David Griffin fined $50,000 for criticizing NBA officials
David Griffin, the New Orleans Pelicans’ executive vice president of basketball operations, received a $50,000 fine from the NBA on Sunday for criticizing league officials. Griffin’s biting commentary came in the aftermath of Pelicans superstar Zion Williamson’s recent hand injury (fractured left finger). “We told the NBA through every means available to us, through sending…
Read MoreLeonardo Totè on loan to Bilbao
Leonardo Totè (210 cm, F/C) played in his home country this season, and he will also do so next season. But for now, he is on his way to Spain. He will be loaned to Bilbao Basket to finish out the ACB season. Totè averaged 8.7 ppg and 3.7 rebounds in 24 league games for…
Read MoreDragan Raca highest-paid coach outside of the NBA
Serbian basketball coach Dragan Raca became the highest-paid basketball coach outside of the NBA. At least, that is what his agent Minja Ilic claims. He announced that Raca had signed a three-year contract with the Chinese Wuhan Dangai worth 9.3 million. There are no publicly available records of the contract. Therefore, it is not clear…
Read MoreUniversity of Hartford sports drops from Division I to III
University of Hartford sports are dropping from Division I to Division III. The decision comes after the Hartford men’s basketball team won its first America East championship and played in the NCAA Tournament for the first time, losing to eventual national champion Baylor in the first round. Hartford President Gregory Woodward said the school wants…
Read MoreBurgos back in the finals of the FIBA Champions League
For the first time in the history of the FIBA Basketball Champions League, the title holders made it back to the title game. Spanish team Hereda San Pablo Burgos outlasted SIG Strasbourg 81-70, erasing an early 12-point deficit to end the French squad’s Cinderella run in the Semi-Finals. Burgos move on to play against Pinar Karsiyaka…
Read MorePinar Karsiyaka reaches final of FIBA Champions League
There will be a Turkish club in the Final for the second time in five FIBA Basketball Champions League seasons. Pinar Karsiyaka defeated Casademont Zaragoza 84-79 in the first Semi-Final, booking a trip to the title game, where they will play against either SIG Strasbourg or the defending champions Hereda San Pablo Burgos. In a high-energy game…
Read MoreFrantz Massenat to Baskonia
Frantz Massenat (193 cm, G) is on his way to defending ACB champion TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz. Massenat will finish the season in Spain. Massenat played the season thus far for Pesaro in the Italian SerieA. Massenat averaged 11.2 ppg and 2.9 assists in 16 games. He played in the ACB last year when he…
Read MoreBurgos qualifies for FIBA Champions League semifinals
We are still waiting for the first team to defend their title in the FIBA Basketball Champions League. Hereda San Pablo Burgos kept their hopes of going back-to-back alive with an 86-77 win over Hapoel Unet-Credit Holon in the Quarter-Finals. It was the fourth Quarter-Final in which the first seed was knocked out, and also the fourth…
Read MoreStrasbourg outlasts Tenerife, advances to FIBA Champions League Semi-Finals
It was the first overtime game in the FIBA Champions League quarter-finals, and it turned out into an instant classic. French team SIG Strasbourg pulled off an upset, taking down Spanish team Lenovo Tenerife 88-86 and continuing their Cinderella run by making it to the Final Four for the first time in club history. It came down…
Read MoreJordan Tolbert signs in Taiwan
Jordan Tolbert (201 cm, F/C) is on the move to Taiwan. There he will join Yulon Luxgen. Yulon Luxgen is second in the SBL standings with a 26-14 record. Tolbert played in Taiwan last season as well, before moving to play in the Belgian league. He appeared in only one game for Brussels and notched…
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