Real Madrid comfortably defeated Dreamland Gran Canaria in the first game of the Spanish Liga Endesa (ACB) quarterfinals. During the match, Sergio Llull broke two club records. With a triple in the second quarter, he scored his 900th three-pointer with a Real Madrid jersey, a first in the club's history. Llull now has 909 triples in his ACB career, placing him third on the all-time list.Â
Veteran guard Sergio Llull reached a significant milestone on Wednesday night, as he celebrated his 1,000th game defending the Real Madrid shirt in a 79-77 victory against Betis.
After winning their third EuroLeague title, Real Madrid duo Sergio Llull and Rudy Fernandez aren't going to stop. Spanish Basketball Federation (FEB) president Jorge Garbajosa confirmed he received commitments from both veterans for the upcoming FIBA Basketball World Cup.
Real Madrid comfortably defeated Dreamland Gran Canaria in the first game of the Spanish Liga Endesa (ACB) quarterfinals. During the match, Sergio Llull broke two club records. With a triple in the second quarter, he scored his 900th three-pointer with a Real Madrid jersey, a first in the club's history. Llull now has 909 triples in his ACB career, placing him third on the all-time list.Â
Veteran guard Sergio Llull reached a significant milestone on Wednesday night, as he celebrated his 1,000th game defending the Real Madrid shirt in a 79-77 victory against Betis.
After winning their third EuroLeague title, Real Madrid duo Sergio Llull and Rudy Fernandez aren't going to stop. Spanish Basketball Federation (FEB) president Jorge Garbajosa confirmed he received commitments from both veterans for the upcoming FIBA Basketball World Cup.
The 2023 EuroLeague Final Four championship game had all the drama one can imagine, with Real Madrid rallying late to edge Olympiacos Piraeus 79-78 on Sunday in Kaunas. The game hero was Sergio Llull, whose only basket of the night – a high-arching mid-range jumper over Moustapha Fall with 3.1 seconds left – secured the title after Real had trailed for the previous 16 minutes.
11 minutes. That's how long it took for Real Madrid to make a decisive push towards the EuroLeague Final Four in a crucial Game 5 against Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade. And it wasn't Edy Tavares, Dzanan Musa, Mario Hezonja, or any other usual suspect. It was the members of the old guard – Sergio Rodriguez, Sergio Llull, and Rudy Fernandez.
Former Real Madrid forward Jeffery Taylor has defended his ex-teammates Guerschon Yabusele and Sergio Llull, who faced criticism after a brawl with Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade players.
The EuroLeague has explained the reasons that led to sanctioning of only two players from Real Madrid, and two from Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade, following last Thursday's incidents at the Wizink Center. Guerschon Yabusele received the biggest sanction of all four players - he was given a 5-game ban in the tournament. The case with the remaining three players gets more interesting.
Kevin Punter made a flashy dribble, and Sergio Llull produced a harsh foul hitting the Partizan playmaker in the abdominal area. The rest is history. The infamous Real-Partizan brawl in Game 2 went viral, while EuroLeague's hashtag was trending on Twitter. Real Madrid's actions caught the attention of the European basketball community as an improper way to behave in a losing situation.
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.
On Thursday night, Real Madrid and Partizan Mozzart Bet players engaged in a physical altercation that had nothing to do with basketball. The on-court brawl eventually led to the game being suspended, with Partizan now leading the series 2-0 and another (or even two) games in Belgrade coming up.
Following the on-court brawl between Real Madrid and Partizan Mozzart Bet players that eventually led to the game being suspended, Sergio Llull admitted that he was the one who instigated the incident. With the guests up by 15 and 1'40'' remaining, Llull made a violent foul to Kevin Punter, who reacted and went straight into the Spanish guard clinching his fist and threatening to punch him.
Real Madrid arrived in the Spanish capital from Tel Aviv on Friday at 7 in the morning and almost 16 hours later, they found out who their EuroLeague playoff opponents will be.
Real Madrid's guard Sergio Llull has been out since the clash against Valencia Basket during the Copa del Rey tournament. The player has provided an update on when he will return to the court. Llull released a video on his social network accounts where he detailed the current situation and when he is expected to play again.
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul playmaker Nick Calathes reached 8,000 career total minutes played in the EuroLeague last round, via basketball data analyst Darius Garuolis. Following 2022-23 Round 26, Calathes is ranked 6th in all-time minutes played. This season, the 34-year-old guard averages 25.9 minutes per game, in which he produces 8.7 points, 4.4 rebounds, 5.1 assists, and 11.6 PIR.
Real Madrid travel to France to play against LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne in the EuroLeague this week but they will have to do it without several important players. Head coach Chus Mateo announced that four players will not play against the French opponent. First, Guerschon Yabusele will be sidelined due to a sprained ankle, an issue that occurred during last week's match against Zalgiris Kaunas.
After the performed medical tests on Monday morning, Real Madrid officially announced that Spanish veteran Sergio Llull was diagnosed with an injury to the internal lateral ligament of his left knee. "Evolution pending," the Royal club adds. Real did not announce the specific time for Llull's return.
Real Madrid defeated Valencia Basket in a thrilling game (86-85) to advance to the Spanish Cup semifinals. Despite the win, the Blancos could not fully celebrate it as Sergio Llull suffered an injury. The Spanish legend was fighting for a loose ball when Valencia's Klemen Prepelic dove for the ball at Llull's knee. Llull went to the bench and did not return throughout the rest of the game.
Real Madrid are battling against Valencia Basket in the first quarterfinal of the Spanish Copa del Rey today. Minutes into the second quarter, the royal club had to witness one of their players going down with an injury. With just under 6 minutes remaining in the period, Madrid' Sergio Llull was fighting for a loose ball when Valencia's Klemen Prepelic dove for the ball at Llull's feet.
This season marks Sergio Llull's 15th year with Real Madrid. He's won pretty much everything in his basketball career, ranging from EuroLeague and World Cup titles to EuroLeague and ACB MVP.
The upcoming week for Real Madrid will be challenging on and off the court. Marca's journalist Nacho Duke calculated that Los Blancos will travel 8728 kilometers this week. The journey began on Monday when Real Madrid traveled to Munich ahead of the game against FC Bayern Munich. It lasted 1484.8 kilometers.
