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Previewing Round 7 of the Euroleague Top 16 with Phil Naessens
BiE’s Emmet Ryan joined Phil Naessens for our regular slot discussing Euroleague on the Phil Naessens Show. This week’s show discusses the Istanbul Derby between Anadolu Efes and Fenerbahce and a potentially decisive week for Group E. Press play to listen to the full show, the Euroleague discussion begins at the 34.20 mark.
This how Saras likes his burger and other highlights from #AskSaras
One night before being enshrined as a Euroleague legend, Sarunas Jasikevicius took command of Euroleague’s Twitter account to answer questions from fans about anything and everything. Given we expected the Lithuanian great to be asked all the standard basketball related questions, we opted for a slightly different approach in addressing the legend. . @bie_basketball It […]
El Clasico to feature cameras mounted on jerseys
As if tonight’s clasico didn’t have enough to make it worth watching already, Euroleague is sticking cameras on the jerseys of players to be used during the broadcast. Emmet Ryan spoke with Euroleague’s Alex Ferrer about this latest effort to bring the fans closer to the action. Real Madrid vs Barcelona in a car park […]
Euroleague introduces jersey cameras
Having pioneered Google Glass last season in the Top 16 and at the Final Four, Euroleague is taking another step towards integrating fans more into the on-court action with new jersey cameras. The trial, which saw FC Barcelona’s Maciej Lampe and Edwin Jackson wear the cameras during practice, showed the physical nature of the sport […]
Epic tribute from Crvena Zvezda fans to Marko Ivkovic
The death od Crvena Zvezda fan Marko Ivkovic before the Serbian club’s road game against Galatasaray in the regular season affected fans across Europe. On Friday night, Zvezda fans paid an emotional tribute to the young man ahead of Galatasaray’s visit for their Top 16 game. Here are the scenes from an extraordinary display before […]
Euroleague Hatmakers for Round 3 of the Top 16
The hatmakers series couldn’t have more of a corporate tie-in if it tried but we still like it. These are the best blocks from an exciting third round of Top 16 action in Euroleague.
A Euro perspective on David Blatt and the Cavs
The melodrama of the Cleveland Cavaliers season has seen David Blatt come under increasing pressure. BiE’s Emmet Ryan looks at how the pressure for the first-year NBA coach is nothing he can’t handle based on his previous posts. In 1977, at the height of the Cold War, Maccabi Tel Aviv beat CSKA Moscow 91-79 in […]
It’s a perfect day for Euroleague
This dude reminds me way too much of me. Just add 50kg and ditch the beard.
A quick look at Euroleague’s new look
Euroleague has switched to a responsive design for its website, BiE’s editor’s day job is as a tech journalist. It would be flat out weird for us not to talk about this. First up, it’s best to explain what responsive design means. It doesn’t hurt that you are viewing a site that actually uses it. […]
Talking about the final round of Euroleague with Phil Naessens
It has been eerily quiet on BiE of late, sorry about that and we will explain in time, but we return today with me once again joining the Phil Naessens show to talk about the final round of Euroleague action. Listen to the full show here.
Emmet talks about fan violence on the Phil Naessens Show
Normally I go on the Phil Naessens Show to talk about the games in European basketball. Following the death of Marko Ivkovic last week, neither I nor Phil felt that was appropriate for this week’s segment. Instead we discussed the incident in Istanbul along with what we as stakeholders in this game need to do […]
Euroleague Final Four 2015 logo for Madrid unveiled
We are just days away from tickets for this season’s Euroleague Final Four going on sale and the logo for this year’s decisive weekend has been unveiled. Watch the video below for an animated version of the logo coming to life. Here’s the full release from Euroleague: The biggest basketball fiesta of the coming year […]