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Team USA fighting COVID-19 cases
Team USA is fighting a challenging scenario with COVID-19 as it tries to prepare for the Tokyo Olympics. The Americans lost a player Thursday and put another in the health and safety protocol. USA Basketball announced late Thursday night that the men’s basketball game against Australia scheduled for Friday night in Las Vegas had been…
Read MoreFans boo Team USA after loss against Australia
In a preparation game for the Tokyo Olympics, Team USA lost against Australia in Las Vegas 83-91. And for probably the first time since NBA players began suiting up for the national team, they heard boos when a game ended — on home soil, no less. Dating to the 2019 World Cup, where they finished…
Read MoreThe Euroleague Final Four will return to Berlin in 2022
The capital of Germany will host the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four for the third time next season as Euroleague Basketball brings the season-ending event back to the magnificent Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin for the weekend of May 27 to 29, 2022. The City of Berlin has been an outstanding partner in both previous Final…
Read MoreFIBA Champions League competition format updated
The Basketball Champions League Board has approved the competition format for the 2021-22 FIBA Champions League Season. This format will be implemented as of the sixth season of the competition, debuting next October. The BCL Club Council and the BCL Competition Committee have met virtually over the last months and, following extensive discussions, have made their relevant proposals to…
Read MoreVassilis Spanoulis retires
One of the most iconic EuroLeague superstars of the 21st century, three-time champion and All-Decade playmaker Vassilis Spanoulis, announced on Saturday afternoon that he is retiring from basketball. Spanoulis, who will turn 39 in August, is the only player in the 33-year history of the Final Four to win the EuroLeague title three times and be…
Read MoreŽeljko Obradović is the new coach of Partizan Belgrade!
Željko Obradović is the new head coach of Partizan Belgrade! The legendary basketball coach who has won 9 EuroLeague titles, including the one with Partizan NIS back in 1992 as a player, has returned to his favorite club. Obradović has signed a 3-year contract with the black-and-whites. The sensational news was announced by club president…
Read MorePau-Orthez sold to American investors
Paul-Orthez, nine times French basketball champion, has been taken over by the investment fund CounterPointe Sports Group (CSG), club president David Bonnemason-Carrère, the mayor, said on a video on Monday. de Pau François Bayrou and three representatives of CSG. The American company, represented by Tom Huston, Greg Heuss, and Stu Jackson, has pledged to pay…
Read MoreLaMelo Ball wins NBA Rookie of the Year honors
LaMelo Ball is the 2020-21 NBA Rookie of the Year. The Charlotte Hornets guard got 84 of 99 first-place votes and was named the top rookie on Wednesday night. Reacting to the news, Ball noted that he set lofty ambitions for himself this season. “Honestly, way before the league when I was playing basketball and…
Read MoreDallas Mavericks part ways with Donnie Nelson
The Dallas Mavericks said they have mutually parted ways with Donnie Nelson, the team’s long-time president of basketball operations. Nelson, who had been with the Mavericks for 24 seasons, oversaw a franchise that made the playoffs in 17 of the last 21 seasons. But despite Luka Doncic’s emergence as an NBA star, the Mavericks have lost in…
Read MoreAmbitions of Serbian National Team shattered after NBA players pull out
At the end of this month, the Serbian National Team plays the Olympic pre-qualifying tournament in Belgrade. Nobody doubts that they will beat the Philippines and the Dominican Republic and qualify for Tokyo. But the ambitions of the Serbian National Team go far beyond a mere qualification. They secretly dream about the gold medal. The…
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