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Euro club passed over “fat” Nikola Jokic

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Check out this interesting read at EuroHoops.net about how a young Nikola Jokic was overlooked by a club in Belgrade for being fat and no one though the future NBA MVP had any game. From the Eurohoops.net team/ info@eurohoops.net Partizan Belgrade’s former legendary coach Dusko Vujosevic talked about how the club ignored Nikola Jokic back when the current NBA MVP was a youngster because he was considered “fat” and because no one believed in his potential at all. Not even Vujosevic, who has an eye for prospects, himself thought that Jokic…

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CSKA Moscow takes VTB League Finals

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By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net UNICS Kazan put on one last effort to come back but CSKA Moscow didn’t allow it and sealed the deal with an 89-81 win in Game 3 of the VTB United league Finals. CSKA won the series with a 3-0 sweep and has won the VTB league for the 11th time in total and the 9th time straight. Last season was canceled and no champion was named. Daniel Hackett was named MVP of the VTB United League playoffs. Tornike Shengelia brought extra energy to the court and led the way with 19…

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Ioannis Papapetrou and Dinos Mitoglou lead Panathinaikos to the Greek League title

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By Eurohoops team at EuroHoops.net /  info@eurohoops.net Dinos Mitoglou and Ioannis Papapetrou have had a great season with Panathinaikos and they confirmed it with a big performance in the Greek League Final. They led the team to an 82-66 win to close out the series with 3-1 and hand the Greens their 39th domestic league trophy, fifth straight. The team captain Papapetrou logged 24 points, seven rebounds, and five assists while Mitoglou had 23 points and 11 rebounds. They shot 8-13 and 10-14 from the field respectively. Georgios Papagiannis added 14 points…

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June 10, 2021 NBA Injury Report

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Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT De’Andre Hunter SF Jun 9 Out Hunter (knee) will miss the remainder of the season and undergo meniscus surgery, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. Kris Dunn PG Jun 9 Day-To-Day Cam Reddish SF Jun 6 Out Coach Nate McMillan said Sunday that Reddish has been doing “nothing with the team” and has been mainly shooting as he works his way back from Achilles soreness, Sarah K. Spencer of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Brandon Goodwin PG May 18 Out Goodwin will miss the…

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June 9, 2021 NBA Playoff Recap

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Who Got It Done pt rb ast Chris PaulPHO vs. DEN 17 5 15 Nikola JokićDEN @ PHO 24 13 6 Devin BookerPHO vs. DEN 18 10 2 Jae CrowderPHO vs. DEN 11 5 0 Torrey CraigPHO vs. DEN 10 4 3 Deandre AytonPHO vs. DEN 15 10 0 Mikal BridgesPHO vs. DEN 16 2 0 Will BartonDEN @ PHO 10 1 3 Paul MillsapDEN @ PHO 11 6 2   2 blk Dario ŠarićPHO vs. DEN 8 4 1 Yesterday’s Scores Denver Nuggets (47-25)  98 Phoenix Suns (51-21)  123 PTS N.Jokić-DEN – 24…

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James Harden ruled out for Game 3

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James Harden has logged just one of oncourt action in the Brooklyn Nets Eastern Conference Semifinal playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks. The 2017-18 MVP injured his right hamstring on the first possession of Game 1. Harden exited the game and has been dealing with tightness in the muscle. This is the same injury that gave him issues toward the end of the regular season and it has already cost Harden Game 2 and it will also, unsurprisingly, keep him out for Game 3 as well. Harden’s passing ability and…

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June 9, 2021 NBA Injury Report

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Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Kris Dunn PG Jun 9 Day-To-Day De’Andre Hunter SF Jun 8 Day-To-Day Cam Reddish SF Jun 6 Out Coach Nate McMillan said Sunday that Reddish has been doing “nothing with the team” and has been mainly shooting as he works his way back from Achilles soreness, Sarah K. Spencer of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Brandon Goodwin PG May 18 Out Goodwin will miss the remainder of the season due to a minor respiratory condition that requires treatment, Brad Rowland of PeachtreeHoops.com reports. Boston…

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June 8, NBA Playoff Recap

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Who Got It Done Donovan Mitchell’s 45 helps Jazz to Game 1 win against Clippers Joel Embiid’s grown man 40 and 13 power Sixers to even series with Hawks pt rb ast D. MitchellUTA vs. LAC 45 3 5 Joel EmbiidPHI vs. ATL 40 13 2   12-16 ft Kawhi LeonardLAC @ UTA 23 7 3 Tobias HarrisPHI vs. ATL 22 6 4 Trae YoungATL @ PHI 21 3 11 D. GallinariATL @ PHI 21 9 2   5-9 3-pt Luke KennardLAC @ UTA 18 2 0 Seth CurryPHI vs. ATL 21…

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Lukas Lekavicius re-signs with Zalgiris

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By Johnny Askounis of EuroHoops.net / info@eurohoops.net Lukas Lekavicius extended his contract with Zalgiris Kaunas through the 2021-22 season with an option for the 2022-23 season, the Lithuanian powerhouse announced Wednesday. Lekavicius, 27, returned to Zalgiris in 2019 following a two-year stint at Greece with Panathinaikos. The next season will be his eighth in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and sixth attached to his current club. Per the press release: “Right after the Betsafe-LKL Finals series was over, Zalgiris immediately started setting the stones for next season, extending a contract with point guard…

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June 8, 2021 NBA Injury Report

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NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Kris Dunn PG Jun 7 Out Dunn (illness) has been ruled out for Tuesday’s Game 2 against the 76ers, Sarah K. Spencer of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. De’Andre Hunter SF Jun 7 Day-To-Day Hunter (knee) will be a game-time decision for Tuesday’s Game 2 battle against the 76ers, Sarah K. Spencer of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Cam Reddish SF Jun 6 Out Coach Nate McMillan said Sunday that Reddish has been doing “nothing with the team” and has been mainly shooting as he works his…

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