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Basket geek Mark Deeks needs your help for charity
Mark Deeks, arguably the geekiest man in basketball (and I say this as someone who has met Simon Jatsch), is doing something pretty nuts for Red Nose Day. Starting at 9pm UK time on Friday night, Deeks and two other guys will try to score 100,027 points in a game of darts over the course […]
A quick look at prospect Jordan Blount
Jordan Blount is the hottest prospect to come out of Ireland in quite a long time. The 6’7″ shooting guard is part of Canarias Basketball Academy and CBA just posted some highlights of the young man in action. h/t Sam Meyerkopf Anyone can look good on a mixtape but what jumps out for Blount here […]
BiE goes to the ball
Last Friday night it was our time to rep BiE Nation and all the Basketbloggers around the world as BallinEurope was up for best blog at the Digital Media Awards. Watch what happened: Thanks to everyone who supported us in our run to the final.
The curious case of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Mycroft Holmes
One is the NBA’s all time leading scorer, the other is the brother of one of the best known fictional characters in history. Emmet Ryan examines the literary challenge facing Kareem Abdul—Jabbar’s plan to write a novel based on Mycroft Holmes. Forget, if you can, the 6 NBA titles as a player along with 2 […]
This basketball rapper is the best worst thing ever
Who are the Oblate Dynamoes you almost certainly never asked? The amateur club is in a cup final and superfan Alan Carroll made this rap video with extensive support from a backing track straight off a learn to rap video from a mid 90s infomercial to show his support before they take on Portlaoise Panthers […]
BiE makes the final of Blog of the Year
Fantastic news from 81 Towers, mythical home to BallinEurope. The site brought to you originally by Mr European Prospects himself Christophe Ney and Tomas Seitz, made famous by Os Davis, and run for the last 18 months by yours truly, has been nominated in the Blog/Blogger of the Year category at the Digital Media Awards. […]
The NBA’s Christmas Crackers
The festive season is in full swing, and the NBA is ready to keep you entertained when you reach your limit of family stories. With a bumper week of action coming up, which games in particular will be worth keeping an eye on? Bumper Schedule The NBA has done well in recent years to establish […]
Fast Start for NBA Western Conference Contenders
The start of the NBA season tends to be tumultuous. The 82-game regular season takes nearly half a year in total, and the beginning sees a lot of players jostling for roles and teams keen to establish themselves. In the East, Cleveland’s new side has limped out of the gate a little unsteadily and are […]
Orlando Magic at the New York Knicks: Who will reverse their Fortunes?
While logic would suggest that the best sporting occasions pit confident and on-form teams against one another, these match-ups often fail to live up to expectation. In contrast, games between struggling sides usually deliver incredible drama and tension, as player strive to give their all in a bid to reverse their sides ailing fortunes. This […]
One-armed baller makes national squad
Are you ready to be inspired? I said ARE YOU READY TO BE INSPIRED? Ok, BiE has you sorted. Meet Jordan Lee, the 14 year old from Killarney, Co. Kerry who has done more with one-arm than most BiE readers could ever imagine doing with two. Lee, who is missing his left arm from the […]
Drazen would have been 50 today
Every time I watch a clip of Drazen Petrovic, I get the chills. They came over me when I opened the CMS to post this. It’s not a time for talking. It’s a time to remember why we talk about him.
VIDEO: 3×3 Finals dunk contest
Rafal ‘Lipek’ Lipinski claimed a third world title in the dunk contest at the 3×3 World Tour Finals in Japan. Check out the best of the action.