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Bo McCalebb, Fenerbahce stun Celtics

October 5, 2012 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

The Boston Celtics’ world tour hit an early snag when Gang Green lost its preseason opener, 97-91, to Turkish pro team Fenerbahce Ulker. Fenerbahce Ulker, one of Europe’s top club teams, scored 23 points off 25 Boston turnovers and held the Celtics to 18 points in the second quarter. Bo McCalebb, regarded as one of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Euroleague, General, NBA Tagged: Bo McCalebb, Bojan Bogdanovic, Boston Celtics, Fenerbahce Ulker, Kevin Garnett, NBA Europe Live, Rajon Rondo, Romain Sato

Curious moves by Spain coach Scariolo

August 13, 2012 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

The U.S.-Spain titanic showdown in the gold-medal game lived up to all the hype. The game hung in the balance until the final quarter when Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, and LeBron James made crucial baskets to give the U.S. enough separation from a very game Spanish squad led by Pau Gasol, Marc Gasol, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Euroleague, FIBA, General, Olympics Tagged: Chris Paul, Juan Carlos Navarro, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, London Olympics, marc gasol, Pau Gasol, Sergio Scariolo, Spain, United States

EUROLEAGUE: OLYMPIAKOS UPSETS CSKA

May 13, 2012 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

It wasn’t suppose to end this way for CSKA Moscow, a team that boasts NBA starters Andrei Kirilenko and Nenad Krstic and European star Milos Teodosic and could compete in the NBA. CSKA led for most of Sunday’s Euroleague Final in Istanbul, Turkey. But one dramatic comeback by Olympiakos Piraeus foiled CSKA’s championship aspirations. Trailing … [Read more…]

Posted in: Euroleague, General Tagged: Andrei Kirilenko, CSKA Moscow, Dusan Ivkovic, Gergios Printezis, Milos Teodosic, Nenad Krstic, Olympiakos, Pero Antic, Ramunas Siskauskas, Vassilis Spanoulis

RICKY-MANIA ROCKS MINNESOTA

January 2, 2012 by Joel Huerto 1 Comment

Prince is without a doubt Minnesota’s favorite son. But Ricky Rubio is fast becoming Minnesota’s favorite adopted son. Timberwolves All-Star forward Kevin Love – now in his fourth year in the NBA – says there is an electric atmosphere around the Target Center this season. Minnesota, which had been in the dark ages the past … [Read more…]

Posted in: Euroleague, General, NBA Tagged: David Kahn, Kevin Love, Minnesota, Prince, Purple Rain, Rick Adelman, Ricky Rubio, Timberwolves

AK47 MAKES CSKA MOSCOW SUPER DEADLY

October 30, 2011 by Joel Huerto 1 Comment

If not for the NBA lockout, Andrei Kirilenko would be in the United States preparing for his 11th season with the Utah Jazz. But with the NBA calendar wiped out through the month of November and labor negotiations continue to drag on, Kirilenko and other pros have made the trek to Europe to regain their … [Read more…]

Posted in: Euroleague, General, NBA Tagged: Alexey Shved, Andrei Kirilenko, Andrey Vorontsevich, CSKA Moscow, Darjus Lavrinovic, Lamont Gordon, Milos Teodosic, Nenad Krstic, Sasha Kaun, Viktor Khryapa

DERON WILLIAMS’ TURKEY DEBUT

October 19, 2011 by Joel Huerto 2 Comments

Deron Williams, the most recognizable NBA player playing overseas during this ridiculous lockout, scored 11 points and had five assists in a recent Turkish league game. Playing for Besiktas, the New Jersey Nets point guard was just 2-for-10 from the field in 23 minutes in a 107-69 victory over Bandirma Kirmizi, one of the least-talented … [Read more…]

Posted in: Euroleague, General, NBA Tagged: Bandirma Kirmizi, Besiktas, Deron Williams, NBA lockout, Semih Erden, Turkish league

WHY ITALY MAKES SENSE FOR KOBE

October 1, 2011 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Kobe Bryant recently said it would be a dream to play in Italy. Well, that dream could soon become reality as Virtus Bologna says it has reached a verbal agreement with the 33-year-old Los Angeles Lakers superstar that would pay him $3 million to play 10 games in 40 days in the Italian League. Assuming … [Read more…]

Posted in: Euroleague, General, NBA Tagged: Italian League, Kobe Bryant, Lakers, Mike Brown, Peyton Manning, Vancouver painters, Virtus Bologna

IBAKA PLAYS HUGE ROLE FOR SPAIN

September 19, 2011 by Joel Huerto 1 Comment

The final game of the 2011 European Championship turned into a huge block party for Serge Ibaka. In his first major international competition wearing the colors of the Spanish national team, the 21-year-old Oklahoma City Thunder forward had half of Spain’s 10 blocked shots against France and helped Espana capture the EuroBasket title in Lithuania. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Euroleague, General Tagged: EuroBasket 2011, Juan Carlos Navarro, marc gasol, Oklahoma City Thunder, Pau Gasol, Serge Ibaka, Spain, Tony Parker

EUROBASKET IS CRUCIAL FOR PAU GASOL

September 8, 2011 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Pau Gasol took the brunt of the criticism during the 2011 NBA playoffs when the Lakers were swept out of the second round by eventual champion Dallas. Gasol didn’t play his best during the series, and at one point he appeared so out of it that Lakers coach Phil Jackson was seen chastising his star … [Read more…]

Posted in: Euroleague, FIBA, General Tagged: EuroBasket 2011, Lakers, marc gasol, Pau Gasol, Spain

PARKER TOPS NOWITZKI AT EUROBASKET

September 3, 2011 by Joel Huerto 1 Comment

San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker appears to be in midseason form as he poured in 32 points and dished out six assists in leading France to an impressive 76-65 victory over Dirk Nowitzki and Germany in pool play of the 2011 European Championships in Lithuania. Parker made 11 of 20 shots from the field … [Read more…]

Posted in: Euroleague, FIBA, General Tagged: Dirk Nowitzki, EuroBasket 2011, France, Germany, Lithuania, Tony Parker
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