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The BallinEurope playoff roundup
This time, we can announce one of the biggest surprises of all our reviews, even if not for the followers of this year’s Israeli league closer. Maccabi Tel Aviv has not won the championship this season.
BallinEurope goes to Hollywood
BIEGTH – RELAX don’t do it! Everybody knows this hit from the 80s. We’re not from the UK and the UK is not part of the European Union but well – BallinEurope goes to Hollywood, too! Thanks to FIBA (yes, you Nic!) and the NBA (Rachel Walsh) I will fly to Los Angeles and watch […]
Dirk Nowitzki in the high-school diploma questions
BallinEurope is not only a basketball blog, we also talk about the stories that are somehow related to the sport we love. So the info I found today on the net made me smile a bit as it shows the importance of Dirk Nowitzki in Germany.
Larry Bird knows Europe, or not?
Larry Bird, one of the greatest basketball players of all time and current president of the basketball operations of the Indiana Pacers recently gave an interview on the 1070 The Fan show with Eddie White and Bob Kravitz. And one of the subjects was the NBA Draft.
The BallinEurope playoff roundup
The action continues in full effect, with more and more leagues entering their true decisive phases. And when the decision approaches, players begin to lose their nerves.
Portland Trailblazers fans – be brave …
I know: What else can happen besides a season without your number one overall draft pick? Well, Greg Oden will be playing for you next season but another guy might not: Rudy Fernandez. ACB.com reports that Rudy was injured during the semifinals against FC Barcelona. He hurt his right elbow and a MRI should tell us […]
Basketball betting: The man behind the odds
Ever wondered who makes the odds and how? You probably thought it’s all done by computers, but no: Even in this business, the computer can’t take the place of a human being. This is is why we talked to Arvids, an odds compiler for Betway.com. Arvids gets paid for dealing with sports and bets all day […]
Marcus Sloan: We did it!
We did it! After what seemed like the longest season of my life, we capped it off by winning the ‘ship!!
New FIBA rules in for 2008-2009
We’ve already talked about the rules changes that FIBA has made in order to improve the game of basketball . Tonight, the French basketball federation published a report about the FIBA/ULEB meeting of 14 May concerning the organization of next season.
Great Britain Basketball sees big; Luol Deng excited
2012 is the date for British Basketball, with the Olympic Games taking place in London, and the aim of GB Basketball is to have a competitive team before this date. That’s why the federation is bundling all their efforts in order to unite the best players that have any kind of links with the United […]
Joakim Noah goes to jail
The AFP reports that Joakim Noah, Chicago Bulls center, French national team player and son of former tennis star Jannick Noah, got caught “carrying a plastic cup.” Sounds funny, right? Oh well, sometimes it’s fun to rip things out of context. Let’s be serious. In most places in the United States, carrying around alcohol in public […]
Monday's cigarettes
The rumors in Europe are in heavy rotation these days when it comes to transfers. But we also found some other nice stories that are worth mentioning.