Spain
Antoine Diot (knee) out several months
Valencia Basket (Spain-Liga Endesa) suffered a blow as they expect Antoine Diot (193 cm) to be sidelined for at least four months as he recovers from athroscopic knee surgery. Diot is a 28-year-old French international basketball player who has been a member of the French National Team since 2009. In 2016-17 Diot played 14 games…
Read MoreDevin Thomas signs with Bilbao Basket
Devin Thomas (206 cm, Wake Forest’16) will continue his international basketball career this 2017-18 in Spain with a stint with Retabet Bilbao Basket (Spain-Liga Endesa). The 23-year-old Thomas spent his rookie campaign on the roster of Ronesans TED Kolejliler Ankara (Turkey-BSL). The Wake Forest University alum appeared in a total of 27 games for his…
Read MoreDontaye Draper pens with Sevilla
Dontaye Draper (180 cm, Charleston’07) is back with a Spanish club for the 2017-18 season, signing a deal to play for Betis Energia Plus Sevilla (Spain-Liga Endesa). Draper is an American player who also holds a Croatian passport and has been a member of the Croatian national team since 2011. He has had previous experience…
Read MoreFC Barcelona Tops Real Madrid in El Clasico Clash
In the latest chapter of the renowned Spanish rivalry, El Clasico, between FC Barcelona Lassa and Real Madrid; both clubs crossed paths in the Spanish Liga Endesa (ACB). It happened in Round 8 of the regular season for 2017-18, played on November 13th. This game belonged to FC Barcelona, which managed to edge out their…
Read MoreEdy Tavares landed by Real Madrid
Real Madrid (Spain-Liga Endesa) is strengthening its frontcourt with the addition of 25-year-old big man Edy Tavares (220 cm) this 2017. Tavares is a Cape Verdean player who also holds a Spanish passport. He’s played for the Cape Verde National Team from 2009 to 2015. After his release from the Cleveland Cavaliers in October, Tavares…
Read MoreSpain ACB Liga Endesa: Real Madrid dominates
We are through seven rounds of the Spanish ACB Liga Endesa and Real Madrid continues to hold dominion over the league. Los Blancos secured another win on Sunday to extend its unbeaten record this season. Nearest rivals and current ACB Liga Endesa champs Valencia Basket also won, while Barcelona continued its mini resurgence with a…
Read MoreDamjan Rudez pens with Valencia
Valencia Basket (Spain-Liga Endesa) has secured the services of veteran Croatian international basketball player, Damjan Rudez (203 cm) this 2017. He is a 10-year veteran of the Croatian National Team, joining them in 2007. Rudez was recently released by the Orlando Magic and has since opted to return to Europe where he will resume his…
Read MoreMaalik Wayns signed by Joventut
Maalik Wayns (185 cm, Villanova’12) is a fresh face on the roster of Divina Seguros Juventut Badalona (Spain-Liga Endesa) this 2017. He is a 26-year-old American international player who also holds a Belarusian passport. He played for the Belarusian National Team in 2016. Wayns got a camp deal with the Dallas Mavericks but was waived…
Read MoreACB Liga Endesa: 2 remain unbeaten
It was a busy weekend of Spanish ACB Liga Endesa action and through round five of the competition there are just two clubs with 100% records. Real Madrid and Fuenlabrada take the honour of undefeated to another week, but the chasing pack continued to put pressure on the leaders. Fuenlabrada is the surprise package of…
Read MoreNikola Mirotic Hospitalized, Punched by Teammate
Chicago Bulls’ Nikola Mirotic had to be hospitalized after sustaining injuries from an altercation with a teammate during practice on Tuesday. The Spanish-Montenegrin forward got into a shoving match with Bobby Portis, who reportedly landed “cheap shot” and punched him in the face. Mirotic was diagnosed with a concussion and also had two broken bones.…
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