Day: June 25, 2021

Mavs hire Jason Kidd, new coach signs 4-year deal

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From Mike Chiari of B/R: The Dallas Mavericks reportedly agreed to make Jason Kidd their new head coach Friday, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports reported Kidd agreed to a four-year contract. Charania added that Dallas also hired Nico Harrison as its new GM and head of basketball operations. Tim MacMahon of ESPN reported former Mavericks guard J.J. Barea has had preliminary conversations to join Kidd’s coaching staff. Rick Carlisle served as the Mavs’ head coach for 13 seasons from 2008-21, but he made the surprising decision to step down at…

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June 25, 2021 NBA Injury Report

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Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Bogdan Bogdanovic SG Jun 24 Day-To-Day Bogdanovic is listed as questionable for Friday’s Game 2 against the Bucks. De’Andre Hunter SF Jun 15 Out Hunter (knee) underwent successful surgery to repair a torn meniscus Tuesday and is expected to make a full recovery before the start of training camp, Sarah K. Spencer of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Brandon Goodwin PG May 18 Out Goodwin will miss the remainder of the season due to a minor respiratory condition that requires treatment, Brad Rowland of…

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Panathinaikos and Oded Kattish officially part ways

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By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net Eurohoops reported earlier this month that coach Oded Kattash was unlikely to continue with Panathinaikos and the two sides have now officially parted ways, the club announced. “Odette was and remains one of our people, who honored the “clover” both as an athlete and as a coach with his character, dignity and personality. We thank him from the bottom of our hearts and wish him good luck in his life and career,” PAO’s announcement read. The favorite to replace Kattash is still Dimitris Priftis, however, the coach still has a contract…

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Tomas Satoransky and Jan Vesely headline Czech Republic national team

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From the Eurohoops team at Eurohoops.net/ info@eurohoops.net The Czech Republic national team will fight for a spot in the 2021 Olympic games through the qualifying tournament in Canada and coach Ronen Ginzburg has decided on the 12 players that he will count on. Tomas Satoransky and Jan Vesely lead the list which also includes the following names: Patrik Auda, Ondrej Balvin, Jaromir Bohacik, Lukas Palyza, Martin Peterka, Patrick Samoura, Blake Schilb, Ondrej Sehnal, Jakub Sirina, Tomas Vyoral. The squad will face Uruguay and Turkey in Group B while Greece, Canada, and China await in…

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ASVEL and Dijon to meet in French League Final

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From the Eurohoops team at Eurohoops.net/ info@eurohoops.net Axel Julien has been huge for JDA Dijon this season and has especially stepped up in the playoffs. The point guard banked in 26 points in the quarterfinals and has now scored 22 in the semis for a 79-68 win over AS Monaco. Julien shot 5-8 from the three-point territory while Hans Vanwijn helped him out with 16 points as Dijon came out much more prepared at the tip-off. They dominated early on, creating a 27-8 run. However, Monaco managed to bounce back, thanks to Dee…

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Point guard Pierria Henry signs with Fenerbahce

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From the Eurohoops team at Eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net Pierria Henry is the new starting point guard of Fenerbahce BEKO Istanbul, which is creating a formidable roster. After the additions of Marial Shayok and Devin Booker, plus the extension of Nando De Colo and Dyshawn Pierre, Fenerbahcegot their starting point guard. The US point guard, who is now officially also a Senegalese citizen and has received his passport, will play in the Olympic Qualifiers with the Senegalese national team. Henry signed a 1+1 deal with the Turkish club. Henry averaged 10.5 points, 7.3 assists, and 1.3…

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Croatia and Lithania both get wins, Senegal and Germany cancelled

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From the Eurohoops team at Eurohoops.net/ info@eurohoops.net The national teams continue their preparations for the Olympic Qualifying Tournaments and two hosting teams in Croatia and Lithuania logged wins over Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. Croatia got a 72-66 victory led by Ante Zizic who scored 18 points followed by Bojan Bogdanovic with 12 and Roko Leni Ukic with 11 points. Bogdanovic and Ukic dished out five assists each as well.

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Real Madrid honours Felipe Reyes with tribute ceremony

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By Eurohoops team  / info@eurohoops.net Felipe Reyes has signed off after a long careerand Real Madrid honored the emblematic player through a special ceremony hosted at the Ciudad Real Madrid. The event, which was attended by club president Florentino Pérez and several members of the Board of Directors, as well a head coach Pablo Laso, teammates Rudy Fernandez, Usman Garuba and Carlos Alocén, as well as Sergio Rodríguez, began with an emotional recap of the captain’s best moments. Perez then took the stage and spoke highly of Reyes’ contribution to the club: “You were one of…

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