basketball

First active NBA Player becomes billionaire

LeBron James has hit the $1 billion milestone after nearly 20 years in the NBA. The iconic Los Angeles Lakers star just became the first NBA player to score the billionaire title while still actively playing, …

Basketball Euroleague disqualifies all Russian clubs

Basketball Euroleague disqualifies all Russian clubs

Basketball Euroleague has decided to exclude all Russian clubs. The press service of the tournament explained that the results of Zenit, UNICS and CSKA in the current season 2021/22 were canceled due to the situation in Ukraine. Also, …

Turkish League best scorer joins CSKA

Turkish League best scorer joins CSKA

CSKA Moscow bolstered its backcourt by signing Allerik Freeman, who has been one of the best scorers in the 7DAYS EuroCup this season with Frutti Extra Bursaspor. As BasketNews reportedy, Bursaspor will receive a buyout of …

Erdogan plays basketball, calls on citizens to pick up sports

Erdogan plays basketball, calls on citizens to pick up sports

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday called on citizens to pick up sports for better life and health. The call came after Erdogan played a game of basketball with several senior ministers and government officials at the …

Dynamo basketball team becomes champion of Georgian Superliga

Dynamo basketball team becomes champion of Georgian Superliga

Today, the competitions of the Georgian Basketball Super League finished in Georgia. In the final series of games, Tbilisi’s  Dynamo met with the Kutaisi team.   The Tbilisi team became an undisputed winner and champion of Georgia …

Istanbul to host 2017 Final Four

Istanbul to host 2017 Final Four

Istanbul will host the 2017 Final Four from May 19 to 21 in what is sure to be a thrilling finish to a ground-breaking season, the first in European basketball history in which all the teams in the continent's premier competition are …

Day 15 of Olympic Games: what to expect?

Day 15 of Olympic Games: what to expect?

Today is the fifteenth day of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Athletes will compete for 30 medal sets: boxing, wrestling, taekwondo, basketball, water polo, volleyball, badminton, handball, mountain biking, athletics, diving, triathlon, …

 Lokomotiv-Kuban headed by Greek coach

Lokomotiv-Kuban headed by Greek coach

Russian basketball club ‘Lokomotiv-Kuban’ will be lead next season by 49-year old Greek coach Fotis Katsikaris.  He coached last season at UCAM Murcia in Spanish Liga Endesa. The list of …

CSKA defeats Turkey’s Fenerbahce

CSKA defeats Turkey’s Fenerbahce

Russia’s CSKA defeated Turkey’s Fenerbahce 101-96 in Euroleague Basketball finals on Sunday. CSKA Moscow guard Nando De Colo was the top scorer of the match with 22 points. His teammate, Milos …

Fenerbahce reaches Euroleague final

Fenerbahce reaches Euroleague final

The impressive victory in in Berlin’s Mercedes-Benz Arena made Fenerbahce the first Turkish basketball club to reach the Euroleague final. Fenerbahce will play the final with Russian team CSKA Moscow on Sunday, while Laboral Kutxa …