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Zalgiris Kaunas officially asks to host the Final tournament of the EuroLeague
Zalgiris Kaunas officially requested to host the Final tournament of the EuroLeague. Lithuania is set to host sporting events from May 30, so Zalgiris hope the remaining games will take place in the country. Kaunas, along with Athens, Belgrade and Cologne, are considered the favorites to host the rest of the season. The EuroLeague will make…
Read MoreMalcolm Delaney parts ways with Barcelona
Malcolm Delaney will no longer play for Barcelona, as the two sides parted ways on Thursday (14/04). The Catalans released a statement and announced they agreed with Delaney on the contract termination. The American guard was under contract with the ”Blaugrana” until June 30. Yet, he now is a free agent and has been linked…
Read MoreEuroLeague releases documentary about Barcelona’s triumph in 2010
Stars of Barcelona’s 2010 EuroLeague-winning squad reunite in We’ll Always Have Paris documentary. A decade after they captured the EuroLeague title in Paris, the stars of the dominant 2009-10 Barcelona squad reunite for the latest film in the Euroleague Basketball Insider Documentary Series, We’ll Always Have Paris. Widely considered one of the strongest EuroLeague teams…
Read MoreSerbia to send an official letter to host the Final tournament of the EuroLeague
Serbia will send an official letter to the EuroLeague to host the Final tournament of the competition. The Serbian government released a statement and stated they can guarantee the entry of all participants of the Final tournament. “At today’s session, the Government of Serbia agreed to send a letter to the organization Euroleague Basketball, which…
Read MoreAthens, Belgrade, Cologne and Kaunas reportedly the candidates to host the final stage of the EuroLeague
Athens, Belgrade, Cologne and Kaunas are the candidates to host the final stage of the EuroLeague, per Eurohoops.net. The league wants to conclude the season with the 18 teams playing all remaining regular-season games and then the top eight teams participating in a Final Eight tournament. The EuroLeague will make a decision by May 24. If…
Read MoreJordi Bertomeu wants to resume the EuroLeague season only if players are 100% healthy and safe
Jordi Bertomeu talked about the criteria under which the EuroLeague is planning to resume and finish the season in the summer. The CEO and president of the competition made it clear that games will be played only if players are 100% healthy and safe. If everything goes according to the plan, then games will be…
Read MoreEuroLeague players react to the competition’s plan to resume the season
Some of the top EuroLeague players expressed their disagreement with the competition’s plan to resume the season. The EuroLeague will make a decision by May 24 and if the season resumes, then games will be played in July (4-26). Fenerbahce guard, Nando De Colo, talked to Radio Marca about the league’s decision to resume play in July.…
Read MoreEuroLeague will make a final decision on the resumption of the season by May 24
EuroLeague Basketball announced that the final decision for the resumption of the season will be made by May 24. If the season resumes, then the EuroLeague games will take place in July (4-26). The same format applies to the remaining EuroCup games, too (4-17 July). At the same time, the league reached an agreement with…
Read MoreAnadolu Efes’ GM: “We are considering a budget reduction for the next season, maybe 30% to 40%”
Anadolu Efes GM Alper Yilmaz said the team is considering a budget reduction next season in order to even the revenue loss of the 2019/20 season. “Our first goal is to continue the season but if there are not many chances to do so, we want the competitions to be declared as of the current standings…
Read MoreJordi Bertomeu says the EuroLeague can’t finish ‘later than the end of July’
EuroLeague CEO Jordi Bertomeu said his plan is to resume the season during the summer. However, he made it clear that, if this happens, the season should come to an end at the end of July. In a virtual press conference with international media on Thursday, Bertomeu also referred to the possible scenarios for resuming…
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