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Baldwin's clutch drive seals a nail-biting Baskonia victory over Andorra

2022-01-16

Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz (9-7) squeaked out a victory against MoraBanc Andorra (5-11) at the Spanish Liga ACB 79-78 (18-31, 20-11, 24-23, 17-13), handing them their fourth consecutive loss at the domestic league. Despite losing the first quarter by 13 (18-31), Baskonia came back in the second period, only being down by four at halftime (38-42). Andorra led most of the third and fourth ...
Real start the game with an unbelievable run to demolish Zaragoza and win their 10th straight

2022-01-16

Real Madrid (16-1) won their 10th straight contest at the Spanish Liga ACB, easily taking care of Casademont Zaragoza (6-11) in Madrid 94-69 (28-7, 25-26, 21-17, 20-19). Real asserted their dominance right from the jump, starting the game on an incredible 28-3 run to send Zaragoza into a resounding knockout. The visitors could never recover, with their best effort coming at the start of the third ...
Valencia amid COVID spree, game vs Barcelona suspended

2022-01-15

Valencia Basket announced several COVID cases in the club's ranks, which resulted in their ACB game against FC Barcelona being postponed. On January 11, the club announced that Louis Labeyrie was diagnosed with coronavirus after pre-game tests of the 7DAYS EuroCup match against Ratiopharm Ulm. Now, the exact number of cases was not specified. "After the detection of several more positive cases for ...
Marc Gasol on NBA: 'I could have stayed, but it was not my priority'

2022-01-15

Marc Gasol, 36, announced his return to Europe back in November. He is currently playing in Girona, his own club, averaging 17 points and 13 rebounds per game in the Spanish second division. The veteran center made his decision after a successful journey in the NBA, where he spent 13 seasons. Gasol confessed in an interview with Marca that he does not miss it yet. "The door was not closed. If I ...
James Nnaji: the 17-year-old Nigerian center who stunned in his ACB debut

2022-01-13

Last weekend James Nnaji left his mark in the ACB League. The Nigerian center, born in 2004, made his debut with FC Barcelona in the domestic competition after he had already debuted with the Blaugranas in the EuroLeague a few weeks ago. With Brandon Davies out due to coronavirus, Sarunas Jasikevicius decided to include him in the starting line-up. Nnaji did not waste the opportunity. Encouraged ...
Charismatic Moneke impresses in the ACB League

2022-01-11

"Who is more charismatic than me? I do not know who could be apart from me". This is what Chima Moneke said after an impressive BAXI Manresa's victory at Barcelona, the first such since 1996. The Nigerian power forward went to the stands after the game to take some photos with the fans, who had been cheering him since the warm-up. He left the court running to the locker room while the last ...
Neven Spahija surprised about Enoch's talent, praises Baldwin IV (1)

2022-01-05

Neven Spahija returned to Vitoria 13 years after his first stage with the Basque team. The Croatian coach is truly loved as he led Bitci Baskonia to win the ACB League and the Spanish Supercup. That season, 2007-08, they also reached the Euroleague Final Four. Back in November 2021, Spahija was announced as the new head coach after Ivanovic's departure. He had a clear mission: to recover ...
Rumbling in Spain: MVP-caliber Dzanan Musa has found his spot in Lugo (1)

2021-12-31

Dzanan Musa is just 22 years old, but he has had enough time to make his debut in the Euroleague with 16 in a game against Olympiacos, defended by Spanoulis. He shined in the Eurocup back in 2018, being named Rising Star of the competition. After being selected as the 29th pick of the NBA Draft, he made his dream come true playing in the NBA with the Brooklyn Nets. And despite having a residual ...
Another day at the office: Marc Gasol continues to dominate in the second Spanish division (1)

2021-12-18

Marc Gasol is a Ferrari in the middle of a mundane concessionaire. The Spanish center is dominating in his return to Spain. No one can stop the two-times world champion, who enjoys being on the court. Gasol debuted in the LEB Oro (Spanish second division) on December 3rd. Basquet Girona was at the back of the standings with just two wins in nine games, having lost seven games in a row. Since then, ...
Barcelona's ACB League game suspended due to an outbreak in Manresa (1)

2021-12-17

FC Barcelona's home game against BAXI Manresa is suspended after the Manresans have registered seven positive COVID-19 tests. The game was going to take place on Sunday at 12.30 pm CET, but due to this outbreak, it will be postponed. The ACB League will announce a new date soon. Apart from Manresa's players, Nigel Hayes-Davis also tested positive on Thursday. The American forward could not play ...
Grand plans in Barcelona: more than 400M euros to be invested in building new Palau Blaugrana (1)

2021-12-01

FC Barcelona presented plans of redeveloping the Camp Nou stadium and the surrounding area. If implemented, these changes would also affect the current Palau Blaugrana arena of the basketball club FC Barcelona. The club's shareholders and members will assemble on December 19 and vote for the new changes. If ratified, the project is predicted to be finished in 2025. The renewed Camp Nou complex ...
Marc Gasol announces his return to Girona: 'I wanted to show my commitment to the club and city' (1)

2021-11-25

Marc Gasol is back on track. The veteran center will play in the LEB Oro (Spanish second division) with his own team Basquet Girona. Gasol announced it this Thursday in front of their fans at Fontajau. More than 1,000 people attended his presentation. "I'm really excited to be here. I have been training in the previous weeks with this team, and I want to help them on the court", said Gasol. "I am ...
ACB League: Spanish players are in danger, with only two being in scoring's TOP 50 (1)

2021-11-22

It's not news, and it does not seem to be solved in the short term. In the ACB League, Spanish players' importance is decreasing. This is the conclusion from an article published by Marca a few days ago. There are fewer local players in the league. Actually, just 30% of them could be selected by Sergio Scariolo to represent the Spanish National Team. And it's not just the total number. Even their ...
Decision has been made: Marc Gasol will return to Girona (1)

2021-11-19

After contemplating his future for more than two months, Marc Gasol has decided to return to Girona Basket. As it was announced by Catalunya Radio, 36-year-old Gasol could make his debut on December 3. Gasol is also the owner and the president of the Girona club and will spend the whole season in the LEB Oro, the second Spanish basketball division. At the beginning of the month, Gasol said that ...
Jasikevicius upset with his players: 'It is tiresome to take responsibility in these situations'

2021-11-15

FC Barcelona lost its first game in the ACB League this Sunday against Valencia Basket (79-87). It was just the third loss of the season, counting another two in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. Sarunas Jasikevicius was overwhelming in the press conference after the game, showing some tiredness about his players' ups and downs. "First of all, I would like to congratulate Valencia and Joan ...
Jasiel Rivero leads Valencia to an upset over Barcelona

2021-11-14

Valencia Basket (6-4) handed FC Barcelona (9-1) their first loss at the Spanish Liga ACB, winning in Barcelona 87-79 (19-21, 16-17, 28-25, 24-16). The game was tight throughout three quarters, resulting in 12 lead changes. Barcelona had the biggest lead at seven in the middle of the third period (54-47), but Valencia responded with a 10-0 run and the match was tied at 63 going into the fourth. ...
Tough stretch continues: Sedekerskis puts a shift in again, but Baskonia fall against Gran Canaria

2021-11-13

Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz’s (4-6) struggles continue. The team coached by Dusko Ivanovic lost 77-83 (22-20, 19-16, 15-20, 21-27) to Herbalife Gran Canaria Las Palmas (7-3) in the Spanish ACB battle. It was the seventh Baskonia’s loss in the last eight games, including all competitions. Gran Canaria was led by A.J. Slaughter, who finished the game with 22 points (1/6 2PT, 4/8 3PT, ...
Anzejs Pasecniks returns to Europe, signs with Real Betis

2021-11-09

Latvian big man Anzejs Pasecniks is officially a new player of Spanish side Coosur Real Betis, the team announced. The big man has signed a deal until the end of the season and this move represents his return to European basketball after his experience in the NBA. The deal contains both NBA and Euroleague outs, according to his agent Arturs Kalnitis. Pasecniks spent the last two seasons with the ...
Mirotic's Barcelona handle Obradoiro to remain undefeated in Spain

2021-11-07

After losing two straight EuroLeague games, FC Barcelona (9-0) redeemed themselves with an away win versus Obradoiro CAB (3-6) 79-65 (23-13, 16-23, 26-13, 14-16). Barcelona jumped out to a quick 17-6 lead to start the game and held a substantial advantage for most of the first half. However, Obradoiro cut their deficit to three going into the break (36-39). But Barcelona proved to be too much for ...
Barcelona stay hot in Spain by taking down Fuenlabrada

2021-10-31

FC Barcelona (8-0) continue their undefeated streak in the Spanish Liga ACB, beating Urbas Fuenlabrada (2-6) 79-69 (21-19, 13-15, 23-16, 22-19). It was a close game in the first half, with Fuenlabrada leading by as many as six points in the second period (34-28). However, Barcelona tied the game at 34 going into halftime. The hosts went on an 11-2 run to gain a seven-point advantage in the third ...
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