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Grayson Allen suspended by Duke
Grayson Allen (196 cm) has been suspended indefinitely by Duke University. This comes after the player received a technical foul for tripping Elon player, Steven Santa Ana. This is not the first time Allen has tripped another player. He was caught doing so twice before. Coach Mike Krzyzewski called Grayson’s actions “unacceptable and inexcusable”. The…
Read MoreKristaps Porzingis and the Rebuilding Knicks
Eyes will be trained on Ben Simmons, the Australian player taken first overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2016 NBA Draft, and that’s understandable. However, as far as international players making a splash this 2016-17, few can compete with the bubbling hype surrounding Kristaps Porzingis (221 cm). The 21-year-old Latvian sensation took the NBA…
Read MoreManu Ginobili and Pau Gasol Living the Basketball Dream
Two of the most interesting characters in the NBA during the coming season will be Manu Ginobili and Pau Gasol. Neither are from the USA, but these foreign imports have become part of the NBA furniture over the last 15 years. Now that their careers are in twilight, what will they offer through the 2016/2017…
Read MoreGolden State Warriors are not the 2017 NBA champs yet
The way the media has crowned the Golden State Warriors the 2016/2017 NBA champs before a buzzer has sounded leaves plenty infuriated. It seems that recently retired superstar Kobe Bryant is one of those who thinks we should hold off on the ticker tape parades and see how the season plays out. The former Los…
Read MoreJeremy Lin, JianLian Yi to Expand NBA Reach in Asia
Every season the NBA does a little bit more to expand its global reach. Despite the global, almost universal popularity of football (soccer to the Americans), the sport of basketball has been gaining some ground as far as widening its fan base is concerned. In 2015-16 friendly games between NBA and Euroleague, clubs helped the…
Read MoreFIBA Europe lifts sanctions on National Federations
The FIBA Europe Board has taken the important decision to lift the ban on national teams, allowing them to play in the upcoming European Championships. Several national teams had been banned from Eurobasket 2017 due to the ongoing fight for control over European competitions being fought between FIBA Europe and the Euroleague. The original punishment…
Read MoreEuroleague Basketball sends FIBA peace proposal
Euroleague Basketball (ULEB) has sent a peace offering proposal to FIBA Europe in a bid to end the political war that has engulfed European Basketball over recent weeks. The body, which organizes both the Euroleague and Eurocup has been locked in a stalemate with FIBA Europe over the creation of a Basketball Champions League. FIBA…
Read MoreKobe Bryant bows out as a unique great
After the party atmosphere of Kobe Bryant playing his last game for the Los Angeles Lakers last night, it is perhaps when the dust has settled that we can really reflect on his career. A unique career it has been too, perhaps the last of its kind that Basketball will ever see as the sport…
Read MoreEuroleague and Eurocup 2016-17 Structures Set
The competition structures of the 2016-17 Euroleague and Eurocup were discussed in a recent meeting of Euroleague Basketball A License clubs. The clubs discussed the revamped structures of Europe’s Top basketball competitions, the Turkish Airlines Euroleague and the Eurocup. Euroleague The Euroleague will consist of 16 teams which will compete in a round robin format…
Read MoreYao Ming to be Inducted in Hall of Fame
Former Houston Rockets center Yao Ming (226 cm) will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. The announcement will be made in Houston during the NCAA Final Four. The 35-year-old Chinese big man spent his eight-year NBA career with the Houston Rockets, averaging 19.0 ppg and 9.2 rpg. He played from 2002 to…
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