Brooklyn Nets and Hapoel Tel Aviv to reportedly play a friendly game

2024-03-21

Following Maccabi Ra'anana's visit to the US last year, another Israeli is reportedly going to play against an NBA team this year. According to Tomer Givati from Israel Hayom, Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv are expected to play a friendly game against the Brooklyn Nets in the upcoming pre-season.
ABA League members open to Dubai team

2024-03-12

The "Dubai project" continues to unfold, and today, the ABA League Assembly got together and received a presentation from BC Dubai, which is looking to enter European competitions. According to an official announcement, the shareholders of the Adriatic League were quite warm to the possibility of Dubai's involvement in the ABA League after a presentation by the Arabic team.
Besiktas furiuos over Munford's doping ruling, vow to use legal action

2024-03-12

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv's guard Xavier Munford was initially suspended after cannabis was found in his doping sample. However, the suspension lasted just three weeks.  Namely, the guard was suspended from February 19th until March 11th, meaning he will only miss three Israeli Winner League games and will not be sidelined for any EuroCup contests.
EuroLeague or not, the London Lions season is already one for the books

2024-03-10

If the London Lions have been able to make the EuroCup quarter-finals for the very first time, Gabe Olaseni and Petar Bozic richly deserve a great deal of credit for it.  In fact, last Wednesday, when the British club hosted Turk Telekom Ankara at the Copper Box Arena in a Round of 16 matchup, London welcomed its first-ever EuroCup playoff showdown.
Hapoel's Xavier Munford doping sentence announced, to play vs Besiktas

2024-03-09

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv's star guard Xavier Munford was suspended indefinitely for a positive doping test. The player's exact duration of the suspension has been announced.
Hapoel Tel Aviv's coach gets into incident with journalist, apologizes later

2024-03-06

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv's head coach Danny Franco got into a conflict with a local reporter during Israeli Winner League's game against Bnei Ofek Dist Herzliya. During a timeout in the third quarter, Sport5's journalist Noa Poplinger was directing a microphone toward Hapoel's bench for TV viewers to hear what Franco was communicating to his player during the break.
Hapoel coach on Munford's cannabis doping case: 'What do you do in a foreign country?'

2024-03-03

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv's guard Xavier Munford was suspended for a doping violation last week. The team's head coach offered his comment about it for the first time since the news broke out.
BCL and EuroCup merger plans revealed: expected start date and format

2024-02-29

FIBA and Euroleague Basketball are currently in "very advanced negotiations" for a potential merger between the Basketball Champions League (BCL) and EuroCup, as reported by the Spanish media outlet La Opinion de Malaga.
Zaccharie Risacher, projected 1st overall pick, out with a concussion

2024-02-24

The French national team relatively easily beat Croatia in the EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers on Friday. However, Zaccharie Risacher managed to play for only four minutes.
Svetislav Pesic responds to rumors he will coach Dubai's new team

2024-02-24

With a team from Dubai seemingly on the verge of entering the EuroLeague system, rumors started spreading about who would coach the newly formed squad. The Serbian national team's head coach, Svetislav Pesic, was named as one of the candidates. The veteran coach addressed the matter after the EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers matchup against Finland on Friday.
Hapoel Tel Aviv's Xavier Munford fails doping test, gets suspended

2024-02-22

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv have suffered a significant hit on their way to qualifying for the EuroLeague. One of the team's leaders, Xavier Munford, failed a doping test, the Israeli Anti-Doping Agency announced.
Besiktas and Fenerbahce fans clash after cup game, flares fly

2024-02-17

While the Turkish Cup semifinal game between Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul and Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul wasn't close, the fans of the two clubs made headlines following the final whistle.
EuroLeague representative visits Israel, competition might return to the country

2024-02-13

No EuroLeague game has been held in Israel since October 2023. The competition might return to the country. EuroLeague's competition director, Diego Guillen, visited Israel last weekend, where he observed the country and its current status amidst the war with Hamas.
Furkan Korkmaz might move to Europe to play in Turkey

2024-02-13

After getting waived by the Indiana Pacers, Furkan Korkmaz might temporarily move to play in Europe. According to Yagız Sabuncuoglu from Sports Digitale, the player is entering negotiations with Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul. Korkmaz's first interest remains with the NBA, the journalist adds, but the player's side reportedly doesn't want to spend the last four months of the season without a team. 
Paris Basketball owner prefers Paris prestige to NBA cities, shares ambitious dream

2024-02-12

Eric Schwartz, the 61-year-old principal owner of Paris Basketball, exudes ambition for his club. In an interview with LeJDD.fr, he shared his dream of making the Paris team the best in Europe.
2023-24 EuroCup playoff match-ups set

2024-02-07

The playoff picture is set for the BKT EuroCup following the first five games on Wednesday. Turk Telekom Ankara was the final team to qualify after winning on Tuesday and going through based on Wednesday's results.
'I always knew I'm good': Vassilis Toliopoulos' rise from reserve player to leading man

2024-02-07

Vassilis Toliopoulos was barely six months old the last time Aris Midea Thessaloniki beat Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens at the OAKA arena. The calendar read January 25, 1997, when it happened. Panathinaikos were the reigning European champions, while Aris ended up winning the Korac Cup in triumphant fashion that year. 
EuroCup playoff participants are clear, set to compete in new format

2024-02-07

Although not all games have been played, the EuroCup playoff participants are already clear. Twelve teams (6 teams from each of the two groups) have qualified for the next stage, with the game between Turk Telekom Ankara and Slask Wroclaw playing a key role, as Turk Telekom's win closed the playoff door for Buducnost VOLI Podgorica.
Sasha Vezenkov opens up on Bulgarian basketball, his adaptation in USA

2024-02-04

Sacramento Kings forward Sasha Vezenkov was welcomed by hundreds of people in Chicago on Saturday. The Bulgarian player wasn't unable to compete on the court, though. Vezenkov's Kings defeated the Chicago Bulls, 123-115. The 28-year-old player has been sidelined with an injury, unable to help his team recently.
Karlo Matkovic leaves Europe for NBA

2024-02-04

Karlo Matkovic, the young Croatian big man of Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana, is on his way to the NBA and New Orleans Pelicans, the Slovenian team officially announced. Matkovic, 22, was selected with the 52nd pick in the 2022 NBA Draft by the Pelicans, so they hold his rights in the NBA.
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