeters of the Independent League (USA). He hopes to be pitcher for the team. His pitches have been clocked at 91…
Read MoreNBA to settle with Silna brothers over TV revenue
The NBA will reportedly enter into a settlement agreement with Ozzie and Daniel Silna, former owners of the ABA’s Spirit of St. Louis basketball team. The brothers have made over a $300 million thanks to a contract they entered with the league back in 1976 that has paid them a portion of the NBA’s national…
Read MoreLeBron James named AP Athlete of the Year
LeBron James has won just about every team and personal award in Basketball and now it seems the Miami Heat star is sweeping up away from the sport. The forward was named the winner of the Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year Award for 2013, becoming just the third Basketball player to claim the…
Read MoreEuroleague Last 16: The Qualifiers
The Euroleague Regular Season has finally come to a close after 10 weeks of competitive basketball. A handful clear cut contenders have emerged, but so have a number of teams capable of making a surprise appearance in the eight-team playoff format. Here are the 2013-14 Euroleague Last 16 qualifiers. Budivelnik Kiev celebrated their first season…
Read MoreFIBA Central Board welcomes 2 new federations
Buenos Aires – FIBA held a Central Board meeting on Sunday and there were several things tackled on the agenda. One of the salient points of the meeting was the growth of the organization. FIBA officially welcomed two new national federations into the fold, from South Sudan and East Timor. The Central Board delayed its…
Read MoreKobe Bryant extends two seasons with LA
The Los Angeles Lakers have secured the services of perennial All-Star and future Hall-of-Famer Kobe Bryant (198 cm) for the next two seasons. It has been announced that Bryant and the team have agreed to a two-year contract extension. Financial details have not been disclosed, but sources close to the situation say that the deal…
Read MoreAquille Carr signs to play in D-League
Basketball high school sensation , Aquille Carr, has signed a contract to play in the NBA D-League this coming season. The 19-year-old was a recent invitee to the Adidas Eurocamp in Treviso, Italy. Carr originally committed to Seton Hall, but has since considered taking a route overseas as an entry point to the NBA. Detroit…
Read MoreSergei Belov passes away
World Basketball is in mourning after the sad passing of one of the greats of the game, Sergei Belov (pictured left). The Russian died today in Perm in his native country, he was 69-years old. Hugely decorated as a club and international player, Sergei Belov was a shooting guard who reached the pinnacle of the…
Read MoreHeat extend Spoelstra, shake up front office
The Miami Heat did not waste any time in making sure they secure the services and of head coach Eric Spoelstra for the long term. The Heat and Spoelstra are finalizing the details of a multi-year that will keep the two-time NBA championship-winning coach with the franchise. Miami’s “Big Three,” LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and…
Read MoreNBA Finals likely to have new format
The NBA’s competition committee has voted to recommend a change in the format of the NBA Finals schedule. The recommendation proposes that the league return to the 2-2-1-1-1 game rotation format, doing away with the current 2-3-2 format. The 2-2-1-1-1 format will make the finals consistent with the other playoff rounds. “The idea was raised…
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