Round 7 of the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season
Round 7 of the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season opened on Tuesday with four games. Andorra and Joventut both won at home to move even on wins with the Group A co-leaders – Lokomotiv and Partizan, which play on Wednesday. Group A’s other Tuesday game featured the night’s lone road winner, Turk Telekom, triumphed in Trento.…
Read MoreVEF Riga defeats Treviso at the buzzer
Nutribullet Treviso was already preparing to work overtime in Riga, but with two seconds left, coach Janis Gailitis called a timeout and drew up the winning play for Jalen Riley, handing VEF their second win of the Basketball Champions League season. With the Latvian champions winning, and Falco Szombathely emerging victorious in Athens, it means…
Read MoreMonaco fires coach Zvezdan Mitrovic and signs Saša Obradović
Hours after announcing the departure of Zvezdan Mitrović from the bench, AS Monaco has brought back another of its former head coaches, Saša Obradović, to continue the club’s first season in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. Obradović had led the “Roca Team,” as Monaco is nicknamed, during the 2019-20 7DAYS EuroCup, compiling an impressive 10-6 record to…
Read MoreRytas clinches spot in FIBA Basketball Champions League Play-In round
After taking down EWE Baskets Oldenburg 71-69, Rytas Vilnius have ensured that their season will continue past group play, as they have at least clinched a spot in the Play-In Round. Rytas can still win Group H, which would then book their spot in the Round of 16. Turning point: Rytas got out to their biggest lead…
Read MoreNBA Postpones the Chicago Bulls’ Next Two Games
The NBA has announced its first two-game postponements of the season, a Tuesday contest between the Bulls and Pistons and the Bulls’ Thursday game against the Raptors. The news comes after reports that Alize Johnson entered health and safety protocols after testing positive for COVID-19 early Monday. Last season, the League postponed 32 games due to virus-related issues. The…
Read MoreBarcelona wins El Clásico and is now alone atop of the Euroleague rankings
Barcelona (12-2) put its stamp on first place by acing the first El Clásico of the season, 93-82, over archrival Real (11-3), which fell to second. Tied for third place at 9-5 now are Round 14 winners CSKA and Milan, who won at Zalgiris (3-11) and Monaco (5-9), respectively, while Olympiacos (9-5) fell at Zvezda (6-8). UNICS…
Read MoreSteve Kerr to replace Gregg Popovich as head coach of Team USA
Steve Kerr, a three-time NBA championship coach with the Golden State Warriors, has been selected as the next coach for Team USA. Kerr will replace Gregg Popovich and lead a reshaped USA coaching staff into the 2023 World Cup and 2024 Paris Olympics. Sources said that Kerr’s coaching staff would include Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams, Miami Heat coach Erik…
Read MoreUnderdogs win in Euroleague round 14
Thursday of Round 14 in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague saw four teams from the bottom half of the standings win. Fenerbahce got things rolling with a big win in St Petersburg, where Jan Vesely set a career-high in scoring. Then Nikola Kalinic set a career-high in scoring at home as Crvena Zvezda beat Olympiacos. Bayern…
Read MoreBasketball Africa League to tip-off second season in March in Senegal
The Basketball Africa League’s second season will begin March 5, 2022, in Dakar, Senegal, the BAL have confirmed after sources told ESPN’s The Undefeated. The 2022 season will include 12 club teams from 12 African countries playing games in Cairo and Kigali, Rwanda. The BAL season will also expand to 38 games, with 15 games…
Read MoreSecond round of FIBA Europe Cup has started
Legia Warszawa suffered defeat for the first time in this season’s FIBA Europe Cup as the Second Round commenced with eight games taking place on Wednesday. Parma-Parimatch pulled off a hard-fought 72-70 success on the road having surrendered a commanding 24-point lead as a tense finale ensued in Poland. The home side recovered from a 52-29 half-time…
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