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Dzanan Musa likely out for season after neck surgery

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From Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net Following the ACB Regular Season Round 19 game versus Baxi Manresa, Dzanan Musa was transferred to HULA hospital in Lugo to have surgery on his neck, as announced by Rio Breogan and confirmed by the player himself viaa post on Twitter Thursday evening. Musa, 22, will presumably miss the rest of the 2021-22 campaign, considering the ACB Regular Season schedule contains six more games for his side, stretching over the next four weeks. The team based in Lugo sitting at 14-14 is currently one game outside the Playoffs…

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Eurohoops: Real Madrid drops close one to Valencia

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VIa Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net After failing to build on a 13-point advantage, Valencia outlasted Real Madrid to claim the win, 94-93, at WiZink Center Sunday. Jasiel Rivero picked up a knee injury scoring the go-ahead bucket and earning a foul with 1:08 remaining in the exciting contest. The Cuban center exited but ended up sharing a team-high 16 points with Klemen Prepelic. Xabier Lopez-Arostegui registered seven of his 11 points in the fourth quarter. Captain Bojan Dubljevic added 11 more points aiding the Oranges up to 12-6. The team led by Pablo Laso dropped to…

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Eurohoops News: Nikola Mirotic leads Barcelona to win over Breogan

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Nikola Mirotic continued with big outings for Barcelona as he led them to another win in the Spanish League By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net Nikola Mirotic has been on a mission at the start of this season and has put on another strong performance with 22 points against Breogan, leading Barcelona to a 78-69 win. He also grabbed seven rebounds and accumulated a total of 32 PIR, compared to last game’s personal best of 34. Cory Higgins followed with 15 and Nigel Hayes with 14 points. For Breogan, Dzanan Musa scored 14,…

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Sergio Llull and Real Madrid to 2021 SuperCup

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Sergio Llull and Real outlasted Barcelona to claim the title. By Eurohoops team at eurohoops.net/ info@eurohoops.net Real Madrid came back from down 19 points to beat archrival Barcelona 88 – 83 in the final of the 2021 ACB Supercup and win the first title of the season in Spain. The Blancos registered the biggest comeback in the history of the competition to claim the trophy for fourth straight year and 29th overall. Sergio Llull scored a game-high 24 points in less than 20 minutes and was named tournament MVP. The Real Madrid star had…

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Eurohoops News: Marc Gasol to reportedly sign with Spanish club Girona

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Marc Gasol has decided to move on from the NBA and Girona will be his next and potentially last destination By Eurohoops team at eurohoops.net/ info@eurohoops.net It has been already known, following his trade from the LA Lakers to the Memphis Grizzlies, that Marc Gasol will move on from the NBA and remain in native Spain besides his family. That also opened up a path for him to play in Europe once again after 13 years. His name was linked to Barcelona and Girona, the two teams he played for before joining the NBA.…

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Overseas Hoops: Nigel Williams-Ross and Real Madrid agree on two-year deal

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Nigel Williams-Goss will show off his talents with Real Madrid in the upcoming season By Eurohoops team at eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net As Eurohoops’s Chema de Lucas reported earlier, Real Madrid and Nigel Williams-Goss agreed on a two-year deal and the official confirmation arrived by the club. “Real Madrid CF has reached an agreement with Nigel Williams-Goss, a point guard from Lokomotiv Kuban. The player remains linked to the club for the next two seasons, until the end of 2022-2023,” the club’s statement read. Williams-Goss spent the last season with Lokomotiv Kuban, averaging 17.6 points, 6.2…

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Real Madrid moves on from Tyus and Laprovittola

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Real Madrid has parted ways with Laprovittola and Tyus upon expiration of their contracts By Eurohoops team at eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net Real Madrid announced Thursday they have parted ways with guard Nicolas Laprovittola and center Alex Tyus upon the expiration of their contracts with the team. Laprovittola, 31, spent the previous two seasons with the Whites, averaging 6.8 points and 3.8 assists across 34 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague in the 2020-21 campaign. Experienced big man Tyus saw limited time on the court in his debut season with Real, as he posted an…

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Three NBA Players are on ACB’s Tanteo list

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From the Eurohoops team at Eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net NBA players Facu Campazzo (Denver Nuggets) Gabriel Deck (Oklahoma City Thunder) and Luca Vildoza (New York Knicks) are included on the 2021 Tanteo list of the Spanish ACB League. Their addition on the list is typical and more like a reminder that their previous clubs still retain their rights in Spain in a manner similar to what is happening in the NBA with restricted free agents. According to ACB rules, a club that owns the “Tanteo rights” to a player can match any…

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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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Could Pau Gasol be close to hanging the sneakers up?

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By Johnny Askounis of eurohoops.net /info@eurohoops.net Pau Gasol aims to help FC Barcelona capture its 19th domestic title and third of his own. His return in February receiving an enthusiastic response from the fans has been followed by strong outings all the way up to the best-of-three series determining the Spanish league champion. “This can be my last game,” he admitted in the buildup to Finals Game 2 planned to be held Tuesday evening at Barca’s home court, “I have been thinking for years that my last game could have been a long…

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