Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Tampa Bay sneaker spot puts $20,000 reward for thieves who robbed them

The Tampa Police department is on the lookout for four men who robbed Valut 813, a sneaker boutique in the International Park Mall. Surveillance footage shows four males walking down a back hallway , subsequently making their way into the back room and filling several garbage bags full of sneakers, and exiting back down the hall way. According to Tampa Police, the thieves gained access to the store by cutting a hole through a back wall. The thieves made off with approximately $200,000 in sneakers including some rare and valuable…

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Overseas Hoops: Kostas Antetokounmpo signs with LDLC ASVEL

Kostas Antetokounmpo joins ASVEL By Eurohoops team from eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net LDLC ASVEL announced that the club has agreed to a two-year deal with the 2020 NBA champion (with the LA Lakers) Kostas Antetokounmpo. Per EuroLeague: LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne added size and athleticism to its frontcourt by signing Kostas Antetokounmpo to a two-year deal, the club announced on Friday. Antetokounmpo (2.08 meters, 23 years old) arrives from LA Lakers of the NBA, where he played limited minutes in 15 appearances this past season. A younger brother of the NBA superstar Giannis, he also started…

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Overseas Hoops: Ekpe Udoh close to contract with Virtus Bologna

The former EuroLeague champions with Fenerbahce returns to Europe for EuroCup contender Virtus Bologna By Aris Barkas of Eurohoops.net/ barkas@eurohoops.net Ekpe Udoh had said on Eurohoops that his intention was to return to the EuroLeague in order to finish his career in the old continent. And he is about to return to a club that’s currently on the waiting hall of the EuroLeague and 7DAYS EuroCup contender. According to Eurohoops sources, Udoh is near a deal with Italian champions Virtus Bologna, which is aiming to be part of the EuroLeague sooner than later. …

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Mavericks could be looking to hire Igor Kokosov as assistant coach

Not only could Igor Kokoskov return to the NBA but it may happen to coach Luka Doncic. By Antonis Stroggylakis/ info@eurohoops.net The Dallas Mavericks are moving towards hiring Igor Kokoskov as an assistant coach according to multiple reports. Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer first reported that the Mavericks are “targeting” Kokoskov and Marc Stein tweeted that Dallas is “progressing in its attempts” to add the Serbian coach and prompt a reunion between him and two-time NBA All-Star Luka Doncic. In 2017, Kokoskov coached Doncic during Slovenia’s undefeated march to winning the EuroBasket championship for the first time ever. Under Kokoskov,…

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