2022-08-07
The Houston Rockets big man Usman Garuba joined the preparation of the Spanish national team, but the injury he suffered in the NBA Summer League makes his participation in the upcoming EuroBasket doubtful.
2022-08-07
Human rights activist and NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom gave his position on the Russian court sentencing WNBA star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison for bringing two vape cartridges with cannabis oil into Russia.
2022-08-07
Former Los Angeles Lakers forward Slava Medvedenko successfully sold his two NBA championship rings to help his home country of Ukraine fight the war against Russia.
2022-08-07
After 5 years break, EuroBasket is finally coming back. It was the longest hiatus in EuroBasket history, as the European basketball championship was usually held every 2 years. Now, to align with FIBA World Cup and the Summer Olympic Games, EuroBasket from 2025 will be held every 4 years, so the summer basketball schedule will look like this:
2022-08-07
The newest member of Real Madrid, Dzanan Musa, is now spending his summer with the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team in preparation for the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers and EuroBasket 2022. Talking with Bosnian sports news outlet SportSport, Musa remembered a story about legendary coach Dusko Vujosevic at the time when he was in charge of the national team.
2022-08-07
One of the main players of the Montenegro national team is about to miss the EuroBasket 2022, a report states. According to Montenegrin news outlet Vijesti, the main point guard of the team, Nikola Ivanovic, is not expected to be able to help either during the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers or during EuroBasket 2022.
2022-08-07
After confirming his return to the Slovenian national team, Goran Dragic is set to play his last matches for the squad this September in EuroBasket 2022. The captain of the team shared some details about the decision after a friendly match against Montenegro.
2022-08-07
Hungarian national team continues its preparation for the fights in the upcoming EuroBasket 2022's Group B. This time, a friendly match against Georgia was successful for the second time in a row as the opponents were defeated 78-75 (20-24, 11-8, 25-22, 22-21).
2022-08-07
With EuroBasket 2022 around the corner, all eyes are on Luka Doncic in Slovenian national team practices. Although previously critiqued for his body and lack of fitness, Luka has noticeably slimmed down during this summer, sparking talks about an even more dominant NBA season in the future.
2022-08-06
The Slovenian national team overcame Montenegro's challenge in a preparation game ahead of the 2023 World Cup Qualifiers and the 2022 EuroBasket with a final score of 70-52 (23-6, 18-24, 6-14, 23-8). Slovenia started the decisive fourth quarter with an 11 to 1 run to gain a comfortable 12-point advantage (57-45) after Ziga Samar's 3-pointer with 6:46 left in the game.
2022-08-06
The new Dallas Mavericks addition Tyler Dorsey said he had a dilemma between choosing Olympiacos Piraeus and Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul this summer until the Mavericks untied his hands by offering a contract. Dorsey also talked about returning to the NBA and the upcoming challenges in EuroBasket 2022 with the Greek national team in an interview with Sport24.gr
2022-08-06
Montenegrin star Nikola Vucevic is expected to discuss a potential contract extension with the Chicago Bulls, according to Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times.
2022-08-06
The Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard wants to help the young kids, as he sees that they are not hardened enough and are drawn away from their environment in a demanding league like the NBA. The 6-time NBA All-Star in his basketball Formula Zero camp's press conference shared the goals of his camp.
2022-08-06
Shortly after free agency started this summer, the Denver Nuggets and DeAndre Jordan agreed on a one-year veteran's minimum deal. Entering his 15th season in the NBA, Jordan is under no illusions about his role with the team understanding that he's just going to be an off-the-bench piece behind Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic.
2022-08-06
Kostas Sloukas felt discomfort in his leg and followed an individual training program away from the Greek national team on Saturday.  The Greek national team is scheduled to play against Spain on Tuesday. Olympiacos Piraeus guard is likely to miss the preparation game due to discomfort he feels in his leg.
2022-08-06
The Lithuanian national team can already prepare for the upcoming EuroBasket at full capacity. Saturday photos have been released in which the country's best basketball players Jonas Valanciunas and Domantas Sabonis are already practicing with the national team. Both NBA towers have been unable to practice with the team since the start of camp due to restrictions from the NBA.
2022-08-06
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is eligible to sign the contract extension with the California team, and everything points in that direction, ESPN's Dave McMenamin reports. "All signs point toward both sides looking to extend their partnership together," McMenamin said. "It already led to one championship in 2020. It's also led to two playoff appearances where they didn't make it."
2022-08-06
One of the most promising young Lithuanian players Dovydas Giedraitis, officially signed for Zalgiris Kaunas. As it was reported by BasketNews, the 21-year-old signed a five-year (3+2) contract. As BasketNews sources confirmed, Estudiantes Madrid will receive a buyout of €150k since the 1.93 m Lithuanian was under the contract with the Spanish side until 2024.
2022-08-06
Giannis Antetokounmpo joined Greece national team and did his duties during the media day, where he answered the questions before the upcoming EuroBasket 2022. The Milwaukee Bucks superstar was asked about Greece's goals in EuroBasket, but this time Antetokounmpo suggested a different perspective.
2022-08-06
After a spectacular season in G League, Memphis Hustle point guard Ahmad Caver will continue his career in Lithuania. Newly established basketball club Wolves announced the signing of the 25-year-old guard. Last season, Caver averaged 16.7 points (28.6 3PT%), 5.8 rebounds, 8.3 assists, 1.8 steals, and 0.7 blocks.
2022-08-06
With less than a month dividing us from the start of EuroBasket, it's time to look at what will happen in Old Continent's biggest competition.  BasketNews will offer you a clear picture of the rosters and the commitments the national teams will face in preparation for EuroBasket.  Here's a look at Group D, which will be played at the O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic. 
2022-08-06
Bronny James, the son of Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, is coming on a European tour. His high school team Sierra Canyon will travel to Europe and play three exhibition games in London, Paris, and Rome. Sierra Canyon European schedule:
2022-08-05
Current AS Monaco and former Brooklyn Nets guard Mike James sat down on a podcast with Olympiacos Piraeus forward Shaquielle McKissic last week where he named his Top-5 EuroLeague and NBA players. He put Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic, and Joel Embiid in the Top-5. Most notably, Golden State Warriors superstar and current NBA Finals MVP Stephen Curry was left out.
2022-08-05
With WNBA superstar Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years in a Russian jail, the US administration is looking for ways to bring the athlete back. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov both attended a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Cambodia today but did not engage in a conversation about Griner, reports state.
2022-08-05
Following a successful stint with the national team, the Hungarian Basketball Federation has decided to trust its head coach for a longer period of time. The governing body has announced that head coach Stojan Ivkovic will work with the team for three more years. The Montenegrin specialist's contract was extended until the year 2025.
2022-08-05
The Hungarian national team began the cycle of preparatory matches for the upcoming 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers and EuroBasket 2022 by beating Georgia 89-88 (31-24, 16-18, 21-19, 21-27).
2022-08-05
With EuroBasket 2022 just around the corner, many international fans will flock to view the highest level of European basketball with many NBA stars on the teams' rosters. However, with the change of the teams comes a change in the rules that are being upheld in the tournament, as FIBA basketball rules have 9 distinct differences compared to the NBA rulebook.
2022-08-05
Slovenian basketball fans have received delightful news ahead of EuroBasket 2022. The Slovenian basketball federation officially announced that Goran Dragic, the captain of the team, is coming back to play in the tournament in September. Dragic won the 2017 EuroBasket with Slovenia where he became the MVP of the tournament.
2022-08-05
After a lackluster season with Anadolu Efes Istanbul last season, Filip Petrusev is coming to play for Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade next year. A few months ago, Anadolu Efes head coach Ergin Ataman famously said that bringing in Petrusev was a mistake. Now, the young big man has a chance to prove his former coach wrong.
2022-08-05
For another summer, Kostas Sloukas strengthens the effort of the Greek national team for something big in the upcoming EuroBasket, but also in the World Cup qualifiers. The Greek guard spoke to the EEC website about his role on the national team, mentioning that hard work is really important in order to achieve big goals in the upcoming EuroBasket.
2022-08-05
The Slovenian national team tipped off its preparation games ahead of the 2023 World Cup Qualifiers and the 2022 EuroBasket by beating the Netherlands 83-76 (21-25, 18-17, 20-15, 24-19). Slovenia had a better second half to win the close contest. Ziga Dimec's 3-point play gave Slovenia a crucial 5-point lead (78-73) with 1:35 left in the game and eventually, the hosts closed out the game.
2022-08-05
Turkish Basketball Federation announced that Ercan Osmani was included in the candidate list for the Turkish national team. Osmani's Turkish passport status was an ongoing process, as he was born in Albania. Recently FIBA gave the green light for him to play for the Turkish NT.
2022-08-05
Anadolu Efes Istanbul will be looking for a three-peat in the EuroLeague in the upcoming season and its new acquisition, Achile Polonara, will try to help the Turkish team to achieve this goal.
2022-08-05
One of the Serbian national team leaders Vasilije Micic remembered the earlier offseason developments regarding his NBA possibility. The Anadolu Efes Istanbul star talked about his views on the possibility to join NBA and the national team to the Sport Klub.
2022-08-05
Nick Weiler-Babb is now a German citizen and therefore eligible to play for the German national team, as early as tomorrow, the German Basketball Federation has announced on Friday. Saturday the FC Bayern Munich guard will travel to the German national team's training camp in Cologne to prepare for the World Cup Qualifiers and the ​​EuroBasket 2022.
2022-08-05
The United States President Joe Biden released a statement on Thursday regarding WNBA star Brittney Griner's sentence in Russia.
2022-08-05
No one knows how long LeBron James' career will last, but the Los Angeles Lakers superstar will get even closer to multiple all-time NBA records in the upcoming season. Probably the most important record the 37-year-old can possibly break this upcoming season is all-time points scored.
2022-08-05
The summer of 2012 found Panathinaikos OPAP Athens in uncharted territory. The loss of the domestic championship title to Olympiacos Piraeus, but most importantly, the end of the Pavlos and Thanasis Giannakopoulos era brought the need for drastic changes.
2022-08-05
Bronny James, the son of the Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, is considering playing in the NBL before he is NBA draft eligible, according to Joe Vardon of The Athletic. James is about to enter his senior year in high school, and a year after that he will be able to choose where to play for that one year before being eligible to enter the NBA draft.
2022-08-05
LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers had a productive discussion about a contract extension on Thursday, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. James and his agent Rich Paul met with Lakers vice president of basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka as well as new Lakers head coach Darvin Ham at the Lakers' practice facility in El Segundo, California, on Thursday.
2022-08-05
One of the most promising young Lithuanian players Dovydas Giedraitis will suit up for Zalgiris Kaunas in the upcoming season. According to BasketNews sources, both sides agreed to a five-year contract. Although the initial idea was to send the 21-year-old guard on loan, Giedraitis will join Zalgiris straightaway, sources tell BasketNews.
2022-08-04
After an impressive Las Vegas summer league performance, a 22-year-old Lithuanian shooter Deividas Sirvydis will join the Indiana Pacers, sources confirmed to BasketNews. Michael Scotto of HoopsHype was the first to report about the one-year agreement. According to BasketNews sources, this is a non-guaranteed minimum NBA contract.
2022-08-04
The French Basketball Federation announced that national team center Moustapha Fall suffered a thigh injury during practice on Wednesday. Olympiacos Piraeus center will miss the upcoming 2023 World Cup Qualifiers and EuroBasket 2022.
2022-08-04
It was previously reported that Omer Yurtseven, who was one of the select bunch of NBA players who participated in the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers window in July, will allegedly miss EuroBasket 2022. On Thursday the Turkish center released a statement that he shared on Twitter, confirming he will not attend the upcoming EuroBasket and calling out the media in the process.
2022-08-04
The Lithuanian NT defeated the Estonian NT in a friendly game in Klaipeda with strong performances from Rokas Giedraitis and Martynas Echodas 84-70 (21-12, 20-14, 28-19, 15-25). The game was out of reach in the third quarter already, which Lithuania won by 9 points and had 24 point lead before the final quarter, which was just a formality at that point.
2022-08-04
The new addition of the Toronto Raptors forward Juancho Hernangomez assured this Thursday that the Spanish national team can do well in the upcoming EuroBasket, which will take place from September 1 to 18 in Germany, Italy, the Czech Republic, and Georgia. Hernangomez talked to the media at the end of the team's second day of training camp in the Movistar Academy in Madrid.
2022-08-04
Brittney Griner was sentenced to 9 years by a Russian court. However, the real length of detention might be however long it takes to reach a deal between the United States and Russia. Griner was also fined 1 million rubles, equivalent of roughly $16,500.
2022-08-04
The prosecutor in the Brittney Griner case has requested nine and a half years in prison for the WNBA star, according to what her lawyer Maria Blagovolina told the media. Griner has been held in Moscow since February on charges of smuggling a gram of cannabis oil in her luggage when she was trying to enter Russia.
2022-08-04
Last season wasn't the best for the Miami Heat point guard Kyle Lowry, who finished the season with averages of 13.4 points, 7.5 assists, and 4.5 rebounds per game. Lowry addressed the personal issue that concerned him throughout last season with the Heat at Nick Nurse's charity golf tournament on Wednesday.
2022-08-04
Some groups in the EuroBasket 2022 are stronger, some are weaker, and then there is Group B. When FIBA released the EuroBasket power ranking last week, three of the six Group B teams were in the Top 5 - Slovenia at #1, France at #2, and Lithuania at #5.
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