Damian Lillard echoed the sentiments of fellow nba star Luka Doncic, who said that scoring in Europe was more difficult than in the NBA. The current face of the Portland Trail Blazers in this brief statement echoed many of the critiques of the modern nba that is shared by fans , mostly older ones, and many former players. Here is our take on Dame’s comments below
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Slovenia superstar Luka Doncic discusses the bittersweet taste of fourth place in the Olympic Games By Johnny Askounis at Eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net Slovenia competing in the Olympic Games basketball tournament for the first time ranked fourth. The fourth spot just shy of the podium practically means two defeats after entering the semifinals, which surely can’t be considered ideal, but fans stormed to the Ljubljana international airport to welcome Luka Doncic and his teammates on Sunday. “I want to thank everyone for staying up at night to support us,” said Doncic, relays Slovenian outlet…
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With this upcoming Air Jordan 1, A Ma Maniere and Jordan Brand is continuing their collaborative relationship that began with their Air Jordan 3. It sports a white suede upper with a reptile print on the burgundy crush present at the collar as well as the lateral and medial Swooshes and a burgundy crush Wings logo on the ankle. Other features include a quilted inner and a quote from the man himself, Michael Jordan behind the ankle flap that states , “You have to expect things of yourself before you…
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This iteration of the Nike Court Legacy sports an orange and canvas leather uppers with sail leather Swooshes adorning the lateral and medial sides. Vintage branding on the tongue and sail laces rounds out the look of upper. Below the aforementioned upper resides a sail black-striped sail midsole and gum rammer outsole. This Nike Court Legacy is available at nike.com and select retail venues; they will carry a $65 sticker price. Nike Court Legacy Orange/Gum Light Brown-Sail DJ1999-800 $65
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This upcoming triple collaboration between Nike, Sacai along with Fragment Design sports a blue mesh upper overlaid with obsidian suede. White Double Swooshes adorn the lateral and medial sides , with the double-element feature carrying over to the tongues and on the rear heel. Below this upper resides a white and blue double midsole with text on the white portion as well as a obsidian rubber waffle outsole. The Fragment x Sacai x Nike LDWaffle is planned to make its retail debut later this summer at nike.com and select retail…
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From nbl.com.au: He carried the flag for Australia at the opening ceremony in Tokyo and Patty Mills has made history by helping deliver the Boomers their first ever Olympic Games medal with a performance for the ages in a big win over Slovenia for the bronze medal. Mills was simply a man possessed at Tokyo’s Saitama Super Stadium on Saturday night to close the basketball tournament at the Olympic Games. At his fourth Olympics, he was not going to let Australia remain medalless in men’s basketball. The newly-signed Brooklyn Nets…
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When Los Angeles Clippers not only declined his player option speculation began to swirl that his time in Clipperland was coming to an end. It was also listed in addition to opting out when he would also take meetings with other teams. All the speculation, rumors ( and in some cases, wishful thinking) can now be shut down. According to Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes, Leonard is going to re-sign with the Clippers and terms are being worked out. Now while this is certainly great news for the Clippers organization and…
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The Memphis Grizzlies are sending sometimes controversial guard Grayson Allen to the Milwaukee Bucks for guard Sam Merrill and two future second round draft picks.
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The Chicago Bulls have been extremely active in this offseason, making several moves which, at least on paper, looks to have elevated the team into at least, serious playoff contention. They have addressed their need at the point guard position by adding Lonzo Ball in a sign-and-trade with the New Orleans Pelicans, completed another such deal to bring in all-star swingman DeMar DeRozan, and signed former Lakers two-way spark plug and fan favourite, Alex Caruso. These moves, as well as the Nikola Vucevic trade are a clear indication that the…
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The Hornets have emerged as a potential suitor for Lauri Markkanen. By Eurohoops teams at eurohoops.net/ info@eurohoops.net Lauri Markkanen is a restricted free agent and the Chicago Bulls can match any offer sheet he may sign with an other team. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, the Charlotte Hornetsis one club that is strongly interested in potentially presenting an offer sheet to the Finnish forward. Markkanen, as all other restricted free agents, may sign an offer sheet as early as this Friday (6/8). In 2020-21, Markkanen averaged 13.6 points and 5.3 rebounds in 25.8…
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