Posts by Mason Kern
Mixed results for Dutch teams in FIBA Europe Cup
It was a mixed night for teams from the Netherlands as Heroes Den Bosch picked up their second win, while Donar Groningen fell to a second defeat in Tuesday’s action in the FIBA Europe Cup regular reason. Heroes Den Bosch moved to 2-0 in Group C with an 87-82 victory over debutants Opava with medi Bayreuth also maintaining…
Read MoreASVEL Villeurbanne comes back from 19 points down in Euroleague game vs. Fenerbahce
The first two-round week of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season was great for the local supporters in the stands; all six teams playing at home on Tuesday 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. UNICS Kazan,…
Read MoreFans lift eight home teams to victory in EuroLeague round 1
Four games were played yesterday in the 1st round of the Euroleague regular season. Just like in the eight games the night before, all home teams won. UNICS Kazan 69-70 Zenit St Petersburg Zenit St Petersburg recorded its first win of the 2021-22 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season in an all-Russian opening game by downing UNICS…
Read MoreUnvaccinated NBA players won’t get paid for missed games
Players who are forced to miss games due to the executive orders governing vaccination requirements in New York and San Francisco will not be paid for any games they miss. “Any player who elects not to comply with local vaccination mandates will not be paid for games that he misses,” Mike Bass, the NBA’s executive…
Read MoreSlovenia and Spain get first wins in Olympic group C
Two games to open Olympic Group C were scheduled, and the first of them delivered a smashing debut at the Olympics by Slovenia. Later on, Monday, defending World Cup champion Spain did not find much trouble to defeat Japan. Slovenia vs. Argentina 118-100 In its long-awaited first Olympic ever as an independent country, Slovenia proved…
Read MorePhoenix Suns win game 4 against LA Clippers
The Phoenix Suns defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 84-80 in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals on Saturday to take a commanding 3-1 series lead. They fought their emotions. They haggled with referees. They scored 84 points in a playoff game and somehow awakened on the doorstep of the NBA Finals. Their victory was…
Read MoreLos Angeles Clippers beat Utah and win series
The Los Angeles Clippers are advancing to the Western Conference finals. While Kawhi Leonard was out of the lineup with an injury in Game 6, the Clippers got the job done and advanced to the conference finals for the first time in years with a 131-119 win. With the win, they will now face off…
Read MoreChiba Jets crowned Japanese B-League champions
The Chiba Jets clinched their maiden B-League championship Tuesday after holding off Utsunomiya Brex 71-62 in the deciding third game of the finals. Gavin Edwards led the way for Chiba with 15 points and 6 rebounds, while finals MVP Sebastian Saiz scored 12 points, including a crucial tip-in off a missed basket to put the…
Read MoreNBA home-court win percentage this season is worst ever
Home-court advantage wasn’t much of an advantage in the NBA this season. The combined home winning percentage of NBA teams this season will be the worst in league history, which can at least partly be attributed to fan attendance being severely limited because of the ongoing pandemic and the protocols that the league had to…
Read MoreNBA announces key dates for start of 2021 free agency
The 2020-21 NBA regular season still has about a month to go, but that hasn’t stopped fans from looking ahead to free agency this summer. Player movement provides the league with plenty of drama and surprises each year, and the league officially announced on Monday afternoon a couple key dates for free agency this summer. Here…
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