Dallas Mavericks, in response to lawsuit, accuse ex-GM Donnie Nelson of extortion

The Dallas Mavericks responded Friday to a wrongful termination suit by Donnie Nelson, accusing the former longtime general manager of a “lengthy scheme to extort as much as $100 million” and saying the lawsuit was preceded by demands that he receive “in effect, a blackmail payment” in exchange for his promise not to expose the sexual orientation of…

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BNXT League enters super complicated cross-border phase

The national phase of the first season in the Dutch-Belgian BNXT League is over. It will now enter the cross-border phase that starts on Friday, March 4, and runs until Friday, April 29. The top 5 from each country will meet in the Elite Gold group. The other clubs find themselves in Elite Silver. The…

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LA Clippers beat Washington Wizards after trailing 35 points

Trailing by 35 points shortly before the half, LA Clippers tied the second-largest NBA comeback in the play-by-play era (since 1996-97) and stunned the Wizards 116-115 on Tuesday at Capital One Arena. The Clippers trailed 66-31 with 1 minute, 20 seconds left in the first half. Their 35-point comeback tied the Sacramento Kings’ win over…

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Malik Rose appointed Head of Basketball Operations for the G League

NBA Vice President, Basketball Operations, and two-time NBA champion Malik Rose has been named Head of Basketball Operations for the NBA G League. It was announced today by NBA G League President Shareef Abdur-Rahim. Rose replaces Brad Walker, who was named Commissioner of the America East Conference in August. In his new role, Rose will…

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90 points difference in Turkish league game

In yesterday’s Turkish league game, TOFAŞ beat HDI SİGORTA AFYON BELEDİYESİ with 145-55! It is European record for this season. After the first quarter, the home team led by “only” 27-15, but at halftime the difference was already 47 points (81-34). From there on, things got from bad to worse and via 116-48 in the…

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Top three NBA Title Contenders for 2021-22 Season

The 2021-2022 NBA season is literally right around the corner. Last season concluded with the Milwaukee Bucks winning their first title in 50 years. They defeated the Phoenix Suns in six games after losing the first two games of that series. While that was quite the accomplishment for a small-market team, for all intent purposes,…

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The meltdown of the Serbian Basketball school

Nikola Jokic was voted MVP of the 2020/2021 NBA season, Vasilije Micic was the MVP of the Euroleague, Milos Teodosic of the Eurocup, and Filip Petrusev of the Adriatic league. This is an incredible feat for Serbian basketball. Aside from the above players, Serbia has an additional five players in the NBA, of which Bogdan…

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Željko Obradović is the new coach of Partizan Belgrade!

Željko Obradović is the new head coach of Partizan Belgrade! The legendary basketball coach who has won 9 EuroLeague titles, including the one with Partizan NIS back in 1992 as a player, has returned to his favorite club. Obradović has signed a 3-year contract with the black-and-whites. The sensational news was announced by club president…

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Pau-Orthez sold to American investors

Paul-Orthez, nine times French basketball champion, has been taken over by the investment fund CounterPointe Sports Group (CSG), club president David Bonnemason-Carrère, the mayor, said on a video on Monday. de Pau François Bayrou and three representatives of CSG. The American company, represented by Tom Huston, Greg Heuss, and Stu Jackson, has pledged to pay…

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