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Starters announced for the 2022 NBA All-Star Game
The NBA has announced the starters for the upcoming 2022 NBA All-Star Game. The starters for the East will be Trae Young, DeMar DeRozan, Joel Embiid, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Kevin Durant. The West will be represented by Ja Morant, Nikola Jokic, LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and Andrew Wiggins. Wiggins and Morant are first-time All-Stars. DeRozan was named to his first All-Star game since 2018. The King…
Read MoreJoventut is first to nine Eucocup wins
The 11th round of the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season saw changes at the top in both groups. Joventut is alone at the top of Group A with a 9-2 record after winning in Hamburg. It had shared the top spot with Partizan, which lost at Turk Telekom. Lokomotiv routed Lietkabelis to tie Partizan for second…
Read MoreLA Clippers beat Washington Wizards after trailing 35 points
Trailing by 35 points shortly before the half, LA Clippers tied the second-largest NBA comeback in the play-by-play era (since 1996-97) and stunned the Wizards 116-115 on Tuesday at Capital One Arena. The Clippers trailed 66-31 with 1 minute, 20 seconds left in the first half. Their 35-point comeback tied the Sacramento Kings’ win over…
Read MoreHistorical No.1 ranking of Auburn in AP NCAA Top 25 poll
Auburn climbed past Gonzaga to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 poll released Monday. The Tigers beat Kentucky over the weekend for their 15th consecutive win, then scooped up 45 of 61 first-place votes to become the nation’s top-ranked team for the first time since the poll began with the 1948-49 season. The Bulldogs dropped to No.…
Read MoreMake-up games and more postponements in Euroleague
Four make-up games from recent postponements start the week on Tuesday and Wednesday, leading up to Round 23 on Thursday and Friday. It’s a particularly huge week for in-form UNICS Kazan, which travels to Real Madrid on Tuesday and hosts CSKA Moscow three days later. These are the make-up games on Tuesday and Wednesday: Real…
Read MoreMelbourne United wins seventh straight game and consolidates 1st place in Australian NBL
On Saturday night, Melbourne United beat the Adelaide 76ers with 97-78. It was Melbourne’s seventh consecutive victory and a consolidation of their place at the top of the Australian NBL standings. Adelaide was coming off an impressive win over rivals Perth Wildcats in their first game in 31 days and would have fancied their chances…
Read MoreFenerbahce adds Markel Starks to the backcourt
Injury-plagued Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul added another piece to its backcourt by signing guard Markel Starks for the remainder of the season. Starks (186 cm, 30 years old) arrives from BC Igokea of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he averaged 10.2 points on 45.2% three-point shooting, 5.6 assists, and 2.1 rebounds in the ABA League, as well…
Read MoreEuroleague playoff race tightens
Round 22 will be remembered for making abundantly clear just how tight the playoffs race is becoming. At the top of the standings, Real blasted host ALBA on Thursday to match Barcelona with 16 wins after the latter fell at UNICS, which joined a four-way tie four fourth place at 12-7. Two other teams in…
Read MoreDenver Nuggets Sign DeMarcus Cousins to 10 Day Contract
The Denver Nuggets officially signed DeMarcus Cousins to a 10-day contract on Friday. The agreement comes after the veteran big man was let go by the Milwaukee Bucks after a very productive stint on Jan. 9. The Nuggets brought him in for a physical and a testing process with plans to sign Cousins after the Bucks waived him nearly…
Read MoreMaccabi ends eight-game Euroleague losing streak
The results in the first night of Round 22 action shook up the top of the standings. Real Madrid blasted ALBA in the German capital to match Barcelona with 16 wins after the latter fell at UNICS. That result also lifted UNICS into a four-way tie for third at 12-7. Two other teams in that…
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