Turkish Airlines EuroLeague: Baskonia claims final playoff berth
The big game in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague on Thursday was between Baskonia and Maccabi Tel Aviv in a battle for the last playoff position. The last competitive game of the Regular Season came on the first day of round 28. Baskonia claimed a win to book its place in the next round. Khimki Moscow…
Read MoreAEK, Monaco Bag Wins in Basketball Champions League Q-Finals
The first leg of the Basketball Champions League Quarterfinals is now complete. AEK Athens and AS Monaco bagged wins against their respective opponents. Neither team was able to come away with double-digit margins, but wins are wins and now the pressure is on the other teams to post a higher aggregate score in the end. The…
Read MoreLiAngelo Ball Declares for NBA Draft
It should come as no surprise that LiAngelo Ball (196 cm, UCLA’18) has officially declared for the 2018 NBA Draft. That’s been his dad’s (LaVar Ball) masterplan from the beginning. He was pulled out of UCLA then went pro in Europe with his brother LaMelo this 2017-18. The siblings joined Vytautas Prienu (Lithuania-LKL). He played nine games…
Read MoreAnthony Barber joins Ironi Nahariya
Anthony Barber (188 cm, North Carolina State’16) has agreed to terms on a deal that takes to Ironi Nahariya (Israel-Winner League) as the 2017-18 season draws to a close. This will be Barber’s third team this season. He played seven games for Italian club New Basket Brindisi (Italy-Serie A) and posted averages of 10.4 ppg…
Read MoreIan Miller joins now playing for Gravelines
Ian Miller (190 cm, Florida State’14) will be bolstering the backcourt rotation of BCM Gravelines Dunkerque Grand Littoral (France-Pro A) for the remainder of the 2017-18 season. The team has an outside shot of making the playoffs but will need to pull off a miracle or two to get there. Miller began 2017-18 playing in…
Read MoreFIBA Basketball Champions League: quarter-finals underway
We are at the quarter-final stage of the FIBA Basketball Champions League and the round was opened with two contests on Tuesday evening, with the other two to be played on Wednesday. The best of 3 series tipped off as Bayreuth defeated Ludwigsburg in an all-German tie to take a 1-0 series lead. Elsewhere, Murcia…
Read MoreThe NBA’s Growth In Popularity In China & Taiwan
Walking through the streets of China, you’re likely to find Steph Curry’s face plastered on billboards wherever you walk. At the same time, Klay Thompson is one of the few NBA players to wear Chinese brand Anta on his feet. It is part of a ten-year $80 million deal. These are just two examples of…
Read MoreTaylor Braun added by VL Pesaro
Taylor Braun (201 cm, North Dakota State’14) has reached an agreement to play for VL Pesaro (Italy-Serie A) to close out the 2017-18 season. He returns to Europe after spending 2017-18 in the NBA G-League, lending his talents to the Salt Lake City Stars, where signed with after getting cut by the Utah Jazz. In…
Read MoreABA Playoffs: Semifinals Series All Tied Up
Nothing comes easy in the ABA League nowadays. Both Cedevita and KK Mornar Bar dug deep and came up with victories over the weekend to even up their respective semifinals series in the ABA Playoffs. The underdogs rose to the occasion, avoided elimination and forced a third, deciding game in their respective series. Cedevita 82…
Read MoreZeke Upshaw passes away following on-court collapse
This morning we reported on Zeke Upshaw, a 26-year old Detroit Pistons developmental player who collapsed during a game and was in critical condition. The Grand Rapids Drive, the team he was representing, has announced Zeke Upshaw has sadly passed away. Jewel Upshaw, the player’s mother released a statement confirming his passing, while taking the…
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