Zoran Dragic, who joined Cedevita Olimpija in the middle of the 2021-22 season and immediately became one of the cornerstones in head coach Jurica Golemac's team, will stay with the Slovenian powerhouse for one more season, the club announced.

Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana officially added Amar Alibegovic for the next two seasons.

Edo Muric remains a part of Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana for the fourth straight season, per the official announcement.

Dusan Alimpijevic will be part of the San Antonio Spurs coaching staff during the upcoming NBA Summer League, which will take place from July 7 to 17 in Las Vegas, agent Misko Raznatovic announced.

The captain of Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana Jaka Blazic is set to join Bahcesehir Koleji Istanbul, sources tell BasketNews.

In the decisive third game of the ABA League playoffs semifinals, Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade defeated visiting Cedevita Olimpija 88-78 (24-13, 18-24, 25-17, 21-24). They will play against Partizan NIS Belgrade in the finals.

If you still want to experience the Final Four in Belgrade, prepare to pony up some cash.

"The prices are even higher than for the New Year's Eve," the Airbnb host told the BasketNews crew during the check-in.

In some particular cases, one night's stay for the standard Saturday night compared to the Final Four weekend could rise from €88 to €647. In most cases, the prices go up 4-7 times.

Most of the hotels offer the last available rooms for this week.

Moreover, the upcoming EuroLeague Final Four in Belgrade affected the ABA League playoffs in a way no one expected.

The pricing alone is not the only problem for ABA League teams - there are simply no physical rooms or hotels left where visiting teams could stay.

That's mainly because the entire Belgrade is packed with EuroLeague representatives and fans who came for the biggest event of the European basketball season.

Buducnost Podgorica and Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana forced ABA League Game 3 against Partizan and Crvena Zvezda in the best of three series.

These do-or-die games are expected to be played after the EuroLeague Final Four, sources say BasketNews.

According to sources, Partizan is expected to host Buducnost Podgorica on Sunday, and Crvena Zvezda should host Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana on Monday.

Belgrade will be colored in red this week. 

According to Giorgos Kyriakidis, Olympiacos Piraeus could see up to 10,000 - or even more- of their fans cheer for them in the Stark Arena, where the allowed capacity will be around 15,500.

In Game 2 of the Adriatic League semifinals, Cedevita Olimpija welcomed Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade in Ljubljana.

The hosts edged out the EuroLeague squad, 88-80 (24-29, 19-15, 16-10, 17-22, 12-4), after an overtime thriller, tying the series 1-1. The decisive Game 3 is scheduled for Wednesday (May 18) in Belgrade.

Despite being down by 12 points (7-19) in the first quarter, Cedevita responded and took an upper hand before halftime (43-41).

EuroCup's team controlled the game in the second half leading the way with a small margin. Cedevita had plus 9 (71-62) with 3:10 to go in the match, after a 7-0 spurt, but Crvena Zvezda did not raise the white flag.

Ivanovic, Hollins, and Dobric cut the deficit to minimal (70-71), while Zach Auguste let Cedevita's fans breathe easier (74-71) with one minute to play. Zvezda were pouring shots off the mark, as Edo Muric converted two shots from the line on the other end (76-73). 3 seconds were left for Red Star's response.

Crvena Zvezda mts made the most out of their home-court advantage, getting their first win against Cedevita Olimpija in the semi-final playoff series and third overall in the season by (26-23, 27-25, 18-15, 

The series is being played in the best-of-3 format and Game 2 is scheduled for next Sunday, May 16 in Ljubljana (18:30 CET). 

With this win, Crvena Zvezda kept their unbeaten home run in the season (14-0), while also extending their undefeated home record in the ABA League Playoffs to 12 games.

Luka Mitrovic paced the hosts offensively in the first half, scoring 13 points, before racking up another 8 in the second part to lead all scorers with 21.

Nikola Kalinic and Aaron White produced 8 and 9, respectively. But Cedevita managed to stay close thanks to Jaka Blazic and Alen Omic, who combined for 25 points.