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Russian teams suspended in Euroleague and Eurocup
The ECA Shareholders Executive Board, meeting remotely on Monday, February 28, took the following decisions with regards to the war in Ukraine: 1. To suspend the participation of Russian Federation teams in both the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (CSKA Moscow, UNICS Kazan, Zenit St Petersburg) and the 7DAYS EuroCup (Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar). 2. Euroleague Basketball to…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow loses four key import players
The war in Ukraine is having more and more impact on everyday life, including sports. The latest development is that four key players of CSKA Moscow have left the team. In an official statement, the Russian team says: For personal reasons related to the current situation between Russia and Ukraine, as well as its possible…
Read MoreEuroleague adapts to Ukraine crisis
As a result of the Ukraine crisis, the18 teams competing in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, meeting remotely on Friday, have taken the following decisions: 1- To define a plan that temporarily moves all games scheduled to be played on Russian soil to other venues outside of Russian Federation territory, except the games Zenit St Petersburg…
Read MoreSweden pushes Croatia to the brink of elimination in FIBA World Cup 2023 European Qualifiers
In the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Qualifiers, Sweden recorded a historic win, taking down European powerhouse Croatia on the road. Consequently, Sweden jumped six places in the FIBA World ranking. The result was celebrated in Finland and Slovenia, with all three teams two wins ahead of bottom-placed Croatia halfway through the First Round. Ludwig…
Read MorePolish and Estonian teams leave the VTB league
Polish team Enea Zastal BC Zielona Gora and Kalev/Cramo from Estonia are leaving the VTB United League due to the war in Ukraine. VTB United League is an international professional men’s Club Basketball League founded in 2008. It includes predominantly Russian clubs and some others from neighboring countries. Since 2013, this has been the first…
Read MoreIceland stun Italy in FIBA World Cup 2023 European Qualifiers
In 2019, Montenegro became the smallest nation to participate in the FIBA Basketball World Cup. And while it’s still early days in the FIBA World Cup 2023 European Qualifiers, Iceland may be looking to threaten the record after climbing to a 2-1 record in Group H. And they couldn’t have done it more dramatically. Craig…
Read MoreUkraine war affects basketball
The Ukraine crisis has taken a dramatic turn in the last 24 hours, and of course, it has also impacted basketball. Leading up to this moment, we already saw several foreign basketball players leave their Ukrainian teams. Some of them already found new teams elsewhere in Europe, like Tristin Walley, who left Mykolaiv for Sparta…
Read MoreBNXT League enters super complicated cross-border phase
The national phase of the first season in the Dutch-Belgian BNXT League is over. It will now enter the cross-border phase that starts on Friday, March 4, and runs until Friday, April 29. The top 5 from each country will meet in the Elite Gold group. The other clubs find themselves in Elite Silver. The…
Read MoreFIBA Europe Cup Quarter-Final pairings set
All four pairings of the 2021-22 FIBA Europe Cup Quarter-Finals were finalized on Friday upon the conclusion of Second Round action. In the final game of that stage, the rescheduled Gameday 5 fixture between CSM CSU Oradea and Sporting CP, the Romanian club earned a 72-55 victory at home to clinch first place in Group K,…
Read MoreCoach and his assistant fight each other during game
Believe it or not, but in Russia, a head coach and his assistant got into a fight with each other in the middle of a game. It happened during a Superleague game (second tier in Russia after the VTB League) between Universitet Surgut and TEMP-SUMZ-UMMC from Revda. The head coach and the assistant coach of…
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