Zubac on another level for Croatia
It all came so easy for Ivica Zubac against Great Britain, despite his team mates struggling against the underdogs in the first half, as the LA Clippers big man demonstrated why Croatia’s hopes ride and die with him at EuroBasket 2022 Zubac waited his turn patiently. Bojan Bogdanovic scored, so too Dario Saric, and Mario […]
Preview – Greece vs Italy
It’s the third day of EuroBasket 2022 and the second day of action in Group C in Milan. The action concludes with hosts Italy taking on Greece Where and when? Mediolanum Forum, Milan, Italy. Tip off is 21.00 CEST, 20.00 BST, 15.00 EST, 12.00 PST Record to date Greece 1-0 (Beat Croatia 89-85) Italy 1-0 […]
Preview – Ukraine vs Estonia
It’s the third day of EuroBasket 2022 and the second day of action in Group C in Milan. The second game on the docket sees Ukraine look to effectively punch their ticket to the next round while Estonia is hanging on for dear life. Where and when? Mediolanum Forum, Milan, Italy. Tip off is 17.00 […]
Preview – Croatia vs Great Britain
It’s the third day of EuroBasket 2022 and the second day of action in Group C in Milan. The action starts with Croatia and Great Britain both looking to get their first win of the campaign. Where and when? Mediolanum Forum, Milan, Italy. Tip off is 14.15 CEST 13.15 BST 08.15 EST 05,15 PST Record […]
EuroBasket GotD – Lithuania vs France
Every day throughout the group phase of EuroBasket 2022, we’ll select our game of the day that is a must-watch for all basketball fans. For Day 3, it’s a clash of two big guns that lost on the opening day as France and Lithuania both aim to avoid falling to 0-2 The Game Lithuania vs […]
Reaction: Mannion, Drell, Datome, and Polonara
BiE’s Emmet Ryan spoke with the stars of Italy and Estonia’s clash at EuroBasket 2022 as Luigi Datome, Achille Polonara, Henri Drell, and Nico Mannion, all shared their thoughts following victory for the hosts. Datome said the victory looked easy but was far from it Polonara meanwhile said the performance was good but that Italy […]
Estonia prove an inspiration for small nations even in defeat to Italy
It was always expected to be Italy’s night in Milan but the travelling Estonian players and support showed that they’re an emerging presence in European basketball Three cheers for Estonia. Whatever else happens in this tournament, for a nation with such little recent pedigree at this stage of EuroBasket to come here and roar right […]
Video: Reactions from Papanikolau, Thanasis, Zubac, and Dorsey
BiE caught up with some of the stars of the Greece and Croatia national teams after Greece’s narrow victory in the opening round of EuroBasket. Tyler Dorsey was the star of the show for the victors and he talked about how he knows the Dallas Mavericks were watching. Ivica Zubac meanwhile was understandably disappointed but […]
Double double for Giannis as he receives a hero’s welcome in Milan
There was no question that Tyler Dorsey was the most impressive man on the court for Greece against Croatia. There was also no doubt that the fans were still going to treat Giannis Antetokounmpo’s every move with far more attention. Emmet Ryan on an extraordinary afternoon in Milan as Greece took down Croatia Oh you […]
Video: Svi Mykhailiuk and Devon van Oostrum react to Ukraine’s win over Great Britain
Ukraine beat Great Britain 90-61 in the opening game of Group C and BiE’s Emmet Ryan caught up with players from both sides to get their reactions to the game. Svi Mykhailiuk was in an good mood after the game and he paid tribute to the fans back in Ukraine for supporting the team. He […]
Alex Len shows his class as Ukraine make light work of Great Britain
It was an impressive first outing for Alex Len as the Sacramento Kings big man led Ukraine to a comfortable victory over Great Britain in the opening game of Group C at EuroBasket 2022 There was an old saying in the Irish Super League in the 1980s. The Americans will score what they want, this […]
Eurobasket 2022 GotD – Ukraine vs Great Britain
Every day throughout the group phase of EuroBasket 2022, we’ll select our game of the day that is a must-watch for all basketball fans. For Day 2, it’s the first selection of games in Milan that we go to for the clash of Ukraine and Great Britain. The Game Ukraine vs Great Britain, Group C, […]