Posts by Greg Horne
All home teams win in 3rd Euroleague round
The first two-round week of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season was great for the local supporters in the stands; all of the teams playing at home won! LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne came back from 19 down to stun Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, while AX Armani Exchange Milan rolled past Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv on Tuesday. On…
Read More18 former NBA players charged in alleged health care fraud scheme
Eighteen former NBA players have been arrested and charged with defrauding the NBA’s Health and Welfare Benefit Plan out of $4 million. In an indictment filed in federal court in the Southern District of New York, the ex-players are accused of submitting false reimbursement claims from around 2017 to 2020 for medical and dental services…
Read MoreMaui Invitational moves from Hawaii to Las Vegas amid COVID-19 pandemic
The Maui Invitational is relocating to Las Vegas this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing travel restrictions in Hawaii. It will be held Nov. 22-24 at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. The original field of eight schools remains in place for the marquee early-season men’s basketball event. The Maui Invitational was played…
Read MoreMichael Porter Jr. agrees to 5-Year, $207 million extension with Nuggets
Michael Porter Jr. and the Denver Nuggets are locked in for the long haul, as they’ve agreed on a five-year max extension that could be worth up to $207 million. Porter’s deal is worth $172 million and must make an All-NBA team to reach the designated max criteria. Last season, Michael Porter Jr. had a…
Read MoreFormer NBA All-Star Cedric Ceballos still in intensive care unit due to COVID-19
Former NBA All-Star and Slam Dunk Contest champion Cedric Ceballos tweeted Monday that he’d been moved out of isolation and was “COVID-19 free” but was still in the intensive care unit and dealing with several things relating to the virus. Thanking those wishing him well in recent days, Ceballos said that while he is out of isolation,…
Read MoreSlovenia and Spain already qualified for the Olympic quarter-finals
The 2020 Olympic Men’s Basketball Tournament continued Thursday with second first-round games for all Group A teams at Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo, Japan. The day started with Slovenia pushing through to the quarterfinals with a victory over host Japan and finished with a rematch between the last finalists at the 2019 FIBA World Cup,…
Read MoreMilwaukee Bucks win NBA title for the first time in 50 years
Giannis Antetokounmpo has led the Milwaukee Bucks to their first NBA championship in 50 years, closing out the Phoenix Suns in the Finals on Tuesday night, 105-98. Antetokounmpo scored 50 points, grabbed 14 rebounds, recorded five blocks, and dished out two assists in the win. He is the first player since Shaquille O’Neal to record 40 points, 10 rebounds,…
Read MoreMilwaukee Bucks beat the Phoenix Suns in game 3 of the finals
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 41 points, 13 rebounds, and six assists, and the Milwaukee Bucks pounded Phoenix 120-100, cutting the Suns’ lead to 2-1 in the NBA Finals. The first Finals game in Milwaukee since 1974 went to the home team in a romp, with Antetokounmpo and the bigger Bucks overwhelming the smallish Suns to the…
Read MorePhoenix Suns take 2-0 lead in NBA finals
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a game-high 42 points, but his Milwaukee Bucks trail 2-0 in the NBA Finals after losing 118-108 to the Phoenix Suns. Antetokounmpo, the NBA’s most valuable player of the past two seasons, has overcome a knee injury to play in the finals and added 12 rebounds. Devin Booker led the Phoenix, scoring…
Read MoreAtlanta Hawks beat Milwaukee Bucks thanks to 48 points by Trae Young
The Atlanta Hawks have been the surprise team of the playoffs, and they continued to give the opposition all they could handle in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference finals series against the Milwaukee Bucks as Trae Young recorded a new career-high with 48 points to lead his team to a 116-113 win. In addition…
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