March 2012 42
Hendrix, Maccabi Tel Aviv negotiations “are broken”; FC Barcelona, Real Madrid interested?
Wow, we’re really already talking about the 2012-13 free-agency period? And now that Maccabi is up two games to one on Panathinaikos in their playoff series they’re reading to sever ties with a key component? Apparently, both bylines may be true, as sports talent agency/advisory firm You First Sports announced last night that “Andy Miller, […]
DaShaun Wood goes for 27, Alba Berlin torches Phoenix Hagen, 114-86
While Alba Berlin (22-6) continues to try and claw its way up Germany’s Bundesliga standings at three games behind current top-seed Brose Baskets Bamberg, the team last night got a little relief in the form of a game against relegation-zoners Phoenix Hagen (8-20 and in a three-way tie for 15th place) to put up some […]
Dragon produces Euro-centric NBA highlight of the night
Euro-centric NBA highlight clip of the night? That’s easy. Check out Goran “The Dragon” Dragic leading the break for his Houston Rockets, slickly executing a behind-the-back dribble to blow past Jason Kidd and then dish a no-look pass in the lane to former Saski Baskonia stud Luis Scola for an incredibly easy two. Unfortunately for […]
Andrew Bynum’s three-point shooting streak ends
Just because everyone’s all a-Twitter about it, here’s Andrew Bynum with – all hyperbole and kidding aside – one of the silliest threes ever taken in the NBA. Bynum is now 1-of-7 on threes in his career, with the sole make a meaningless one coming last Sunday to cap a loss against the Memphis Grizzlies. […]
Injured and possibly done for season in Lithuania, Sonny Weems tweets an S.O.S.
Bad news from Lithuania for Žalgiris Kaunas, NBA teams seeking a viable free-agent guard for 2012-13, and Sonny Weems himself. After suffering a foot sprain in Žalgiris’ LKL 88-71 victory at Rudupis, Weems’ season may now be done and, if so, the former Toronto Raptor reports he’ll be heading back home to the ‘States. Making […]
Lionel Messi got game … sort of
Over in that other sport, FC Barcelona’s Lionel Messi is hot enough on the international level to have earned the sobriquet “greatest of all-time” from Barca manager Pep Guardiola; hype is high enough that Guardian UK readers are calling Messi better (by far) than the likes of Diego Maradona, Pele, Johan Cryuff, Zinedine Zidane and […]
Following Parker, Noah, De Colo and Team France “On the Road to Britain”
With about four months to go before the 2012 Olympic basketball qualifying round tips off, the Fédération Française de Basketball (FFBB) and director Benoit Dujardin have launched a series of short documentaries on Team France’s preparation for the London Games. Episodes in the 14-part “On the Road to Britain” series will be released on YouTube […]
Alba Berlin dance team doin’ work
This one goes out to the German-speakers and cheerleader fans among the BallinEurope audience – BiE suspects no shortage in either category – to perk up Monday morning here on the Continent. Check out the preparations undergone by the Alba Berlin dance team before a recent match at O2 World arena as well as some […]
Chicago Bulls produce Euro-centric highlight and lowlight of the weekend
The Euro-centric buzzer-beater of the week? That’s easy: Not only did Team Britain force Luol Deng show great positioning in order to grab the offensive rebound and follow with a game-winning tip-in at the overtime buzzer to upend the Toronto Raptors, 102-101, on Saturday night, his two resulted in the nicely European-flavored Chicago Bulls bagging […]
Andrei Kirilenko to return to the NBA in 2012-13 … probably
In case you wanted the definitive answer to whether Andrei Kirilenko will be returning to the NBA for next season after his prospective Euroleague MVP year with CSKA Moscow, well, you’ll have to wait just a bit longer. Last week, Kirilenko made a few brief remarks to Greece-based Eurohoops.net; within this interview, the AK states […]
Euroleague Playoffs games two: Impressions, notes, YouTube highlight clips
Games two of the 2011-12 Euroleague Playoffs have gone down … also down and just about out are Gescrap Bilbao Basket, once again outmatched and whipped by CSKA Moscow, 79-60. Unics Kazan may also be in the razor’s edge category as even a lackluster performance by FC Barcelona shooters – seriously, 19-of-57 (33.33%) overall and […]
The moment, he owns it (or The best Nikola Pekovic highlight video we’ve seen this week)
Forget Rubio mania and Ersanity … the European player in the NBA to watch right now is the mighty Montenegrin bulldozer, Nikola Pekovic. The Minnesota Timberwolves big man recently inspired the below YouTube clip with soundtrack that old reliable, Eminem’s “Lose Yourself.” So enjoy Nikola seizing the moment, yo, and may Pekovinsanity reign!