Category: FIBA

EuroBasket News: Giannis and Thanasis will join Greek national team tomorrow

Brandon King

The elders of the brothers Antetokounmpo Giannis have arrived in Athens, touching down Tuesday, August 2. in two days. on August 4, they will be permitted to join the the Greek national team’s training, where they will join brothers Alex and Kostas, who have already been practicing with the Greek national team. According to the FIBA-NBA agreement, NBA players – unless there’s a special arrangement with their franchise – can be part of the preparation period of their national team for 28 days before major FIBA tournaments and 14 days…

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International Hoops: European FIBA World Cup qualifiers locked in

Brandon King

Eight national teams survive the European pre-qualifiers of the 2023 FIBA World Cup By Eurohoops Team at Eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net Belarus, Iceland, Latvia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Portugal, Slovakia, and Sweden have advanced through the European pre-qualifiers of the 2023 FIBA World Cup. They will join 24 more countries in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Qualifiers. A total of 12 national teams will progress to the final stage scheduled to take place in Indonesia, Japan, and the Philippines. The Qualifiers draw will take place on August 31. Per FIBA.BASKETBALL: “The 32-team field…

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FIBA postpones both of North Macedonia’s games in the November window

Brandon King

Following several positive COVID-19 test amongst North Macedonia team members, FIBA made the decision to postpone both of its games -against Italy and Estonia- in the November window of the EuroBasket qualifiers. From FIBA: Following the Covid-19 Protocol for FIBA Official National Team and Club Competitions and the advice of its Medical Commission, FIBA has decided to postpone both North Macedonia FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers games scheduled to take place in November to the February 2021 window. Additional tests were performed yesterday, and with the health and safety of payers,…

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