Dwyane Wade buys ownership stake in Utah Jazz
Two years removed from his soon-to-be Hall-of-Fame career, Dwyane Wade has joined the exclusive group of former athletes who have become owners of professional teams. On Friday, the Utah Jazz announced that Wade had joined majority owner Ryan Smith with an ownership stake in the club. Wade, 39, will become a first-time owner of a…
Read MoreDonovan Jackson signs in Egypt
Donovan Jackson (188 cm, G) is on the move to Egypt. There he will join Al Ahly Cairo. Al Ahly is 8-6 and sits in fourth place in the SuperLeague standing. Jackson started this season in the EBL in Poland. There he played 27 games for Torun. Jackson averaged an impressive 18.3 ppg and 4.3…
Read MoreLaMarcus Aldridge retires due to heart condition
Brooklyn Nets forward LaMarcus Aldridge has officially retired from the NBA. In an open letter, Aldridge explained that he experienced an irregular heartbeat in his final game against the Lakers. The seven-time All-Star wrote, “what I felt that night was still one of the scariest things I’ve experienced.”. Aldridge, who was diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome — an…
Read MoreNCAA council approves rule giving players immediate eligibility after transferring
College Basketball players will soon be free to transfer and play immediately. The NCAA’s Division I Council has approved immediate eligibility for all college athletes who transfer. As soon as the upcoming school year, basketball and football players do not have to sit out a season after their first transfer from one Division I school…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow extends winning streak to six games in EuroLeague regular season finale
CSKA Moscow rallied past Panathinaikos at home (93-86) and ended the regular season in the EuroLeague in a winning way. This was the sixth straight win for the Muscovites, who had already clinched the second place in the EuroLeague standings (24-10). On the other hand, the “Greens” ended up losing nine of their last 11…
Read MoreTommy Lloyd to lead University of Arizona
Tommy Lloyd, a key in the Gonzaga University machine throughout the 21st century, is leaving the program to become the next University of Arizona men’s basketball coach. The Pac-12 Conference school made the blockbuster announcement on Wednesday. Lloyd agreed to a five-year contract to coach Arizona. Lloyd, 46, replaces scandal-tainted bench boss Sean Miller, who…
Read MoreUnics Kazan reaches Eurocup final
UNICS Kazan advanced to the 7DAYS EuroCup Finals for the third time in club history by taking Game 3 of its semifinals series on the road at Virtus Segafredo Bologna. UNICS will face AS Monaco in the finals, a best-of-three series that starts at Basket Hall Kazan on Tuesday, April 27. Virtus Segafredo Bologna 1-2…
Read MoreCheick Diallo from Avtodor to Fuenlabrada
Cheick Diallo (206 cm, F/C) has signed to play in the Spanish ACB. He will suit up for Montakit Fuenlabrada and coach Javier Juarez. Fuenlabrada is 16th in the standings with a 9-20 record. Diallo started the season in Russia. In seven VTB games, he averaged 7.1 ppg and 5.3 rebounds for Avtodor Saratov. Before…
Read MoreDenver Nuggets: Jamal Murray out indefinitely due to torn ACL injury, per report
The Denver Nuggets had a very memorable season in 2020-21. They overcame a pair of 3-1 deficits in the first two rounds of the playoffs en route to a conference finals appearance. That marked the first time they accomplished this feat since the 2008-09 season. Although Denver Nuggets lost the series in five games to…
Read MoreKenny Wooten Jr. to Oostende
Kenny Wooten Jr. (206 cm, F/C) is on the move to Belgium. There he will join Filou Oostende and coach Dario Gjergja. Oostende is in first place of the standings with a 13-3 record. Wooten started this season in the G League. He averaged 4.3 ppg and 4.6 rebounds in 15 contests for Rio Grande.…
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