FC Bayern Munich wins German Cup
FC Bayern Munich rebounded from a slow start en route to an 85-79 victory over ALBA Berlin in the German Cup final on Sunday. The tournament champions trailed 29-17 after the opening quarter, but flipped the script in the second period. As a result, FC Bayern Munich took a 41-39 edge into the halftime break.…
Read MoreBasketball Africa League holds first game
The 12-team Basketball Africa League opened its inaugural season on Sunday, and the first-ever game produced a clear-cut winner. Patriots Basketball Club of Rwanda routed Nigeria’s Rivers Hoopers Basketball Club 83-60 at Kigali Arena. The key turning point for the Patriots occurred in the second quarter. The Rwandan hosts trailed 18-17 after the opening stanza,…
Read MoreVanessa Bryant gives emotional speech at Hall of Fame ceremony
Vanessa Bryant paid tribute to her late husband Kobe during the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony on Saturday in Springfield, Massachusetts. Speaking at the 2020 Hall of Fame class enshrinement ceremony, which was postponed due to the global pandemic, Kobe’s widow said this was the right occasion for her to heap praise…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda wins thriller and takes the lead in Adriatic League final series
Serbian team Crvena Zvezda mts took the lead in the 2021 Adriatic league finals by beating Budućnost VOLI from Montenegro in Game 1 in Belgrade (82-78). It was a tough 40-minute battle with a thrilling ending. Jordan Loyd made two key free throws to give a 4-point lead to Crvena Zvezda – 82:78, with less…
Read MoreSan Lorenzo wins the Argentinian championship
In the fifth and decisive game of the Argentinian playoff final series, San Lorenzo beat Quimsa 82-77 and clinched the Argentinian title. It is the first time in history that a team has won the Argentinian championship five times. The beginning of the game did not look good for San Lorenzo. On the contrary, Quimsa…
Read MoreNBA play-in tournament explained
The addition of the NBA play-in tournament has brought a new level of intrigue and drama down the final stretch of the regular season and encouraged teams to compete rather than tank in the hopes of landing a better draft pick. While the play-in format is straightforward, it may be confusing to many NBA fans at first because it’s a…
Read MoreKobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett headline nine-member 2020 Hall of Fame Class
The 2020 basketball hall of fame class was enshrined yesterday in Springfield, Massachusetts, the Birthplace of Basketball. As previously announced, in light of the unique circumstance surrounding the Class of 2020, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Election Process Committee suspended the Direct Election Categories for one year except for the International Committee. This…
Read MoreUnics Kazan advances to VTB League semi-finals
Russian team UNICS Kazan beat Zielona Gora from Poland (90-79) in game two of the VTB League quarterfinals and advances to the semi-finals. UNICS Kazan took the lead from the start, but the Poles seized momentum quickly. They managed to impose their style of play on UNICS Kazan. With three-pointers, Zielona Gora’s stood its ground…
Read MoreNBA home-court win percentage this season is worst ever
Home-court advantage wasn’t much of an advantage in the NBA this season. The combined home winning percentage of NBA teams this season will be the worst in league history, which can at least partly be attributed to fan attendance being severely limited because of the ongoing pandemic and the protocols that the league had to…
Read MoreNizhny Novgorod ties VTB League playoff series with historical win over CSKA
For the first time in history, Nizhny Novgorod beat CSKA in the VTB League (76-72). The score is now 1-1- in the series. In the first game of the quarter-final series, Nizhny Novgorod struggled for a long time with CSKA on equal footing. The second game followed the same script. There was an energetic start…
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