 2023-09-20
Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups admitted that the uncertainty surrounding Damian Lillard's future makes his life more difficult. "Obviously, it's unsettling, it's difficult. But for me, all I can do I'm responsible for giving my best to who we have," Billups told Steve Aschburner from NBA.com. "I don't know how it's going to play out. There's nothing I can do to control it."
 2023-09-20
Ben Simmons is preparing for the upcoming season with the Brooklyn Nets and believes in a positive shift in his career. Simmons played in only 100 games in the last three seasons, including the 2021-22 campaign, which he missed entirely due to a back injury. The 27-year-old says this summer has been one of the best in his career.
 2023-09-20
After making a shocking move from Olympiacos Piraeus to its archrivals Panathinaikos Athens, Kostas Sloukas says it wasn't a headache for him. "It was an easy decision," Sloukas told Aleksandra Radivojevic from SportsKlub. "The Panathinaikos people made it even easier for me. I am very proud to have made this move."
 2023-09-20
The FIBA World Cup is now history, with the winners and losers preparing for the next tournament. FIBA published some interesting stats and figures made available through the AutoStats Data Report by Stats Perform. The evidence just serves to prove how the tournament's best teams and leading players performed.
 2023-09-20
Bruno Caboclo has yet to join Umana Reyer Venezia training camp. The Brazilian international hasn't arrived to Italy, in a situation that set the alarm off on the Italian side's camp. Initially, Caboclo supposedly missed his scheduled flight to Europe. But as time and days went by, it became clear that he had no intention at all of playing with the EuroCup/Serie A team.
 2023-09-20
Nikola Jokic finished the 2022-23 NBA season with the Denver Nuggets with averages of 24.5 points, 11.8 points, 9.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game.
 2023-09-20
Nothing can make Kyle Guy happier than being able to travel the world while playing basketball. That's why it shouldn't come as a surprise that he seemed to be enjoying as much as anyone the location that his club, Panathinaikos Athens, chose to present its brand-new jersey on Monday evening.
 2023-09-20
Just a few days after joining Maroussi BC in Greece, Miroslav Raduljica sat with Sport Klub to discuss the change in his career.
 2023-09-20
Damian Lillard has requested to be traded from the Portland Trail Blazers, with several franchises - most notably the Miami Heat- appearing as possible destinations for the All-Star guard. Lillard still has two years left in his contract with the Trail Blazers, however, he'd like to play on a team that has title-winning potential. Still, it seems that his preference remains unwavering.
 2023-09-19
Sergio Scariolo was let go of his position as the head coach of Virtus Segafredo Bologna before the start of the season without a single official game in the new year under his belt. Several days later, Virtus owner Massimo Zanetti slammed the coach, citing supposed meetings Scariolo had with the Toronto Raptors and Real Madrid.
 2023-09-19
The Philipines were one of the hosts of the 2023 FIBA World Cup. The country's national team, Gilas Pilipinas, was led by a naturalized NBA guard, Jordan Clarkson. Seeing his success, one more NBA player reportedly expressed his desire to join the squad. According to Naveen Ganglani from Rappler, Atlanta Hawks big man Onyeka Okongwu is open to joining Gilas Pilipinas.
 2023-09-19
On Monday, Panathinaikos Athens presented a new jersey for the upcoming season. The day later, they are all gone from the club's official shop. The club introduced two different kits - a green jersey with darker and lighter green tones, and a white jersey with a transition from white to green.
 2023-09-19
After a solid showing at the 2023 FIBA World Cup, Stefan Jovic has found a new team. Valencia Basket has announced that the Serbian point guard is joining the team on a two-year deal. As Serbia's main point guard, Jovic averaged 5.9 points, 2 rebounds, and 5.6 assists per game in the World Cup en route to a silver medal finish.
 2023-09-19
Misko Raznatovic, the founder of the BeoBasket sports agency, is often regarded as one of the most influential basketball agents in the world. Recently, he got into a public conflict with Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade.
 2023-09-19
A month after returning from an injury, Real Madrid's Gabriel Deck faces another setback. According to Pilar Casado from COPE, the Argentinian forward suffered a hamstring injury in his right leg. The diagnosis was revealed after tests were carried out on Tuesday. The player is expected to miss three weeks of action, Carlos Sánchez Blas notes.
 2023-09-19
Tennis star Rafael Nadal eyes Real Madrid presidency as a capacity he would like to see himself after he retires from professional sports. "Would I like to be [president]? I think so," Nadal told Movistar in an interview on Monday. "I think I'd like to. But there are a lot of things. Right now, there's nothing to say because we have the best possible president [Florentino Perez]."
 2023-09-19
AS Monaco guard Jordan Loyd believes he won't miss much time despite undergoing lumbar spine surgery in August. "October sometime is the goal, and we'll go from there. So I won't miss too much basketball. Hopefully," Loyd told the EuroLeague website.
 2023-09-19
Josh Nebo is now eligible to represent the Nigerian national team in FIBA competitions, as the high-flying center for Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv has officially obtained the country's passport.
 2023-09-19
No. 1 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, Victor Wembanyama, has officially expressed his intention to join the French national team for the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris. "Succeeding in the Olympics would be a great story. And there will be no goal other than gold. Of course, I will be present at the Olympics," Wembanyama confidently stated via L'Equipe.
 2023-09-19
FC Bayern Munich are gearing up for a start to their German Basketball League season. Their opening game against Syntainics MBC is set to take place at BMW Park, while the match will be played on a cutting-edge LED Glassfloor. Never before an official league game was played on this surface.
 2023-09-19
After a challenging season in which he had limited opportunities to showcase his skills, Darrun Hilliard bid farewell to Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv in an open interview with Arel Ginsber of Israel Hayom. Hilliard left the Israeli powerhouse during the summer and subsequently joined Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir in Turkey.
 2023-09-19
Bruno Caboclo, who had signed with EuroCup team Umana Reyer Venice during the summer, has yet to arrive in Italy as he missed his scheduled flight to Europe.
 2023-09-19
Small forward Kelly Oubre Jr. is set to join the Philadelphia 76ers on a one-year contract, as reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Oubre, who is 27 years old, is coming off a successful season where he posted career-high averages of 20.3 points and 5.5 rebounds in 48 games with the Charlotte Hornets.
 2023-09-18
James Johnson attended martial arts classes as a kid. Although he chose a basketball career, he continued to practice the discipline since. Now, he thinks that he could overcome one of the best fighters in UFC history. In the NBA Rookie Life with Ryan Hollins podcast, the 36-year-old forward has shared that he still undergoes martial arts training.
 2023-09-18
After more than a year in the position, Dimitris Itoudis was let go from being the head coach of the Greek national team. A few hours after the official announcement, the coach released his official position. In a dedicated post on X, formerly Twitter, Itoudis addressed the departure and the main motivation behind the decision.
 2023-09-18
Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade got through to the semifinal round of the ABA SuperCup. They did it with just one point guard. Mega MIS kept the game close in the fourth quarter and trailed by just four (75-79) with half the period left, but a quick 6-0 by Partizan decided the game. Talking about it after the match, head coach Zeljko Obradovic admitted that the team still has a long way to go.
 2023-09-18
Yago dos Santos played an impressive season with ratiopharm Ulm in the EuroCup. Then, he dazzled the crowds with the Brazilian national team in the 2023 FIBA World Cup. Now, he's getting ready for his first EuroLeague season.
 2023-09-18
After two summers with the Greek national team, Dimitris Itoudis will no longer serve his duties as the head coach. The Greek Basketball Federation officially announced that the organization is parting ways with the specialist.
 2023-09-18
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 2023-09-18
After the end of the 2022-23 season, the EuroLeague transfer market and rumors begin! How will teams' final rosters take shape? Where some of the biggest names in Europe will move over the summer? What is the future of the EuroLeague MVP Sasha Vezenkov? BasketNews actively monitors the situation of all EuroLeague clubs and will keep updating their rosters throughout the summer.
 2023-09-18
Virtus Segafredo Bologna officially introduced Luca Banchi as the new head coach of the club after firing Sergio Scariolo just a few days ago. However, the press conference, which was supposed to be dedicated to the new coach, quickly turned into a personal show of Virtus' majority owner, Massimo Zanetti.
 2023-09-18
New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado might miss the upcoming training camp, Shams Charania from The Athletic reports. According to Charania, Alvarado suffered an ankle sprain injury, and his availability for the training camp is questionable. Alvarado already missed the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 because of a stress reaction in his right tibia that prematurely ended his season in March.
 2023-09-18
Arturs Zagars has signed a three-year contract with EuroLeague playoff participant Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, via the official team's announcement.
 2023-09-18
Corey Webster has issued an apology for his offensive comments towards the LGBTQ+ community, which he made on social media on Sunday. This apology comes via an official statement released by the Perth Wildcats.
 2023-09-18
HBO's series "Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty," inspired by the iconic Los Angeles Lakers team, made its debut in March 2022 but concluded its global run after just 1.5 years. HBO has recently delivered disappointing news to fans, announcing the cancellation of the show after its Season 2 finale, which also serves as the series finale.
 2023-09-17
Sunday night in Piraeus was one to remember. Olympiacos hosted a special ceremony to honor Vassilis Spanoulis, the athlete who changed the club's course almost single-handedly.
 2023-09-17
The name of Vassilis Spanoulis is synonymous with Olympiacos Piraeus. No player will ever be able to wear the #7 jersey again. The Greek club has retired the legendary guard's jersey in a special ceremony before the friendly game against EA7 Emporio Armani Milan.
 2023-09-17
Real Madrid are the winners of the first club trophy in Spain. For the sixth time in a row, they won the SuperCup after defeating Unicaja Malaga 88-81 (21-17, 23-14, 17-25, 27-25).
 2023-09-17
James Harden got into an open conflict with the Philadelphia 76ers president Daryl Morey after the club shut down trade talks. Now, it seems like the most likely trade destination has ended the pursuit as well.
 2023-09-17
Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade was the talk of the town after their friendly game against Fuenlabrada, as the local fans provided an experience to remember. Such moments sometimes bring the worst of the rival fans.
 2023-09-17
Former NBA forward Lamar Odom had a car accident in the early Sunday morning hours when he crashed his Mercedes-Benz into two parked cars. Odom's representative told TMZ the incident occurred around 3 AM in a residential area near his home.
 2023-09-17
In a recent strategic move aimed at keeping their top players on the court, the NBA has introduced more stringent regulations for teams regarding the rest and management of their All-Star players during the season, a practice often referred to as "load management."
 2023-09-17
Georgios Printezis, the former teammate of Vassilis Spanoulis at Olympiacos Piraeus, couldn't miss the opportunity to attend the celebration in honor of the Greek basketball legend. Spanoulis is set to have his jersey retired by Olympiacos on Sunday, September 17, in a special event before Olympiacos' friendly game against EA7 Emporio Armani Milan.
 2023-09-17
Dario Brizuela's debut in an official game for FC Barcelona turned out to be quite eventful. In a Spanish Super Cup semifinal, he had a mere 53 seconds on the court before an unfortunate incident forced him to head to the hospital. Brizuela stepped onto the court with 2 minutes and 36 seconds left in the first quarter.
 2023-09-17
Free agent center Neemias Queta is in the final stages of securing a two-way NBA contract with the Boston Celtics, as reported by Shams Charania of The Athletic. His previous team -- Sacramento Kings -- recently waived Queta, which made him available to sign with any team in the league.
 2023-09-16
The Serbian Basketball League is organizing a seminar on Stara Planina ahead of the new season in order to improve the competition and preserve integrity. This year, the president of Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade, Nebojsa Covic, as well as the representative of Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade, Mladjan Silobad, also attended the event.
 2023-09-16
The last meeting of the Serbian Basketball League (KLS) was presented as a step towards the improvement of Serbian basketball.
 2023-09-16
Real Madrid have won the last five Spanish Super Cups (the last four against FC Barcelona), while the Blaugrana won the last five games in the ACB, including last year's finals.
 2023-09-16
Cleveland Cavaliers President of Basketball Operations Koby Altman was charged with impaired driving, FOX8 News reported.
 2023-09-16
Vassilis Spanoulis will be honored by Olympiacos Piraeus on Sunday night (19:00 CEST) for his huge contribution to the club's growth into a EuroLeague powerhouse. The 41-year-old retired player and current coach was the man who helped the Reds ascend to the top of both the EuroLeague and the Greek league. Spanoulis played with Olympiacos from 2010 through 2021, when he retired.
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