Israeli Basketball Season Ends Abruptly Due to Strike
The Israeli Basketball season is over. Despite having one game left in its 2017-18 regular season, the Winner League has announced an end to its season due to a player strike. The League Board of Directors met on May 24th with the hopes of negotiating with the players’ union in order to resume the games.…
Read MoreVon Wafer signs with Leones de Ponce
Von Wafer (196 cm, Florida State’05) is reuniting with former team, the Leones de Ponce (Puerto Rico-BSN) this 2018. Wafer played for them in 2016, so there is some history between the player and the club. The 32-year-old guard spent the 2017-18 season playing in China for the Jilin Northeast Tigers (China-CBA). He appeared in…
Read MoreBashkimi Bags First-Ever Kosovo Superleague Title
There is a new team atop of the Kosovo Superleague. KB Bashkimi Prizren upset Sigal Prishtina 77-61 in Game 4 of the finals to win their first-ever league championship. Sigal Prishtina has held onto the crown since 2014. The game was close at the beginning with the score all tied up at the end of…
Read MoreZrinjski HT Claims 2018 Bosnia Division I Title
On May 23rd Zrinjski HT Mostar defeated Igokea Aleksandrovac 77-73 in Game 4 of the finals to bag the 2018 Bosnia Division I title. This ends the 5-year reign of Igokea as league champions. The stunning albeit well-earned victory by Zrinjski marks a new chapter in Bosnian hoops. The league is no longer playing under the…
Read MoreDonte Greene returns to Santo Domingo
Donte Greene (206 cm) is making his way back to the Dominican Republic after agreeing to terms with the Leones de Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic-LNB) this 2018. He played four games for them back in 2017 and averaged 18.5 ppg and 5.0 rpg. He spent the 2017-18 season playing in Lebanon for Sporting Al Riyadi…
Read MoreFrench Pro A Playoffs Get Underway
The French Pro A playoffs kicked on May 22nd with two games on tap. Strasbourg and ASVEL got on the board after posting wins in their quarterfinal matchups. Strasbourg completely destroyed Nanterre 83-56, setting a serious tone of what is to come. ASVEL also had a dominating performance against Le Mans. They came away with…
Read MoreLeBron James Sets Record As Cavs Tie Series 2-2
LeBron James dropped a game-high 44 points on Monday to power the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 111-102 win over the Boston Celtics to even the Eastern Conference Finals series to 2-2. Not only did the King come up with a dominating performance but he also made history by passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for most field goals…
Read MoreLuka Doncic and the 2018 NBA draft
Luka Doncic and the 2018 NBA draft is now the focus of everybody’s attention. Especially after leading Real Madrid to an impressive Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Championship in 2018, Luka Doncic is now under a spotlight; not a European one, but a global one. Many NBA executives and scouts trooped to Belgrade, Serbia to watch first-hand…
Read MoreLivio Jean-Charles departs Unicaja
Livio Jean-Charles (204 cm) has parted ways with Unicaja Malaga (Spain-Liga Endesa) this May 2018. Jean-Charles is Guyanese international basketball player who also holds a French passport and was added to the French National Team in 2017. He played eight games for Unicaja this season and averaged 4.6 ppg and 3.1 rpg. Jean-Charles spent most of…
Read MoreNBA: Warriors Crush Rockets 85-126, Lead Series 2-1
NBA – Stephen Curry shook off a sluggish start but found his shot and proceeded to dismantle the Houston Rockets, leading the Golden State Warriors to a dominating 126-85 win. The Warriors lead the Western Conference Finals series 2-1. The defending champions looked completely unstoppable and Houston will be hard-pressed to weave some magic in…
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