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Latest NBA Trade Rumours
Kevin Durant in the Lakers? Bryant in New York? Pau Gasol in Memphis alongside his brother? These are the latest NBA rumours that just might prove to be true.“> Kevin Durant’s contract with Oklahoma runs out next summer, and there have been rumours that he just might leave the Thunder in order to go elsewhere […]
Cedi Osman said the goal was to stop Schroeder and Nowitzki
Cedi Osman said he was happy with Turkey’s efforts containing Dirk Nowitzki and Dennis Schroeder and with the development of his own role following victory over Germany at EuroBasket 2015. BallinEurope is in the running for two awards at Blog Awards Ireland. Go here to vote for BiE
VIDEO: Ataman said this win was to give the people of Turkey morale
Ergin Ataman said his side wanted to give the people of Turkey morale after tragic events back home in recent days. Ataman also looked ahead to the clash with Serbia and said he loved the Serbian people. Watch the full clip below. BallinEurope is in the running for two awards at Blog Awards Ireland. Go […]
VIDEO: Stefansson says Iceland will keep playing with heart
Jon Stefansson told BiE that the Iceland team was enjoying its experience at EuroBasket after his side lost to Serbia in Berlin. The Iceland star said the team will keep fighting through its final two games of Group B. Watch the full interview below. BallinEurope is in the running for two awards at Blog Awards […]
This pub is EuroBasket 2015
We will write about basketball soon but Emmet Ryan found a noble cause while roaming through Kreuzberg on Wednesday night The business begins on Thursday. That’s when we register, that’s when those of us in Berlin begin to act like basketball journalists. Tonight however was about the city. It’s long been a home for defiant […]
Salaries of French basketball clubs 2014/15 released
The LNB Pro A and Pro B salaries for 2014/15 have been released and the figures are fascinating reading, particularly so considering I don’t speak French. Fortunately, I have a mate with good French whose other half has even better French because she is French. This is how we managed to understand the clearly presented […]
So that’s why Jordan Brand is sponsoring Croatia
Some excellent detective work by Dave Hein over at Road to the Association. Aside from the implications of the games at hand, the talk amongst many of the European press corps at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was why Jordan Brand, as opposed to regular Nike, had started sponsoring Croatia’s national teams. The kit […]
VIDEO: Batum “Tony Parker texts me every day”
France’s Nicolas Batum told reporters that Tony Parker has been texting encouragement to him every day throughout the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. France took the bronze with a 95-93 win over Lithuania.
VIDEO: Valanciunas says FIBA World Cup has been a learning experience
Jonas Valanciunas spoke to BiE after Lithuania’s loss to France in the bronze medal game at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. Despite ending the tournament on a loss, the Toronto Raptor said the experience of the competition will help him in the coming NBA season.
VIDEO: Harden “Derrick Rose looked amazing”
James Harden spoke to the media about the USA’s win over Slovenia in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup quarter finals, saving particular praise for Derrick Rose’s performance.
VIDEO: DeRozan looking forward to facing Valanciunas
DeMar DeRozan spoke to the media after the USA’s win over Slovenia in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup quarter finals. The win means DeRozan will face his Toronto Raptors team mate Jonas Valanciunas and Lithuania in the next round. DeRozan told BiE that he is eager to take on his team mate for a […]
FIBA WORLD CUP: THIRD QUARTER SURGE SEES UKRAINE PAST DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 72-62
It was an ugly shooting display from Ukraine in the first half the opening game of Group C at the 2014 FIBA World Cup of Basketball but their D stood strong before the calvary arrived as they defeated Dominican Republic in Bilbao. Emmet Ryan reports from the scene.