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Lebanon and Australia will play in the Final of the FIBA Asia Cup 2022
Lebanon and Australia won their semi-final games and will meet in the Final of the FIBA Asia Cup 2022. Australia was the first to qualify for the Asia Cup 2022 Final by beating New Zealand 85-76. At the same time, Lebanon won a game for the ages against Jordan 86-85. Australia had a strong first half…
Read MoreReal Madrid tabs Mario Hezonja
Mario Hezonja has signed a two-year deal with Real Madrid. The 27-year old Croatian forward (203 cm) comes from UNICS Kazan where he averaged 14.2 ppg and 6.1 rpg in the Euroleague last season. He ranked eighth in the EuroLeague in both scoring and rebounding and was second in defensive boards (5.5 drpg.), only trailing…
Read MoreJames Harden signs new deal with Philadelphia 76ers
James Harden signed a new two-year, $68.6 million contract with the Philadelphia 76ers. The contract includes a player option for the 2023-24 season. Sources said that Harden will make $33 million next season and has the opportunity to decline his $35.6 million player option and negotiate another free agent deal next summer. Harden, who had…
Read MoreJaron Blossomgame signs with Monaco
American forward (199 cm) Jaron Blossomgame has signed with Monaco. Last season he played for German club Ulm, where he averaged 16.2 points on solid shooting (55.8% 2FG, 41.9% 3FG) and 7.6 rebounds in 19 7DAYS EuroCup games, helping his team reach the quarterfinals. He ranked fourth overall in PIR (19.8), second in defensive rebounds…
Read MoreDoes the NBA face a branding problem when LeBron James retires?
The NBA is one of the most popular sports leagues in the world, commanding television audiences in almost every territory across the globe. What was once a sport only truly loved by Americans has now become globally revered due to the exploits of its star players. Michael Jordan was the trendsetter to take the NBA worldwide…
Read MorePortland Trailblazers win NBA Summer League
The Portland Trailblazers won the NBA Summer League yesterday by beating the New York Knicks 85-77. It was the third time Portland played in the championship game since 2017 and its second title. The Trail Blazers got 36 points from their reserves, led by Jabari Walker, who finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Trendon Watford finished…
Read MoreLeBron James 100% healthy and plays first game in three months
LeBron James played his first game in three months and scored 42 points in the legendary Drew league. The famous pro-Am league in Los Angeles was founded in 1973 and has seen a pilgrimage of NBA players descend on the Charles Drew Junior High School gymnasium during the summers for decades — since the NBA…
Read MoreLas Vegas will have a G League team
The G League team Ignite will move to Henderson, a suburb of Las Vegas. The Ignite team already played their home games in Las Vegas but was officially located in Walnut Creek, California, where they also practiced. The team exists to develop young prospects in preparation for the NBA draft. It has featured three eventual…
Read MoreDraw for the second round of FIBA Eurobasket 2025 pre-qualifiers
The draw for the second round of FIBA Eurobasket 2025 pre-qualifiers took place yesterday. The 12 teams were split into three groups of four, with the six nations arriving from the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Qualifiers slotting into pre-determined groups. Meanwhile, the remaining six teams were seeded according to their results in the…
Read MoreMarius Grigonis agrees on terms with Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos announced the signing of Lithuanian swingman Marius Grigonis (198 cm). Last season Grigonis played in Russia for CSKA Moscow, where he averaged 8.5 ppg in 16 Euroleague games. This will be Grigonis’s fifth EuroLeague season. He spent his first four with Zalgiris Kaunas, where he kept growing as a player until exploding in 2020-21…
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