Category: Basketball

FIBA World Cup: Slovenia beats Estonia, 104-83

Brandon King

It was a night of easy work for the Slovenian national team as they cleaned up Estonia 104-83. In the first ten minutes of the game, Luka Dončić put a game’s worth of production for some players, racking up 10 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Dončić finished with a near triple-double with 25 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists. Goran Dragić turned in another strong performance with 19 points and Vlatko Cancar added 14 points. In a losing effort, Kerr Kriisa paced Estonia with 14 points. The win lifted…

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FIBA World Cup: Latvia smokes Turkey 111-85

Brandon King

Behind not shooting and a big game from Kristaps Porzingis, Latvia obliterated Turkey, 111-85. Kristaps Porzingis led all scorers with 22 points and grabbed 14 rebounds and Latvia connected on 20 of their 35 three-point attempts (57%) and led by as much as 31 points in the victory. Davis Bertans scored 17 points, knocking down 5 of his 7 three-point attempts. Rihards Lomazs chipped in 15 points, with Rolands Smits contributed 11. In a losing effort, Cedi Osman and Shane Larkin put in 15 points apiece.The loss drops Turkey to…

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FIBA World Cup News: France blows out Czech Republic, 95-60

Brandon King

France tipped off their second stage of 2023 World Cup Qualifiers in resounding fashion by laying a 95-60 smack down on the Czech Republic. Despite being without Tomas Satoransky, Jaromir Bohacik and Vit Krejci, the Czech Republic carried a 42-38 lead into the half, but the French defense choked out the Czech offense in the second half, only allowing 18 points. The Czech Republic were outscored 60-20 in the painted area and shot a frigid 35.5% from the field. The second half was delayed due to an issue with one…

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Lakers and Jazz finalizing deal for Patrick Beverley

Brandon King

Patrick Beverley, the guy you want to have on your team, appears to be on the move again. The veteran guard who was part of the haul the Jazz got back in the Rudy Gobert trade, is returning to his old stumping grounds, but to the opposite locker room. According to reporting from Adrian Wojnarowski the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Lakers are finalizing a deal that would bring Beverley to the purple and gold in exchange for Talen Horton – Tucker and Stanley Johnson. Last season Beverley averaged 9.2…

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FIBA World Cup News: Giannis in, Papagiannis and Papapetrou out for Serbia game

Brandon King

The Hellenic Basketball Federation announced their 12-man roster for their 2023 European World Cup Qualifier matchup against Serbia in Belgrade. One of those names listed that should be pleasing to Greek fans, and to a lesser extent Milwaukee Bucks fans, is Giannis Antetokounmpo. Back and knee soreness had limited Antetokounmpo to just two of Greece’s pre-competition friendly matchups, albeit he did show up big in those pair of games, averaging 27.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.5 steals per contest. However the squad will be without Panagiotis Kalaitzakis, Giannis…

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Kyrie, KD and other NBAers putting in some work

Brandon King

With the speculation, at least for the time being, over where they will shooting NBA basketball this season, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant, along with Trae Young, Victor Oladipo, Micheal Porter Jr, and some other professional basketballers took the hardwood to compare and improve their skills. Check out the brief video below via Through The Lens.

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KD is staying with the Nets

Brandon King

Kevin Durant ‘s trade request earlier this summer sent shock waves around the Association and his potential landing spot has been at the forefront of NBA discussions ever since. A recent weekend meeting with Nets owner Joe Tsai seemed to signal the two sides had potentially come to an impasse as reportedly Durant laid down an ultimatum of either him o. the pairing of head coach Steve Nash and general manager Sean Marks. After the meeting, Tsai came out in support of Nash and Marks, leading to speculation, that we…

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Eurohoops news: Draymond Green works out with Galatasaray NEF

Brandon King

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was an honoured guest of Turkish club Galatasaray NEF, who is currently win the midst of training camp, as they prepare for the 2022-23 Basketball Champions League and the Turkey BSL. The four-time NBA champ put in some work on the court and chopped it up with the team and head coach Andreas Pistiolis While in the nation that gave the world Enes Kanter Freedom, Green also paid a visit to Vodafone Park, home of the Besiktas football team. The 2022-23 Basketball Champions League…

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EuroBasket 2022 News: Andrew Albicy returns to French national team

Brandon King

Monday morning the French Federation of Basketball announced that point guard Andrew Albicy has been medically cleared to rejoin the senior national team. Albicy had been on the shelf for the past three weeks due to a thigh injury. His return to the team now swells the roster to 13 , meaning there will have to be at least one player trimmed to comply with FIBA rules, which allows for 12 players. There is also hope that center Moustapha Fall can rejoin the team; he was initially cut because of…

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FIBA World Cup News: Dennis Schröder not going to Sweden for Qualifiers

Brandon King

The German basketball federation announced that team captain Dennis Schröder is undergoing treatment in the nation and will not make the trip to Sweden for the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers. Schröder, 28, injured his ankle against the Czech Republic in the Hamburg Super Cup Tournament and missed the final against Serbia. It is still up in the air whether Schröder will be available for the second game of the Qualifiers, a home game against Slovenia and Luka Dončić. Schröder is the latest injury to the M.A.S.H. unit that has become…

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