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Olympic Hoops: Australia gets by Argentina to get to semifinals

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Team USA will meet Australia with the winning side advancing to the gold medal game of the Olympic Games By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net Australia went through to the Olympic Games semifinals by defeating Argentina, 97-59, on Tuesday. Patty Mills fired a game-high 18 points after averaging 21.7 points per game in the preliminary round. Matisse Thybulle added 12 points, five rebounds, and three steals. Jock Landale paired his 12 points with seven rebounds, five assists, and three steals. Joe Ingles dished out seven of his side’s 33 team assists. The Utah Jazz forward threw…

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NBA Free Agency 2021 Day 1 Recap

Brandon King

Chris Paul and the Phoenix Suns will agree to a 4-year, $120 million contract. Jarrett Allen and the Cleveland Cavaliers will agree to a 5-year, $100 million contract. Kyle Lowry and the Miami Heat (via sign-and-trade) will agree to a 3-year, $90 million contract. Norman Powell and the Portland Trail Blazers will agree to a 5-year, $90 million contract. Lonzo Ball and the Chicago Bulls (via sign-and-trade) will agree to a 5-year, $85 million contract. Evan Fournier and the New York Knicks will agree to a 4-year, $78 million contract.…

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“Multi-Color” New Balance XC-72

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This iteration edition of New Balance’s XC-72 is just one of a multitude of planned colourways of the silhouette. This upcoming XC-72 sports a khaki-coloured foundational layer overlaid with various hues of suedes. Large “N” logos adorn the lateral and medial sides, while an NB logo is present on the tongue; an external rubberised heel cup rounds out the upper. Below the aforementioned upper resides atop a faintly tinted lavender midsole and a two-toned and treaded rubber outsole. The “Muti-Color” New Balance XC-72 is set to release August 6 at…

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Check out these latest images of the “Pine Green” Air Jordan 3

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New images of the “Pine Green” Air Jordan 3 have surfaced. This new colourway of the Air Jordan 3 is planned to debut later this year. This beautifully executed colourway sports a black nubuck upper overlaid with elephant print at the toe and wrapping the heel. Pine green shows up on the lowermost and top eyelets, collar and the gold-bordered embroidered Jumpman on the tongue. Below this upper a two-tone white and pine green midsole and cement, pine green and white rubber outsole completes the aesthetic. The “Pine Green” Air…

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An initial look at the “University Red” Nike Dunk High

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What if we told you that there was another colourway of the Nike Dunk High planned to release in 2021? As hard that may be to fathom , that is, in fact the case. The “University Red” Dunk High sports a white leather foundational layer overlaid with university red at the toe, eyerows, lateral and medial Swooshes and wrapping the ankle. The same university red also shows up on the laces and the Nike branding on the tongue. Below the aforementioned upper upper resides a white midsole and university red…

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“Obsidian” Air Jordan 13” Official Images

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This fall will see the debut of the “Obsidian” , a new colorway of the Air Jordan 13. The white dimpled side panels on the lateral and medial sides are underlaid by obsidian with dark powder blue showing up on the Jumpman on the tongue. Below this upper resides an obsidian midsole with white “pods” and a dark powder blue bordered outsole with white herringbone traction sections. The “Obsidian” Air Jordan 13, as it currently stands, is planned to make its maiden retail run September 18 at nike.com and select…

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Detroit Pistons waive swingman Deividas Sirvydis

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Deividas Sirvydis becomes a free agent. By Eurohoops team at eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net The Detroit Pistons are waiving Lithuanian swingman Deividas Sirvydis per The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Sirvydis, the 37th overall pick in the 2019 Draft, signed a three-year deal with the Pistons in December to play in the NBA for the first time in his career. The 21-year-old player appeared in 20 games and averaged 2.1 points in 6.7 minutes. Before his move to the Pistons, Sirvydis had stints in Europe with Rytas Vilnius and Hapoel Jerusalem. He won the 2019 Lithuanian Cup with Rytas,…

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Overseas Hoops: Reyer Venezia adds Vassilis Charalampopoulos

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The Greek forward moves to Reyer Venezia with a multi-year deal By Eurohoops team at Eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net Reyer Venezia has signed Greek forward Vassilis Charalampopoulos to a multi-year deal, the club officially announced Sunday. Charalampopoulos, 24, spent the 2020-21 season with Olympiacos, where he averaged 2.5 points, 0.6 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 7 minutes per game over 11 EuroLeague contests. The forward will leave Greece for the first time in his career, after playing for Panathinaikos, PAOK and Lavrio before moving to Olympiacos. In Venezia, he will be reunited with former Panathinaikos teammate Michael…

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United States draws Spain as Oly men’s quarters are set

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Matchups for the quarterfinals of Men’s Basketball at the Tokyo Olmpics have been set. The United States draws a tough Spanish National Team in their quarters matchup, which will tip off at 12:40 a.m. EST Tuesday August 3. The countries are used to crossing paths, having met in gold medal games of the 2008 games in Beijing and 2012 in London ( both of which were won by the US). France, which won Group A, will face Italy, the runner-up in Group B, at 4:20 a.m. EST August 3. Group…

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Overseas Hoops: AS Monaco signs point guard Leo Westermann

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Westermann returns to France for AS Monaco By Eurohoops team at Eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net AS Monaco has signed point guard Leo Westermann to a deal for the upcoming 2021-22 season, the club announced Thursday. Westermann, 29, spent the previous season with FC Barcelona, with which he averaged 3.5 points, 2 assists and 1.5 rebounds in 11 minutes on the court across 24 EuroLeague contests. The experienced French guard returns home for the first time since 2016, when he played for Limoges. He has gained EuroLeague experience with Fenerbahce, Zalgiris, CSKA Moscow and Partizan and he’s…

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