2022-10-01
FC Bayern dominated in the third quarter and fought off several comeback attempts to defeat ratiopharm Ulm 87-80 (24-18, 15-21, 28-15, 20-25) in the German BBL. After finishing the first half with the game tied at 39, Bayern upped their effort in the third quarter. The German powerhouse started the second half with a dominant 15-3 run to gain a 12-point lead (54-42).
2022-10-01
The New Orleans Pelicans are continuing to form the core of players that will lead the team in the upcoming years. The club has reached a deal with Larry Nance Jr. for a two-year contract extension worth $21.6 million.
2022-10-01
Panathinaikos Athens had to battle throughout the entire 40 minutes in the Greek SuperCup but ultimately captured a 72-67 (20-18, 16-14, 25-25, 11-10) win over Kolossos Rhodes to reach the final. Rhodes started the game with a quick 9-2 run but Panathinaikos battled back and tied the game at the end of the quarter (15-15).
2022-10-01
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne dominated at home against JL Bourg-en-Bresse and captured an easy 102-84 (31-18, 24-23, 26-20, 21-23) win in the French LNB league. ASVEL started the game much better, a note that would continue throughout the majority of the match. With 5 minutes left in the first quarter, the home team lead by a comfortable 10-point margin already (13-3).
2022-10-01
In sports, teams usually compete to either win or put themselves in a better position to win later. Some teams are better at this task than others. However, there are some teams that are not good neither at winning nor at setting themselves up for winning later.
2022-10-01
The president of the Greek basketball federation, Vangelis Liolios attended an event organized by the Greek Basketball referees federation at the University of Patras and talked about FIBA's decision to change the dates of the World Cup qualifiers window.
2022-10-01
The Los Angeles Clippers point guard John Wall will debut for his new team on Monday in a preseason game against the Portland Trail Blazers, per Law Murray of The Athletic report. The last time that Wall played in an NBA game was more than a year ago. In April of 2021 Wall scored 27 points for the Rockets against his new team the Clippers, it was the last time the 5-time NBA All-Star has played.
2022-10-01
Sarunas Jasikevicius congratulated Herbalife Gran Canaria Las Palmas and Jaka Lakovic on the victory over FC Barcelona (88-85) after the first season game in the Spanish ACB for both teams and admitted that the opponents were better that night. "We were always behind and behind. We committed a lot of fouls against the shooters and lost a lot due to small details," said the Lithuanian coach.
2022-10-01
The United States women's basketball team won gold medals at the Women's World Cup 2022. The USA women's national team defeated the Chinese national team with a final score of 83-61 (18-13, 25-20, 25-14, 15-14) in the final in Sydney and won the tournament for the fourth time in a row.
2022-10-01
The Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant wants to move past an offseason in which he requested to be traded. Durant requested to be traded in June and reportedly asked for coach Steve Nash and general manager Sean Marks to be fired later in the summer, however, he eventually agreed to stay on the team after the Nets struggled to find the value they wanted in a trade for him.
2022-10-01
The Los Angeles Clippers, who are preparing for the NBA season, crushed an Israeli club. Tyronn Lue's team in Seattle beat the Maccabi Raanana with a final score of 121-81 (37-16, 28-14, 29-29, 22-27). Kawhi Leonard, John Wall, Nicolas Batum, Paul George, Reggie Jackson, Norman Powell, and Ivica Zubac did not appear on the court for the Clippers.
2022-10-01
The Boston Celtics have waived Denzel Valentine, per Jared Weiss report. The 28-year-old player last season started with the Cleveland Cavaliers but was traded to the New York Knicks in January, only to be cut immediately. The Utah Jazz soon signed Valentine to a 10-day contract after that but did not extend it.
2022-10-01
The Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard is ready to return from the knee injury that sidelined him for the entire 2021-22 season. Clippers head coach Tyron Lue told the reporters after the team's practice on Friday that Leonard will play in a preseason game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday.
2022-09-30
Jaka Lakovic debuted at the helm of Gran Canaria in his first official game. Ex-FC Barcelona player didn't spare his former team and defeated Catalans in the first round of ACB League, 88-85 (19-21, 29-19, 22-25, 18-20).
2022-09-30
Kevin Punter became the captain of Partizan NIS Belgrade, as Mozzart Sport reports. The American guard is just the second foreigner in the club's history to receive the prestigious honor. Until this day, only Frenchman Joffrey Lauvergne was the captain of the Serbian powerhouse. He wore the black-and-white jersey from 2012 to 2014.
2022-09-30
Over the last days, Greek teams have been examining the possibility of allowing seven non-domestic players in the league. The existing rule, which had been applied until now, forces clubs to include at least six Greek players in their 12-man squads, intended for domestic purposes. 
2022-09-30
Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz started their new ACB League season on a high note by defeating Unicaja Malaga, 103-89 (22-35, 37-12, 25-13, 19-29). Baskonia's newbies were leading the show. Former NBAer Markus Howard was super efficient, scoring 15 points (4/4 2PT, 2/5 3PT, 1/1 FT) in just 8 playing minutes.
2022-09-30
Partizan NIS Belgrade will be missing the Serbian duo of Aleksa Avramovic and Alen Smailagic at least until mid-December. "Smailagic and Avramovic will hardly be ready to play until the middle of December," coach Zeljko Obradovic stated to Arena Sport.
2022-09-30
Free agent Blake Griffin has agreed to a one-year, fully guaranteed deal with the Boston Celtics, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The 33-year-old big man will provide Boston with some depth in the frontcourt line after Danilo Gallinari and Robert Williams III sustained injuries.
2022-09-30
Sarunas Jasikevicius starts his third season at the helm of FC Barcelona with a clear objective: to win titles. Saras began his tenure in Barca in the summer of 2020. So far, he has won ACB League once and captured two Spanish Cups. After a roster revamp in the off-season that saw the arrivals of six players, Jasikevicius will battle it out for a position to win it all.
2022-09-30
The back-to-back EuroLeague champions Anadolu Efes Istanbul started a new season with a significant absence. Shane Larkin was injured while playing for the Turkish national team in FIBA EuroBasket 2022. Speaking to the media Friday, coach Ergin Ataman commented on Larkin's absence and revealed Efes may make a move for a temporary replacement, as long as the club's management agrees.
2022-09-30
Spanish basketball giants continue delivering unprofitable numbers to the daylight. As reported before, Real Madrid closed the last season with €31.1 million in losses and had the last four years' losses combined for €102.84 million.
2022-09-30
Today, September 30th, marks the start of the EuroLeague BasketNews Fantasy Challenge game where all BasketNews readers can participate and win prizes. You can start playing here: BasketNews EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge. The winner of the season will win a special prize - an iPad Air tablet.
2022-09-30
"Our dream is to reappear at the Final Four," Ettore Messina introduced the upcoming season. "This season, we are deeper, which can be a double-edged sword with 16 players, but it will be an advantage in most situations."
2022-09-30
The Italian SuperCup not only brought a loss to long-time rivals Virtus Segafredo Bologna to EA7 Emporio Armani Milan but sad news about the roster as well. The club has announced that Naz Mitrou-Long has suffered an injury to his right thing and will be evaluated in two weeks. As a consequence, the player is set to miss the start of the EuroLeague season.
2022-09-30
Keenan Evans went from playing in EuroLeague playoffs with Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv to becoming one of the faces of a club that finished the last international season last. Talking about his decision to join Zalgiris Kaunas, Evans told the main reason during the club's podcast.
2022-09-30
Olympiacos Piraeus defied the pre-season predictions and marched to the EuroLeague Final Four last season while demonstrating a consistent and solid game throughout the entire year. Looking forward to the season ahead, Kostas Sloukas did not want to look to the past. Instead, the veteran offered a different perspective.
2022-09-30
From being a beloved part of a championship contender to leading a quietly tanking team to being in contention once again, DeMar DeRozan has lived through it all in the NBA.
2022-09-30
It's been two weeks since the EuroLeague had new people in charge. Dejan Bodiroga and Marshall Glickman are adjusting to their roles as the new leaders of the strongest club competition in Europe. What novelties are they expected to bring to the league? BasketNews explored it with several sources around the EuroLeague.
2022-09-30
FC Barcelona will start their season in the Spanish Liga Endesa today with a match against Gran Canaria, hoping to offset the loss to Real Madrid in the SuperCup earlier this month. Looking forward to the matchup, Barca's young guard Rokas Jokubaitis was excited to begin his second year on the sunny South coast of Spain.
2022-09-30
The 2022-23 EuroLeague season is upon us. New teams, many transfers, plenty of intrigues, and probably the biggest pool of talent in the tournament's history. With EuroLeague coming back, BasketNews EuroLeague Power Rankings also return. Our 17 experts ranked the teams from 1st to 18th place, evaluating their pre-season form, built rosters, and the overall picture.
2022-09-30
After joining the club during the summer, head coach Joan Penarroya will have the task of leading Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz to a better season than it was the previous year. Talking about the upcoming season, the coach emphasized that playing up-tempo basketball will be a priority for the club.
2022-09-30
Famous NBA commentator Mike Breen is dealing with a personal tragedy this week. The broadcaster's home in Long Island has been completely destroyed by fire, TMZ reports. The cause and source of the blaze are currently under investigation.
2022-09-30
The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Houston Rockets agreed on a trade that would send four players from each team to a different organization to start the season. The Thunder will receive David Nwaba, Sterling Brown, Trey Burke, and Marquese Chriss, while the Rockets acquire Derrick Favors, Ty Jerome, Moe Harkless, Theo Maledon, and a 2025 second-round pick via Atlanta Hawks.
2022-09-29
Following the success in FIBA EuroBasket 2022, Sergio Scariolo won a second title in September. This time, the Italian mastermind guided Virtus Segafredo Bologna to the second straight Italian Basketball Super Cup by defeating Dinamo Sassari, 72-69 (23-19, 20-30, 14-10, 15-10).
2022-09-29
Joel Embiid has been given an American passport. Embiid said he was sworn in as a citizen two weeks ago in Philadelphia. "I've been here for a long time," Embiid told The Associated Press Thursday at training camp. "My son is American. I felt like, I'm living here and it's a blessing to be an American. So I said, why not?"
2022-09-29
James Harden says this upcoming season will be different than previous years. He is ready to step aside and make unselfish decisions. "I'm one of the most unselfish players probably that this league has ever seen," he claimed Thursday.
2022-09-29
Shams Charania of The Athletic reports there is confidence in Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball's ability to return this season following left knee surgery on Wednesday that doctors believe addressed the issue. Ball is expected to miss at least a few months. Both sides are expected to monitor the response over the next two weeks, and a return to play based upon Ball's rehab process, via the report.
2022-09-29
Golden State Warriors are starting their NBA title defense in Tokyo. Steve Kerr's squad prepares to face off in two pre-season games against the Washington Wizards on Friday and Saturday in Japan.
2022-09-29
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade ultras have agreed with the club management not to sign any more Serbian ex-Partizan players, according to Mozzart Sport. Miroslav Raduljica, who signed with the Red Star yesterday, is going to be the last domestic player. Raduljica previously played in Partizan in the 2011-12 season.
2022-09-29
Since arriving at Real Madrid in the middle of September, Dzanan Musa has already won his first trophy in the Spanish capital, topping FC Barcelona in the Spanish Supercup final. Ahead of landing in the Royal club, Musa decided to take a risky step and transfer to the seemingly lower-level Rio Breogan from EuroLeague powerhouse Anadolu Efes Istanbul.
2022-09-29
It was a common secret, but it still had to be confirmed. Pierre Oriola is no longer an FC Barcelona player. The former captain of the Catalan powerhouse took to his Instagram account to announce his departure after five years at the club and two years before his last deal would expire. Oriola, who is currently a free agent, missed much of last season with a complicated sacroiliac joint injury.
2022-09-29
Anyone who saw Anthony Davis star in the Los Angeles Lakers' road to the title in 2020, remembers that the versatile big man was shooting close to 40% from distance in the playoffs. However, last season, Davis' three-point shooting percentage plummeted to 18.6%, contributing to the Lakers ranking 22nd in the league from beyond the arc.
2022-09-29
Although the Greek Basket League tips off in ten days, until very recently, the country's top competition had no TV deal in place. However, that's about to change very soon. According to Live Sport, Greek public broadcaster ERT and ESAKE (the clubs' union) have reached an agreement for the upcoming season with an option for another one. 
2022-09-29
Having taken over the presidency of AS Monaco at the beginning of 2022, Alexey Fedorychev also made the decision to raise the club's budget by 47%, to over €20 million.
2022-09-29
A few minutes after Real Madrid had overcome ACB newcomers Girona (94-88), Chus Mateo talked about his team's first win in the season and a possible reinforcement in Facundo Campazzo. 
2022-09-29
A few minutes after the 2022 EuroLeague Final Four in Belgrade was over and Anadolu Efes Istanbul were crowned champions for the second time in a row, the breaking news that came to light was overpowering: the Turkish club had agreed terms with Will Clyburn for the next two seasons. 
2022-09-29
NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal has admitted his own missteps in discussing the Ime Udoka scandal, saying it would be "blasphemous" for him to judge the subject for his past infidelity. Udoka was banned from the Celtics for the entire 2021-22 season for violation of team policy – reportedly an intimate relationship with a female staffer – and faces the prospect of never coaching the team again.
2022-09-29
For the 8th year in a row, Steve Ballmer is the richest owner in professional sports. The former Microsoft CEO, who purchased the Los Angeles Clippers in 2014 for $2 billion, was once again named the richest owner in sports by Forbes.
2022-09-29
Omer Yurtseven received a lot of backlash from coach Ergin Ataman for not joining the Turkish NT for EuroBasket. "Come to EuroBasket to play, since it's being followed by many NBA scouts. What are you doing in Miami?" Ataman asked in an interview with sport24.gr. The Turkish coach thinks that some agents who work in the States have had a bad influence on the player.
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