Fiba Asia Cup qualifiers in Doha postponed
From the International Basketball Opinion Blog. FIBA has allegedly pulled the plug on the staging of the Doha bubble for the third window of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers. The Saudi Basketball Federation, one of the nations set to compete in Qatar, stated that the international governing body for basketball had postponed the games…
Read MoreIvy League allows senior athletes to play as grad students
The Ivy League will allow current senior athletes to play sports as full-time grad students at their current university next year in a break with longstanding policies. The change is a result of COVID-19, which canceled a full year of sports. Athletes must stay at the schools they are currently at to receive this exemption…
Read MoreBluefield College players suspended for kneeling during the national anthem
Bluefield College forfeited a men’s basketball game on Thursday after the NAIA school suspended multiple players for kneeling during the national anthems before games over the past two months. School president David Olive revealed that he had told the team’s players to stop kneeling before games. When the players refused, Olive made the decision to…
Read MoreJared Jordan returns to Germany, BBL
Jared Jordan (187 cm, G/F) played one season in Romania. Last season he averaged 6.6 ppg and 6.2 assists for Sibiu in 18 league games. But the 36-year-old American point guard can not stay out of Germany. Jordan has played eight seasons in the BBL. He has suited up for Bonn, Bamberg, Tuebingen, and Giessen.…
Read MoreTre McLean to Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul
Tre McLean (196 cm, G/F) is on the move to Turkey. There he will join Galatasaray. The club is amid a rough start to the BSL season as they are 12th in the standings with a 7-14 record. McLean started this season in the A1 in Greece. There he played 14 games for Peristeri. McLean…
Read MoreBrandon Childress to Rapla
Brandon Childress (183 cm, G) will play in his third league in the first five months of his pro career. He started this season in Greece. There he played five A1 games for Iraklis. He also played one game in the Fiba ChampionsLeague. Childress is now on his way to Avis Utilitas Rapla in Estonia.…
Read MoreEarl Clark signs with Al-Manama
Earl Clark (208 cm, F/C) is on his way out of Spain. After he started this season with a short stint in Korea, where Clark played for Anyang (17.7 ppg and 6 rebounds), he signed with Herbalife Gran Canaria merely six weeks ago. There he played four ACB games and two EuroCup games. Now Clark…
Read MoreNBA G League finally started
After months of speculation and a legitimate amount of industry-wide intrigue, the NBA G League season tipped off Wednesday. Eighteen teams, including 17 NBA G League teams and NBA G League Ignite, will each play 15 games from Feb. 10 – March 6 at Disney. The top eight teams from the 135-game schedule will advance…
Read MoreNBA requires all teams to play the national anthem
A day after Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban confirmed that he had decided to stop playing the national anthem before home games, the NBA has forced him to reverse course. The NBA released a statement saying that the national anthem will be played before every game. “With NBA teams now in the process of welcoming fans back…
Read MoreJason Thompson signs in China
Jason Thompson (211 cm, F/C) is on the move to the Chinese CBA. There he will join the Shanghai Sharks. Thompson started this season in the Spanish ACB. In 17 games, he averaged 8.2 ppg and 4.8 rebounds for Casademont Zaragoza. Jason Thompson is 34 years old and has quite the resume. Thompson has played…
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