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Luxemburg’s Total League suspends all games until January 1st
Following the press conference, the sports Minister, during which the rules and restrictions for sports were explained in the context of the Covid-19-virus, the basketball federation met the 13 clubs from the Total League to discuss the continuation of the basketball competitions in the highest leagues. Hence, the basketball federation would like to express its…
Read MorePlayers of Virtus Roma have not gotten paid since the beginning of the season
The financial effects of the COVID-19 are now starting to take effect. Pallacanestro Virtus Roma (Italy, Serie A) has not paid any player salaries since the beginning of the season. Therefore, there was a symbolic protest yesterday in the game between Germani Brescia and Virtus Roma. The Virtus Roma players refused to play for the…
Read MoreBakken Bears sets new Danish three-point record
Bakken Bears set a new Danish record two weeks ago by hitting 26 three-pointers! They only needed 51 attempts to achieve that. Along the way, they also crushed their opponent BK Amager by winning with 128-59 in their gym. The previous Danish three-point record also belonged to Bakken Bears. They scored 22 three-pointers on 13-2-2020…
Read MoreMZT Skopje II signs Tramaine Isabell
Macedonian team MZT Skopje II has signed Tramaine Isabell (185 cm, G). Last season he played with Etha Engomis Nicosia from Cyprus. Isabell averaged 12 ppg there. It was his first professional season overseas since he came out of Saint Louis University, averaging 13.7 ppg. He had previously also played for Drexel and the University…
Read MoreNikola Rakocevic leaves Spain for Slovakia
Nikola Rakocevic (191 cm, G) is finally leaving Spain. The Montenegrin guard has played in Spain since 2006-07. First, in the junior team of Real Madrid and after that for numerous Spanish teams ranging from the ACB (1st tier) to the EBA (4th tier). Now he has signed with MBK Banik Handlova from Slovakia. That…
Read MoreNikola Mirotic hands Barcelona fourth straight EuroLeague win
Nikola Mirotic helped Barcelona survive a late thriller against Baskonia and register its fourth straight victory in the EuroLeague. The superstar forward of the Catalans made the game-winning block on Alec Peters and handed his team the win (71-72). Even though Baskonia led by 10 with three minutes to go (71-61), Barcelona closed the game…
Read MoreBamberg inks Devon Hall
Brose Bamberg has added Devon Hall (196 cm, G) to its roster. It will be the first time that the 25-yeard old Hall plays in Europe. He was drafted in the second round (53rd overall) in 2018 when he came out of the University of Virginia. There he made a name for himself as a…
Read MoreJaycee Carroll, Real Madrid snap two-game EuroLeague losing streak
With Jaycee Carroll leading the way, Real Madrid made an excellent offensive performance and put an end to a two-game losing streak in the EuroLeague. The “Whites” rallied past Bayern Munich at home (100-82) and earned their second victory in the competition. Real led for the majority of the night and cruised to the victory,…
Read MoreCharlon Kloof signs with Fuenlabrada
Dutch National Team player Charlon Kloof (190 cm, G) has signed with the Spanish ACB team Urbas Fuenlabrada. It is a one-month deal with an option to extend. Kloof had started the season with another ACB team, MoraBanc Andorra. That too was a short-term deal, but ultimately the team didn’t have any more room on…
Read MoreTrey Lewis signs with Maccabi Rishon Le Zion
Trey Lewis (188 cm, G) has confirmed a deal with Israeli team Maccabi Rishon Le Zion (Winner League). Last season Lewis played in the French Pro A with BCM Gravelines and averaged 14 ppg while shooting an impressive 45.5 % from behind the three-point arc. He had played in the French Pro A before and…
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