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NBA Opens with Over 100 Foreign Players
The 2014/2015 NBA season is about to tip off and anyone who said Basketball is an American sport is sorely mistaken. There are now over 100 foreign players on rosters in the NBA, and they are not only part of the franchises they are an integral part of the league. The NBA, like Basketball as…
Read MoreAlex Len is locked by Phoenix Suns until year 2016
Alex Len (216 cm, Maryland’13) has been locked in by the Phoenix Suns (NBA) until year 2016. The Suns picked up options on Len, as well as Miles Plumlee and Archie Goodwin. In 2013 Phoenix signed Len, who the team selected with the fifth overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft. He became the highest-drafted Ukrainian in…
Read MoreMookie Blaylock in jail
Former NBA player Mookie Blaylock will serve three years in prison after pleading guilty to his role in the death of a woman in a suburban Atlanta car crash. Blaylock was sentenced to 15 years for vehicular homicide and other charges in the death of Monica Murphy in a head-on collision in Clayton County on…
Read MoreSteve Nash to Miss 2014/15 NBA Season
The Los Angeles Lakers will be without point guard Steve Nash for the entirety of the 2014/15 season due to a back injury. The former two-time MVP was about to enter his 19th NBA season. At 40 years of age the Canadian guard is the oldest active NBA player. He had been battling injuries over…
Read MoreMaccabi Haifa falls to Toronto Raptors, 85-92
Israeli club Maccabi Haifa met the Toronto Raptors in NBA preseason action and fell, 85-92 to the Canadian franchise. Despite another loss to another NBA team, Maccabi Haifa has gained special exposure and experience throughout this process, something few teams in the domestic and regional leagues that they compete in can boast about. Even if…
Read MoreMaccabi Haifa thrashed by Sacramento Kings
Maccabi Haifa suffered its second heavy loss of the weekend to an NBA franchise after succumbing to the Sacramento Kings. The Israeli team travelled to the Kings’ Sleep Train Arena and often looked a step behind their opponents, while Sacramento will be pleased enough with the workout with the NBA season just around the corner.…
Read MoreMemphis Grizzlies see off Flamengo
Flamengo’s NBA tour saw the team collect another defeat as the Brazilian champions slipped to a thumping loss against the Memphis Grizzlies. The franchise welcomed Flamengo to the FedEx Forum and dished out a 112-72 demolition job that was paced by Spaniard Marc Gasol. As has been the case against other NBA outfits, Flamengo kept…
Read MorePortland Trailblazers beat Haifa 121-74
The Portland Trailblazers continued their preparation for the NBA season by sweeping aside Israeli visitors Maccabi Haifa 121-74 at the Moda Center. It was a convincing win for the franchise and perhaps Haifa had one eye on the Israel Winner League which is already underway. The distraction of playing an NBA team was a lucrative…
Read MoreWashington Wizards beats Maccabi Haifa, 101-95
Israeli club Maccabi Haifa showed their grit as they hung tough against the Washington Wizards in a close 95-101 NBA preseason loss. Maccabi Haifa managed to offset Washington’s strong frontcourt presence by taking their attack from a long-range orientation. Maccabi Haifa caught fire from the outside, sinking 12-of-21 from three-point range. With Bradley Beal nursing…
Read MoreOrlando Magic Get Easy Win Over Flamengo
The Orlando Magic took an easy preseason win at home against the visiting Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (Brazil-NBB), 106-88. Orlando’s weapon of choice for this encounter was Montenegrin star Nikola Vucevic. He was fantastic with 20 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks. Flamengo did their best to keep him in check, but the big…
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