FIBA takes more decisions following events in Ukraine

Following the initial decisions of FIBA communicated yesterday, the FIBA Europe Executive Committee convened on Wednesday, March 2, to take further necessary decisions given recent events in Ukraine. The Committee took those decisions to safeguard the integrity of competitions and the safety of all participants and ensure fairness for Ukrainian players, teams, clubs, and officials…

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CSKA Moscow loses four key import players

The war in Ukraine is having more and more impact on everyday life, including sports. The latest development is that four key players of CSKA Moscow have left the team. In an official statement, the Russian team says: For personal reasons related to the current situation between Russia and Ukraine, as well as its possible…

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Polish and Estonian teams leave the VTB league

Polish team Enea Zastal BC Zielona Gora and Kalev/Cramo from Estonia are leaving the VTB United League due to the war in Ukraine. VTB United League is an international professional men’s Club Basketball League founded in 2008. It includes predominantly Russian clubs and some others from neighboring countries. Since 2013, this has been the first…

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Coach and his assistant fight each other during game

Believe it or not, but in Russia, a head coach and his assistant got into a fight with each other in the middle of a game. It happened during a Superleague game (second tier in Russia after the VTB League) between Universitet Surgut and TEMP-SUMZ-UMMC from Revda. The head coach and the assistant coach of…

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Zenit St.Petersburg signs Tyson Carter

Zenit St.Petersburg made official on Wednesday afternoon the addition of guard Tyson Carter until June of 2023. Carter (193 cm, 23 years old) arrives from the Greek League, where he played with Lavrio and averaged 16.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.9 assists this season. It was his first professional adventure after playing four years of…

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Only Lokomotiv remains unbeaten in Eurocup

Round 4 of the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season saw two more teams suffer their first losses, leaving only Lokomotiv undefeated through for games. Lokomotiv achieved its fourth win with a 30-point road win at Slask. Mitchell Watt scored 25 points to lead Reyer to a 72-67 victory over Buducnost for the latter’s first loss, leaving…

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