2022-08-16
The new addition of Panathinaikos OPAP Athens, Arturas Gudaitis arrived in Athens on Tuesday, the same day as the team's new head coach, Dejan Radonic. The Lithuanian center talked with the club's website and answered questions about his coexistence with another Panathinaikos center Georgios Papagiannis, as well as what he and his compatriot Marius Grigonis will bring to the team.
2022-08-16
After a disappointing season both in the EuroLeague and the Greek Basketball League, Panathinaikos OPAP Athens are looking to get back into the European basketball elite. Their new head coach Dejan Radonjic has already arrived in Athens for the preparation camp. Talking with the club's website, the Serbian specialist provided an update about the current state of the team.
2022-08-16
The brightest young prospect in recent Polish basketball history, Jeremy Sochan, has announced his decision about playing in EuroBasket 2022. The 2022 NBA Draft's no. 9 overall pick released a statement where he writes about the motives behind his choice to skip the EuroBasket.
2022-08-16
After missing a week of action, the biggest star of the Israeli national team, Deni Avdija, has returned to team practices. Talking about the Washington Wizards forward, the head coach of the team, Guy Goodes, provided the plan for the integration of the most important player on the roster.
2022-08-16
Earlier today, a report about a Nikola Milutinov injury surfaced with MaxBet Sport reporting about the CSKA Moscow center experiencing yet another setback. The website reported about the Serbian big man suffering from a swollen knee. However, the story did not end here.
2022-08-16
Two of the very best European teams will clash in a friendly match on Wednesday. With NBA superstars Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic headlining the Slovenian and Serbian teams, all basketball fans' eyes will be pointed to the game.
2022-08-16
The Italian national team will face France in a rematch of an August 12th friendly today. Ahead of the matchup, the head coach of Italy, Gianmarco Pozzecco, provided some updates regarding the game plan and the squad's status.
2022-08-16
After battling against Greece during the preparatory cycle for EuroBasket 2022 last, Spain is set to face Lithuania in a friendly match today. Prior to the matchup, the head coach of the Spanish national team, Sergio Scariolo, talked about the opponents' team.
2022-08-16
The Bosnia and Herzegovina saga is officially over. The Balkan country's national team will receive the required funds to participate both in the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers and EuroBasket 2022.
2022-08-16
16 former players and basketball operatives will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on September 10th this year. Now, the list of former inductees who will present the Class of 2022 was announced. The previous inductees that would present the new members of the prestigious club were selected by the Class 2022 itself or their family members if recognized posthumously.
2022-08-16
After filing a grievance to recoup the money Philadelphia 76ers fined him for not playing in the 2021-22 season, Ben Simmons has reached a settlement with the club. According to Adrian Wojnarowski from ESPN, the two sides reached an agreement to recoup a portion of last year's salary. The exact amount is said to be confidential.
2022-08-15
Brony James traveled to Europe for an exhibition match against the French U18 national team and made an unbelievable dunk that blew up on social media and made his father LeBron proud. LeBron James multiple times has mentioned that he would love to play on one team in the NBA with his son Bronny one day. 
2022-08-15
The Golden State Warriors veteran forward Andre Iguodala believes that the best move for Kevin Durant is to stay with the Brooklyn Nets. On June 30th it was reported that Durant requested a trade and doesn't seem to have changed his mind since.
2022-08-15
Serbian forward Vladimir Micov has spoken about his association with Ergin Ataman at Galatasaray Istanbul, explaining how the current Anadolu Efes Istanbul and the Turkish national team head coach preferred to go on trips to Cesme rather than come to the practices. Micov played for Galatasaray in 2014-17, winning the EuroCup in 2016 under coach Ataman.
2022-08-15
NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo joined Israeli startup Antidote Health and its mission to grant affordable healthcare to those who need it. The United States of America has a problem as healthcare can be prohibitively expensive.
2022-08-15
It is the 173rd day since Russia's launched an invasion of Ukraine and there are lots of things to focus on for the Ukrainian people other than sports.  However, sports could also serve as a window for them to manifest their cause in the international sphere. 
2022-08-15
Legendary Serbian player Predrag Danilovic spoke about the developments in the Serbian national team and the cutting of Milos Teodosic by Svetislav Pesic, stressing that a different way should be found to solve the matter. The Serbian national team is at the center of the discussions after the decision of Svetislav Pesic to cut off Milos Teodosic from the continuation of the preparation.
2022-08-15
With the departure of Milos Tedosic from the Serbian national team, who head coach Svetislav Pesic cut after only seven days with the team, the captain's place in the national team of Serbia became vacant. Pesic spoke on that topic at a press conference on Monday. The coach also revealed the names entrusted with the captain's armband. 
2022-08-15
Ratiopharm Ulm has announced the signing of an 18-year-old Spanish talent Juan Nunez to a three-year contract. Nunez is the youngest ever FIBA U20 European Championship MVP. It was previously reported by BasketNews that the Spanish prospect is set to leave Real Madrid and join Ratiopharm.
2022-08-15
Ahead of the trip to Slovenia, the Serbian national team head coach Svetislav Pesic revealed the reasons why he decided to say goodbye to the long-time captain Milos Teodosic at the start of the preparations, and gave an update about the health condition of Nemanja Bjelica, who suffered a calf injury against Montenegro.
2022-08-15
A week after the decision to cut captain Milos Teodosic from the Serbian national team, head coach Svetislav Pesic held a press conference in Stark Arena and terminated the silence regarding the widely-discussed action.
2022-08-15
Maccabi Tel Aviv center Alex Poythress officially obtained his Ivory Coast passport and is set to help his new team in the 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers, sources tell BasketNews. A 28-year-old American joins the Ivory Coast national team in Tunisia for the training camp. Ivory Coast went 6-0 in the group stage and will start the 2nd round from the top position.
2022-08-15
The New Orleans Pelicans and Spanish national team center, Willy Hernangomez, received the Best National Player Award in international competitions from the president of the Spanish Basketball Federation - Jorge Garbajosa. The award came after a season in the NBA where the 28-year-old Hernangomez averaged 9.1 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 1.3 assists over 50 games.
2022-08-15
Giannis Antetokounmpo sets the tone for the national team as the Greek flag bearer from the first day of the training camp for the 2022 EuroBasket. Not so long ago, the NBA Finals MVP needed some time to be accepted among his Greek NT teammates. Antetokounmpo landed in the first senior national team training camp after his NBA rookie year when he was 19 in 2014.
2022-08-15
EuroBasket 2022 starts in just under three weeks, and fans from all over Europe will come to watch the biggest stars of the continent compete for the ultimate trophy. The group stage is going to be held in four different cities and arenas. Teams of Group A (Montenegro, Georgia, Spain, Bulgaria, Belgium, and Turkey) are going to play in Tbilisi, Georgia, in the newly-renovated Olympic Palace. 
2022-08-15
The Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo disturbed the basketball world on Sunday night when said that playing for the Chicago Bulls "down the line" is a possibility. The 27-year-old two-time NBA MVP mentioned Michael Jordan and the Bulls' NBA championships as the main reasons he would consider joining the iconic franchise.
2022-08-15
Three weeks after becoming the youngest ever FIBA U20 European Championship MVP, Juan Nunez has made a decision on his next career destination. According to BasketNews sources, the Spanish prospect is leaving Real Madrid and is heading to ratiopharm Ulm, which will compete in the EuroCup next season. The club later officially confirmed the information.
2022-08-15
The Lithuanian Luka Doncic of women's basketball, Juste Jocyte, arranged an astonishing performance in the final to navigate her country to the FIBA U18 Women's European Championship 2022 golden accolades. Two years younger than most of their opponents, the 16-year-old Jocyte registered 28 points (6/9 2PT, 0/2 3PT, 16/19 FT), 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 38 EFF in the grand final.
2022-08-14
Hapoel Tel Aviv announced the signing of NBA experienced forward Jaylen Hoard on Sunday. The contract is not fully guaranteed and includes a team option for the rest of the season at the end of the training camp and before the launch of the next season of EuroCup and Israel's domestic competitions.
2022-08-14
After a friendly game victory against Poland with a final score of 94-78 on Sunday, the Turkish national team head coach Ergin Ataman answered some questions. Ataman was happy with how the preparation is going so far and talked about what is coming next for the Turkish national team.
2022-08-14
Basketball Champions League and Spanish ACB team Baxi Manresa announced to have reached an agreement for one year with American center Justin Hamilton. The 2.13-meters tall player who has already played in the Spanish ACB for Valencia Basket spent the last 5 seasons in China, where he represented Beijing Ducks.
2022-08-14
The Turkish national team blows out Poland in a friendly game in Istanbul with a final score of 94-78 (26-18, 21-18, 21-24, 26-18) behind an 18-point performance from Cedi Osman. Osman scored 8 points in over the last 4 minutes of the third quarter to stabilize Turkey's position by giving a 10-point advantage with 10 seconds left in the third quarter.
2022-08-14
The star-filled Croatian national team falls to the Czech Republic in a friendly preparation game in Pardubice with the final score of 83-95 (27-21, 16-18, 16-29, 24-27). The crucial part of the game was at the end of the third quarter, when Czech Republic made an 11-2 run to close the last 2:20 of the quarter and gain a 9-point lead before the final ten minutes.
2022-08-14
Estonia overcame Jusuf Nurkic and Bosnia and Herzegovina's challenge in a friendly preparation game in Tartu with the final score of 102-89 (16-22, 30-25, 33-12, 23-30). The third quarter was crucial in this game, as Estonia won it by 21 points and built a 20-point lead (79-59) before the final quarter of the game.
2022-08-14
Kostas Sloukas is ready to help the Greek national team. Sloukas is now at the disposal of the national team head coach Dimitris Itoudis. The Olympiacos Piraeus guard already practiced with the national team on Sunday, after the team's return from Spain to OAKA. The 32-year-old was finally cleared to practice after sitting out of the training camp until August 13, due to a minor injury.
2022-08-14
Olympiacos Piraeus announced the signing of Greek-American guard George Papas on a two-year contract. 1.95-meters tall Papas spent the previous five seasons with Monmouth Hawks in the NCAA. Olympiacos will be his first professional club. Last season in the NCAA, Papas averaged 14.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1.4 steals per game.
2022-08-14
The NBA announced Thursday that Bill Russell's No. 6 jersey will be retired across the NBA, a first for the league. Players who currently wear No. 6 may continue doing so, but the number cannot be issued again. Nobody has worn No. 6 for the Celtics since Russell's final season, 1968-69. Boston retired his No. 6 in 1972.
2022-08-14
During his recent presentation with Unicaja Malaga, Kendrick Perry joked that he could play at center if he were asked to do so by his coach. "I will do whatever it takes, that's what I've done throughout my whole career," the Spanish team's new signing argued. Of course, that's far from the best-case scenario for the 29-year-old guard who's going to make his ACB League debut next season. 
2022-08-14
One of the most experienced Serbian national team members is in danger of missing EuroBasket 2022, according to Mozzart Sport. Via the report, Nemanja Bjelica injured his calf during a friendly match against Montenegro behind closed doors. Due to swelling, it's not completely clear how serious the injury is. This will be determined after further examinations in the near future.
2022-08-14
LeBron James is the current face of the Los Angeles Lakers franchise, one of the most iconic organizations in all sports. The playing legend has already navigated the Purple & Gold to the NBA championship in 2020.
2022-08-14
DeMar DeRozan continues to show off his complete skillset in the 2022 Drew League campaign. The Chicago Bulls star dominated in the fourth quarter to lead his MNV Cheaters to the first-round victory over Undisputed in the Drew playoffs, 81-77. DeRozan finished the match with a stat line of 35 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 blocks.
2022-08-14
The 2022-23 NBA season will begin with a game between the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers on October 18 at Chase Center, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. NBA sticks to its tradition, as the reigning champions open the following NBA season at home. GSW will receive their rings on opening night too.
2022-08-13
In preparation for the upcoming World Cup qualifying matches against Greece (August 25, Belgrade) and Turkey (August 28, Istanbul), Serbia defeated Montenegro 82-73 in Belgrade behind closed doors.  It was the first friendly game for Svetislav Pesic's side ahead of their official matches. 
2022-08-13
Without their star players Luka Doncic and Goran Dragic, Slovenia took a hard-fought victory over highly competitive Ukraine in Istanbul by 86-82 (22-16, 18-16, 21-22, 25-28). On August 17 (20:15 CEST), Slovenia will take on Serbia in their next friendly game in Ljubljana, aiming to make it 5-0 in their pre-EuroBasket outings. 
2022-08-13
Bulgaria NT suffered a second consecutive heavy defeat at the friendly tournament in Pardubice, falling to Croatia 68-98 on Saturday afternoon. The Croatians had a full squad with their stars - Bojan Bogdanovic, Dominik Mavra, Mario Hezonja and Ivica Zubac, while the Bulgarian side -for various reasons- could not count on Sasha Vezenkov, Dee Bost, Yordan Minchev and Konstantin Kostadinov.
2022-08-13
A great third quarter turned a deficit into a double-digit lead and eventually into a victory for the Israeli national team over Georgia (81-68), in a prep game held behind closed doors. Guy Goodes' squad captured their second victory over Georgia in two days, after an impressive 104-96 win on Friday night, in a friendly held in Tbilisi, where one of the four EuroBasket groups will be hosted.
2022-08-13
Bosnia and Herzegovina downed Belgium 74-68 (20-13, 16-19, 20-17, 18-19) at an international tournament held in the Estonian city of Tartu. The 'Dragons' started the game strong, leading by 20-13 in the first quarter. The team coached by Adis Beciragic took the biggest lead in the 26th minute, being up by 14 points (50-36)
2022-08-13
Avi Even is currently in his 17th season with Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv. He finished the previous one as the head coach, after he managed to lead the team through a crisis and with an incredible winning streak, he pushed the Israeli powerhouse to the EuroLeague playoffs from fifth place.
2022-08-13
Head coach Dimitris Itoudis announced from the first days of Greece's preparation that the squad's three oldest players will take on the honorary role of the captain. In this vein, the two-time EuroBasket champions have named their three captains in this August and September run that will see them compete in the 2023 World Cup Qualifiers and in the 2022 EuroBasket.
2022-08-13
Ergin Ataman has repeatedly referred to the possibility of potentially taking on a head coaching job in the NBA.
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