2022-08-12
Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz announced the signing of American guard Darius Thompson on a two-year deal. Thompson signed a two-year contract with Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar last summer, but the 1.93-meter American left Krasnodar as soon as Russia started the war in Ukraine.
2022-08-12
Frank Ntilikina will not play for France in the upcoming EuroBasket and the next 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers window, the French Basketball Federation announced Friday.
2022-08-12
Dario Saric has been a constant leader of the Croatian national team for years. After a serious injury that caused him to miss the entire last season with the Phoenix Suns, he has recovered and is ready to play at the upcoming EuroBasket. "I missed the national team. It is always an honor for me to play for Croatia," Saric began his interview following the practice with the national team.
2022-08-12
The Slovenian Basketball Federation announced that Goran Dragic, Luka Doncic, Mike Tobey, and Vlatko Cancar will play in the EuroBasket preparation cycle game against Turkey tonight in Istanbul. Denver Nuggets forward Cancar is set to make his debut with the national team this summer, as he missed the FIBA World Cup European Qualifiers window in June and July.
2022-08-12
The 18-year-old Juan Nunez, MVP of the U20 European Championship, made his senior Spanish national team debut in a friendly game against Greece. 2004-born point guard registered 1 rebound and 1 assist missing two shots over 8 minutes.
2022-08-12
The No. 1 pick of the 2007 NBA Draft, Greg Oden, sat down with Christos Tsaltas of SDNA.gr to talk about what severe injuries have taken away from him. Oden's case is a prime example of how persistence and hard work are not enough when luck has decided to turn its back on you.
2022-08-12
USA Basketball announced the 12-man roster for the August 2022 USA Basketball Men's World Cup Qualifying Team. Tyler Cavanaugh of Zalgiris Kaunas found his name among the selected U.S. athletes as well.
2022-08-12
The presence of Giannis Antetokounmpo with the Greek national team in the Spanish capital Madrid did not go unnoticed by Vinicius Junior. The Brazilian football superstar met the Greek Freak after the second friendly game between Greece and Spain. Real Madrid winger Vini Jr did not hide his admiration for Giannis and called him a "legend" on a Twitter post behind the meeting.
2022-08-12
Alberto Abalde and Santiago Yusta are leaving the Spanish national team for EuroBasket 2022, via Marca and Mundo Deportivo. Abalde is out due to an injury, while Yusta's departure is related to a decision by head coach Sergio Scariolo. After a victory in the friendly game against Greece, Scariolo also commented on Usman Garuba who is recovering from injury.
2022-08-11
Following the dominant performance in Athens, Greece had to bow down against Spain in the second friendly game between the two European powers. Behind the latest defeat, the Greek national team coach Dimitris Itoudis evaluated his players' performance and stressed the details that need to be fixed in order to succeed next time.
2022-08-11
Spain achieved sweet revenge against Greece in front of a sold-out crowd at WiZink Center in Madrid. The Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer attended the duel as well. Sergio Scariolo's team defeated the visitors 87-80 (22-21, 23-19, 22-21, 20-19) to grab their first preparation win.
2022-08-11
The NBA will retire the No. 6 league-wide honoring the late, legendary player and activist Bill Russell, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Bill Russell becomes the first player in NBA history to have his jersey retired across the league.
2022-08-11
Turkey started the EuroBasket 2022 preparation cycle on a high note by easing past Ukraine 96-70 (25-12, 24-17, 26-19, 21-22) in Istanbul. The hosts ran away from their opponents at the end of the first quarter. Ergin Ataman's men closed the first 10 minutes with a 10-0 run (25-12). From that point of the match, Turkey never looked back and controlled the game.
2022-08-11
With the EuroBasket preparation cycle gaining momentum, Lithuania announced the departure of a big man. Laurynas Birutis of Zalgiris Kaunas is set to leave the national team following four friendly games. As stated by coach Kazys Maksvytis, Birutis has a similar profile to Jonas Valanciunas and Domantas Sabonis, therefore the specialist needs different type of player.
2022-08-11
Following convincing yesterday's win against Finland, Lithuania repeated the trend in tonight's game as well. NBA duo of Jonas Valanciunas and Domantas Sabonis dominated under the baskets and guided Lithuania to another comfortable 87-52 (29-9, 22-15, 16-8, 20-20) win over Finland in Vilnius.
2022-08-11
A trial began Wednesday in Los Angeles in Vanessa Bryant's invasion of privacy lawsuit regarding photos of her late husband Kobe Bryant's fatal helicopter crash.
2022-08-11
EuroBasket is returning after a lengthy hiatus. Slovenia has held the reigning champions' title for a five-year period. EuroBasket 2017 was a tournament where Goran Dragic, Luka Doncic, and their supporting cast started the fireworks in Old Continent.
2022-08-11
Polish national team forward Mateusz Ponitka commented on the recent words of his brother, Marcel, who claimed that he didn't make the national team due to Mateusz's wishes. In an interview with Przeglad Sportowy Onet, Mateusz Ponitka gave some spicy details on a feud between him and his family.
2022-08-11
Giannis Antetokounmpo is out for tonight's friendly game against Spain with knee soreness, according to Harris Stavrou of Sport24. The staff of the national team decided to protect the Greek Freak in order to be ready for the next games, via the report. Shortly after, the Greek Basketball Federation confirmed the information, stating the "precautionary reasons".
2022-08-11
In 2021, Thanasis Antetokounmpo signed a two-year, $3.6 million contract with the Milwaukee Bucks. That's a lot of money for averaging 3.6 points and 9.9 minutes per game. Although being the brother of Giannis certainly helped secure the bag, most NBA benchwarmers are also earning a similar salary. But could they earn more in Europe?
2022-08-11
The president of Crvena Zvezda Belgrade, Nebojsa Covic commented on the decision of the head coach Svetislav Pesic to remove the long-time captain and one of the best players Milos Teodosic from the Serbian national team. In an interview with RTS, Covic pointed out that he did not like the way it was done.
2022-08-11
The 2022-23 EuroLeague season will deliver plenty of new intriguing faces. Some of them with exciting stories behind their upcoming rookie campaign were discussed in the recent URBONUS podcast. BasketNews' Donatas Urbonas, Rytis Vysniauskas, and Augustas Suliauskas shared stories of some of the most exciting EuroLeague rookies worth following.
2022-08-11
The new head coach of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul Dimitris Itoudis is also a newly assigned Greek national team head coach and the new president of the EuroLeague Head Coaches Board. A lot of new for one of the top coaches in Europe, but in an interview with Eurohoops, he says that he just tries to make things better wherever he goes.
2022-08-11
Nemanja Bjelica returns to EuroLeague this upcoming season saying goodbye to the NBA and the Golden State Warriors, where he became the NBA champion last season.

Europe, NBA, and Europe again for Bjelica, who gathered his experiences on the other side of the Atlantic and returns to Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul to raise the level of the already strong team, which will be coached by Dimitris Itoudis from the next season.
2022-08-11
Kevin Durant's and the Brooklyn Nets saga continues as the Nets try to deal the superstar before the 2022-23 season as he has requested.
2022-08-11
As Greece were leading Spain 66-57, going into the last nine minutes of their pre-EuroBasket friendly game at OAKA, Giannis Antetokounmpo grabbed a defensive rebound after Jaime Fernadez's missed floater.
2022-08-11
A jersey worn by the legendary Michael Jordan during his career's last NBA finals series is expected to reach up to $5 million at auction. Jordan wore the Chicago Bulls jersey number 23 in Game 1 of the 1998 NBA Finals, and it will be one of only two of his jerseys worn in a finals game to ever appear at auction, according to Sotheby's.
2022-08-11
The San Antonio Spurs announced that they have signed Senegalese center Gorgui Dieng on a fully guaranteed one-year, $2.91 million contract. 32-year-old Dieng spent the previous season with the Atlanta Hawks where he averaged 3.5 points and 2.8 rebounds in 8.4 minutes per game in 44 showings.
2022-08-11
The EuroCup newcomers London Lions have reached an agreement with Tomislav Zubcic, sources tell BasketNews. A 32-year-old Croatian will join Kosta Koufos and Sam Dekker on the Lions' frontline. 2.11 m stretch big spent the last two seasons in Tofas Bursa. In the Basketball Champions League, Zubcic averaged 11.9 points on 36.5% 3-point shooting, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.1 assists.
2022-08-10
The NBA trio of Dennis Schroder, Daniel Theis, and Franz Wagner pushed Germany past resilient Belgium 87-83 (29-19, 17-31, 20-19, 21-14) to gift the team its first win in the preparatory cycle for the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers and EuroBasket 2022.
2022-08-10
The Spanish national team is set to host Greece in a friendly game tomorrow, August 11th, in the biggest basketball arena in the country, the WiZink Center, in hopes to revenge after being defeated by a hefty margin just days ago.
2022-08-10
Omer Yurtseven's surprise departure from the Turkish national team despite playing during the July window of the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers made headlines a week ago.
2022-08-10
Jonas Valanciunas and Domantas Sabonis made their debut on the Lithuanian national team this summer. Powered by the big man duo, Lithuania easily defeated Finland at home 76-61 (28-13, 15-16, 20-13, 13-19).
2022-08-10
Ahead of the 2022-23 EuroLeague season, Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv fans were as busy as their favorite team. The club has announced that all 10,000 season tickets, which include all home matches in the EuroLeague and the Israeli Winner League, have been sold out.
2022-08-10
Although currently not part of any team, Dusko Ivanovic is one of the most famous coaches in the EuroLeague. A two-time tournament winner as a player, he is known as a strict specialist with iron discipline as a coach.
2022-08-10
With first friendly matches around the corner for several national teams, Turkey announced the departure of three players. Berk Ugurlu, Egehan Arna, and Kartal Ozmizrak are set to leave the national team following just a bit more than a week of training.
2022-08-10
Following today's practices, Gianmarco Pozzecco, the head coach of the Italian national team, announced two departures from the roster, narrowing it to 15 players.
2022-08-10
Great Britain became the last country to announce its preliminary 24-player roster for the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers and EuroBasket 2022 today.
2022-08-10
Bad news has reached the German national team ahead of the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers and EuroBasket 2022. The Germany Basketball Federation has announced that Orlando Magic forward Moritz Wagner will miss the rest of the summer, crossing the player out of the two international tournaments.
2022-08-10
The biggest star of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team, Jusuf Nurkic, has been training with his teammates for almost a week now. However, practices are not the only thing the players think about at the moment. As previously reported, the country's federation has severe issues with funding which place the participation of all Bosnian national teams in international tournaments at risk. 
2022-08-10
Polish basketball recently has been lifted up by Jeremy Sochan who went ninth overall in this year's NBA draft and delivered big hopes to the local fans. However, the national team matters were shaken up by brothers Mateusz and Marcel Ponitka's conflict.
2022-08-10
Olympiacos Piraeus officially announced their pre-season plans. The Greek powerhouse is set to play 8 friendly games during the preparation cycle. The Reds are coming off a very successful season where they finished fourth in the EuroLeague and lifted two domestic trophies.
2022-08-10
Kyle O'Quinn signed a one-year deal with the Japanese team SeaHorses Mikawa, according to the official report. "I am excited about coming to Mikawa. I am looking forward to this new challenge. I've heard great things about the team, league, and fans there. My goal is to help the team win a lot of games," said O'Quinn.
2022-08-10
Basketball Champions League team AEK Athens signed a one-year deal with Latvian veteran Janis Strelnieks, per the official report. The 32-year-old guard is coming off an injury-plagued season with Zalgiris Kaunas. He averaged 6.5 points, 1.8 assists, and 5.6 PIR over 23 EuroLeague games last season. 
2022-08-10
The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) have officially announced Jordan Clarkson and Kai Sotto playing for Philippines in the upcoming games of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Asian Qualifiers. The games will take place on August 25 and August 29 against Lebanon and Saudi Arabia accordingly. 
2022-08-10
New Panathinaikos Athens addition Paris Lee has received a Cameroonian passport as reported by Gazzetta.gr. Lee will represent the African country in the upcoming FIBA World Cup Qualifiers games against Congo and Egypt, via the report. The 27-year-old point guard is set to miss a few days of Panathinaikos' preparation for a new season.
2022-08-10
The Dallas Mavericks plan to hire former NBA swingman Marko Milic to join the coaching staff in player development, according to Marc Stein. Milic, who was the NBA's first Slovenian player, has obvious ties to Mavs' Slovenian wunderkind Luka Doncic. They are just two of 13 players from Slovenia to play in the NBA.
2022-08-10
Giannis Antetokounmpo showcased all of his best skills in Greece's first preparation game for EuroBasket 2022. 18,000 people crowd in Athens could watch the dominance of Giannis, which Milwaukee Bucks fans are accustomed to seeing in the U.S. every time the Greek Freak steps onto the NBA court.
2022-08-09
In Greece's first pre-EuroBasket friendly game against Spain at OAKA, coach Dimitris Itoudis had - an impressive- Giannis Antetokounmpo at his disposal, but he could not see Kostas Sloukas and Giorgos Papagiannis in action.
2022-08-09
The Greek national team head coach, Dimitris Itoudis, and player Ioannis Papapetrou spoke at the press conference in OAKA after Greece defeated Spain with the final score of 86-70 in the first preparation match for the EuroBasket 2022. The coach and the player thanked the public for the large attendance at the national team's friendly with Spain.
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