Legendary agent Luciano Capicchioni passed away at 75

By CJ Clarkson | March 2, 2021 |

Luciano Capicchioni, one of the most influential European basketball agents of all time, has passed away at 75. Capicchioni served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Interperformances agency, while his contribution to the sports community extended past basketball. He served as the Vice-Chairman of the San Marino Olympic Committee from 1979 to 1984,…

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NBA putting security onto the court to enforce COVID-19 rules

By CJ Clarkson | January 21, 2021 |

The NBA tightened its coronavirus protocols significantly, limiting players’ interactions with people outside their households and not involved in team activities. The league also implemented trivial rules like prohibiting hugs, handshakes, and daps. Fist and elbow bumps only. And the NBA is serious about that. After witnessing some opposing players disregarding new league rules against unnecessary contact…

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Luka Doncic moves past Jordan on career triple-double list

By Ed Odeven | January 18, 2021 |

Luka Doncic recorded the 29th triple-double of his NBA career on Sunday. By doing so, the Dallas Mavericks star moved past all-time great Michael Jordan on the NBA’s career triple-double list in a 117-101 loss to the Chicago Bulls. Doncic is now tied with Grant Hill for 15th place on the list. The Slovenian playmaker…

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First mask-wearing game in college basketball

By CJ Clarkson | January 7, 2021 |

Boston University and Holy Cross made history yesterday. It was the first game in college basketball where all players of both teams had to wear a mask DURING the game! Boston University is the first NCAA D1 team requiring its players to wear masks — and also the first to require other teams to wear…

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NBA ’Superteams’: Tradition, Trend or Future?

By CJ Clarkson | January 4, 2021 |

The possible trade of James Harden to Brooklyn, where he would join Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, brought the story of NBA ’superteams’ back into the focus of the basketball public. The last time this was talked about was when Durant left Oklahoma for Oakland four years ago. Mostly negative comments accompanied that departure of…

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Becky Hammon becomes first woman to coach NBA game

By Ed Odeven | December 31, 2020 |

Becky Hammon made history in Wednesday’s San Antonio Spurs-Los Angeles Lakers game in Texas. The Spurs assistant became the first woman to serve as a head coach in an NBA game after longtime bench boss Gregg Popovich was ejected in the second quarter of a blowout loss to the defending NBA champions. “Obviously it’s a…

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A team loses all group games at FIBA U18 African Championship but still reaches the final! How??

By Alan Walls (The International Basketball Opinion) | December 16, 2020 |

From the International Basketball Opinion Blog. The FIBA U18 African Championship took place last week in Egypt. For both men and women. The COVID-19 is ravaging the globe, and Africa is no exception as various national and continental competitions have been canceled or postponed, such as the NBA/FIBA Basketball Africa League. Nevertheless, FIBA and FIBA…

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College basketball starts the weirdest season ever

By CJ Clarkson | November 26, 2020 |

The 2020-21 college basketball season finally started on Wednesday the 25th. Originally, the season should have started on Thursday, Nov. 10. But it was pushed back because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Was it a normal opening day? Not really, but what’s normal in 2020? Like everything else in this pandemic world, it was odd and disjointed.…

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Facundo Campazzo shines in final game for Real Madrid

By Ed Odeven | November 23, 2020 |

Facundo Campazzo made his final game with Real Madrid a memorable one. The Argentine guard, who accepted a two-year offer from the Denver Nuggets earlier in the week, contributed 20 points, five steals, four assists and two rebounds in Real Madrid’s 100-78 rout of Baxi Manresa on Sunday at Wizink Center. With the win, Real…

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