EuroBasket 2017: Three more teams into Round of 16
Teams from Groups C and D took to the hardwood in the group phase of the FIBA EuroBasket 2017. With three games in the books, stronger teams have risen to the top. Three such teams have been so successful that they have secured their spots in the Round of 16. Group C Even with Pau…
Read MoreCleanthony Early joins AEK Athens
After a brief run with the New York Knicks organization, Cleanthony Early (203 cm, Wichita State’14) is taking his game to Europe this 2017. The 24-year-old forward has signed a deal to play for AEK Athens (Greece-A1). Early was drafted by the New York Knicks, 34th overall in 2014 NBA Draft. Cleanthony was sent to…
Read MoreVictor Rudd inks with Gaziantep
Victor Rudd (205 cm, Southern Florida’14) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Gaziantep Basketbol (Turkey-BSL) this 2017-18. The 26-year-old University of Southern Florida product is coming off a successful stint playing for Maccabi Fox Tel-Aviv (Israel-Winner League) in 2016-17. Victor played 30 games for them in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague where…
Read MoreFIBA Americup 2017: USA tops Argentina, bags gold
Cordoba, Argentina – The finals of the FIBA Americup 2017 came to an epic showdown between two of the region’s fiercest competitors. The stage was set and the tournament would be decided by a game between the USA and Argentina. An amazing second-half comeback by the US propelled them to their seventh Americas title. This…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2017: Day 3 Groups A and B
Day 4 of EuroBasket 2014 saw Group A and Group B move through three rounds of games. The standings are starting to take shape, as we pass the half way point of this stage. Through today’s contests, only one team from both groups has managed to stay undefeated. Group A And that team is Slovenia,…
Read MoreDrive by Dunk or Driving People Crazy?
A Drive by Dunk Challenge is exactly what it spells, a definite challenge! This dunk off requires talent, not like the previous trends, such as the ice bucket challenge. It has garnered much attention because it tests people’s vertical and coordination when they execute a slam dunk. A teen by the Instagram name, “T.Currie” (Tyler…
Read MoreBasketball teamwork: poetry in motion
I was told my mother delivered me with some difficulty one night in Brooklyn Jewish Hospital in the same year the NBA was born. Eight years later my world was called Hammel’s Housing Projects and back then, ten years after the WW ll Allies landed at Normandy, it was my entire universe. In our overcrowded…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2017: welcome Group C and Group D
After some hot action at EuroBasket 2017 during day 1 on Thursday, Friday saw Group C and Group D tip off. This was the day when reigning champs Spain entered the competition for the first time and promptly laid down their market in Group C. Elsewhere, Belgium and the United Kingdom played out a classic…
Read MoreJason Boone added by Steaua CSM
Jason Boone (203 cm, New York University’07) will be reinforcing the roster of Steaua CSM EximBank Bucuresti (Romania-Liga Nationala) this 2017-18. The veteran forward played for two teams in the 2016-17 season. He began it with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (Germany-BBL). Jason played 11 games for them in the Basketball Champions League and averaged 2.0 ppg…
Read MoreLakers fined $500K by the NBA for tampering
The NBA has fined the Los Angeles Lakers $500,000 for tampering with Paul George. An independent law firm conducted the investigation and found that Lakers GM, Rob Pelinka’s contact with George’s agent while he was still with the Indiana Pacers as a violation. The said contact constituted a prohibited expression of interest while he was…
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