Current and former EuroLeague players expressed their opinions on the EuroLeague sanctions imposed on Real Madrid and Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade players, who participated in the infamous brawl between the two teams in Game 2 of the playoff series on Thursday night.
Several days after getting eliminated from playoff contention in the EuroLeague, the Anadolu Efes Istanbul team is starting to disintegrate. Efes lost against Pinar Karsiyaka in the Turkish Basketball League (BSL) on Sunday. After the game, a conflict arose between two of the players and the organization.
Anadolu Efes Istanbul were defeated by Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade on Thursday. It seems that the loss didn't go well inside the team. First, head coach Ergin Ataman, who's known for extended monologues, provided only the mandatory comment and left the press conference room without taking any journalist questions.
Current and former EuroLeague players expressed their opinions on the EuroLeague sanctions imposed on Real Madrid and Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade players, who participated in the infamous brawl between the two teams in Game 2 of the playoff series on Thursday night.
Several days after getting eliminated from playoff contention in the EuroLeague, the Anadolu Efes Istanbul team is starting to disintegrate. Efes lost against Pinar Karsiyaka in the Turkish Basketball League (BSL) on Sunday. After the game, a conflict arose between two of the players and the organization.
Anadolu Efes Istanbul were defeated by Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade on Thursday. It seems that the loss didn't go well inside the team. First, head coach Ergin Ataman, who's known for extended monologues, provided only the mandatory comment and left the press conference room without taking any journalist questions.
Anadolu Efes Istanbul backcourt duo of Shane Larkin and Rodrigue Beaubois are set to play tonight vs. Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv, according to Arale Weisberg of Walla Sport. Weisberg also adds that another perimeter star -- Vasilije Micic -- is a game-time decision for EuroLeague Round 28 game in Turkey.
After discovering all 32 teams that will participate in FIBA World Cup 2023, BasketNews invites you to take a look at the biggest stars that will miss the competition. Top teams that will miss World Cup include such countries as Argentina (no. 4 in FIBA ranking), Czech Republic (12), Poland (14), Turkey (16), Nigeria (19), Tunisia (22), and Croatia (23).
Jan Vesely made a generous 500,000 Turkish liras (~€25,000) donation to the victims of the Kahramanmaras earthquake victims, Shane Larkin revealed. Larkin made an Instagram story with a screenshot of Jan Vesely's donation, saying that he's extremely grateful.
A devastating Kahramanmaras earthquake in Turkey already took more than 9,000 people lives, while Turkish and European basketball communities shared their support for the victims. Among the victims, there's Frutti Extra Bursaspor Ahmet Duverioglu's grandmother. Meanwhile, Duverioglu's cousin Nilay Aydogan remains under the rubble.
Before coming to Europe, Shane Larkin spent multiple seasons in the NBA. After his first year with Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz, he went back to play for the Boston Celtics. A year later, Larkin came back to Europe and has stayed here ever since.
In honor of American players' impact on the EuroLeague, the best EuroLeague American five of all time was discussed in the recent URBONUS episode. According to Yanis Psarakis of BNSports Greece, by scoring 23 points against Fenerbahce, Mike James surpassed Keith Langford to become the leading American scorer in the history of European Cups.
Shane Larkin hasn't played a single minute for Anadolu Efes Istanbul in the EuroLeague this season yet. When the guard came back from a hand injury in the Turkish Basketball League (BSL), he got injured again. Head coach Ergin Ataman now provided an update on the player's health.
After missing the first several months of the new 2022-23 season, Shane Larkin came back on the court on Tuesday but had to leave the game after sustaining an injury. On top of that, Anadolu Efes Istanbul lost against Buyukcekmece, marking already the third loss in 9 games in the competition and the second defeat in a row.
Anadolu Efes lost to Buyukcekmece this Tuesday in a postponed match for the Turkish Super League Round 6. However, the big news is that Shane Larkin, who finally entered the squad after missing three months of action, was injured again in his return match.
Shane Larkin has been out of basketball action since September 7. Anadolu Efes' star guard is still dealing with a recovery from a wrist injury of a shooting hand he suffered in the FIBA EuroBasket 2022.
Ergin Ataman blinked to Sarunas Jasikevicius before shaking hands, as he usually does after good wins against big teams. Saras congratulated him on a victory 96-86 but suddenly threw a few remarks approaching the rest of the Anadolu Efes coaching staff. "Good f****** camera," Jasikevicius allegedly told one of the Efes coaching staff members, per BasketNews sources.
Shane Larkin was warming up before a big EuroLeague game again. It was the first time Anadolu Efes fans saw him dribbling the ball and hitting some threes this season. Larkin couldn't join the squad for a vital battle vs. Barcelona yet. But practicing in warmup gear indicates that his return is getting closer.
Although he didn't play, Shane Larkin was seen practicing his shots during the pre-game session ahead of the match between FC Barcelona and Anadolu Efes Istanbul. With the guard's return seemingly entering the final stages, the Turkish team's head coach Ergin Ataman provided an update on when basketball fans should expect one of the most electric guards in the EuroLeague to return.
Nikola Mirotic remains the best-paid EuroLeague player for the fourth straight year. He is a single EuroLeague star that earns more than the average NBA player. As BasketNews research reveals, three of the four best-paid EuroLeague players are guards. Last year, big men signed six of the ten highest-value contracts. But in the 2022-23 season, only three frontcourt stars are listed in the Top 9.
Anadolu Efes Istanbul are currently playing without one of their biggest stars, Shane Larkin. After suffering a hand injury during EuroBasket 2022, the guard has been sidelined ever since. The club's general manager Alper Yilmaz provided an update about Larkin's situation to a Turkish news outlet DHA.
The EuroLeague conducted an annual preseason survey of all team captains to find out their answers to a wide variety of topics. First, the players were asked which player will come back hungrier than anyone else this season. Nikola Mirotic led the voting with 33.3% of votes, Nick Calathes came in second with 11.1%.
Shane Larkin has been recovering from a wrist injury he suffered in early September when he had to leave EuroBasket 2022 for surgery. After a win against Petkim Spor today, Anadolu Efes Istanbul head coach Ergin Ataman provided an update on one of his main players.
