Golden State dominates San Antonio to go up 2-0
The San Antonio Spurs were in need of a miracle after losing game one like they did. They blew a 25-point lead while losing their best player who they rely on heavily. Golden State came back from a 25-point deficit in game one to steal the momentum of the series. They carried that with them…
Read MoreIsrael Winner League Quarter-Finals set
Two wins and two losses at the top of the Israel Winner League through Round 33 meant there was jostling for position in the standings. Wednesday was also a significant round as it close the Winner League Regular Season and we can now look ahead to the Quarter-Finals. The eight teams playing in the next…
Read MoreSolomon Jones secures move to Romana
Solomon Jones (208 cm, South Florida’06) has been announced as a new addition by Caneros de La Romana (Dominican Republic, LNB) for this 2017 season. Earlier this month, the former NBA forward was set to join Dongguan New Century Leopards (China-CBA), but did not end up with the franchise. That means the last action for…
Read MoreWillie Solomon departs Antibes
Willie Solomon (187 cm, Clemson’01) has left French Pro A club Sharks Antibes (France-Pro A) this 2017 and is now a free agent. The 39-year-old veteran has spent the last four seasons with Antibes and it is now time for him to move on. He played 25 games for them this 2016/17 season and was…
Read MoreSkyler Bowlin heads to Jena
Skyler Bowlin (191 cm, Missouri Southern’11) will continue his professional career with Science City Jena (Germany-BBL) in the tail end of 2016/17. Bowlin actually began this season on the roster with the Giessen 46ers (Germany-BBL). He logged a total of 33 games for his former team and produced averages of 8.8 ppg and 4.0 apg.…
Read MoreAmath M’Baye to bolster EA7 Armani
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano (Italy-Serie A) has picked up Amath M’Baye (206 cm, Oklahoma’13) to strengthen their roster for 2017/18. He is a 27-year-old French-Ivorian player who spent his 2016/17 season on the roster of Enel Basket Brindisi (Italy-Serie A). In 30 games, M’Baye notched solid averages of 17.7 ppg and 5.3 rpg. Entering his…
Read MoreMarko Sutalo signs with Boulazac
Marko Sutalo (194 cm) is heading to Boulazac Basket Dordogne (France-Pro B). The French team adds the Bosnian guard for the end of their Pro B season. Boulazac also plans to keep him around at the start of next year. Currently, the team is fourth in the standings with a 19-14 record. Sutalo will add a proven…
Read MoreBoston Celtics finish off the Washington Wizards in Game 7
With the season on the line, the Boston Celtics’ kicked their game into high gear. The two teams were even until late in the third quarter until Boston went on a 15-2 run to pull away. Washington made an effort to comeback but ultimately fell short. The Celtics won 115-105 to advance to the Eastern…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow budget is $ 47 Million
VTB United League honorary president Sergei Ivanov released the budgets of all nine Russian clubs in the League for the 2016-17 season during a special press conference today at the Kremlin. The CSKA Moscow budget once again is the largest in the League: $ 46,7 million. Also in the top three of richest Russian clubs…
Read MoreLeicester Riders win BBL crown in front of record crowd
In front of a record 15,000 basketball fans who trooped to the O2 Arena, the Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders capped off an impressive 2016-17 season on Sunday after blowing away the New Castle Eagles Esh Group 84-63 in the finals. The finished as the best team of the regular season with their 27-6 record.…
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