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Giannis finds a way
Giannis Antetkounmpo showed his grit as he fought through incessant D from a battling Czech Republic side to finally guide Greece to the quarter finals At halftime every Greek journalist was either dead silent or nervously muttering. Everyone knew this wouldn’t be a pushover but the same group that had been chatty throughout the group […]
Preview: Greece vs Czech Republic
The last 16 of EuroBasket 2022 is here and the final game of the round promises to be the Greek Freak show as Giannis Antetokounmpo and Greece battle Czech Republic All games from now on are at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany When? 20.45 CEST, 19.45 BST, 14.45 EST, 11.45 PST How they got […]
No longer the bridesmaids, Efes make Euroleague final
After more than two decades of being reminded time and again that they just didn’t belong competing for the big titles, Anadolu Efes bullied their way past Fenerbahce in the Fernando Buesa Arena with a dominant display to make a maiden Euroleague final. Emmet Ryan was on the scene When you control the tempo, when […]
Euroleague Final Four players as WWE stars
There will be many serious analytical pieces about the Final Four on BiE in the run-up to Istanbul. This is not one of those pieces. Emmet Ryan looks at players across all four teams competing in Istanbul and finds their equivalent in the squared circle Pero Antic – The Big Show Bearded and skinheaded: Check […]
VIDEOS: Vesely on how Fenerbahce’s fans give him energy
BallinEurope’s Emmet Ryan caught up with Jan Vesely, Pero Antic, Bobby Dixon, and Bogdan Bogdanovic after Fenerbahce’s epic overtime win over Laboral Kutxa Baskonia in the Euroleague Final Four Jan Vesely talked to BallinEurope about how he drew energy from the Fenerbahce crowd in Friday’s Euroleague Final Four victory over Laboral Kutxa Baskonia. Vesely also […]
VIDEOS: Satoransky and Vesely react to making Olympic qualifiers
Czech Republic stars Jan Vesely and Tomas Satoransky shared their thoughts after they booked their place in next summer’s Olympic qualifiers with a convincing win over Latvia at FIBA EurobBsket 2015. Watch both men speak below.
VIDEO: Vesely says nothing is over
After losing to Italy at EuroBasket, the Czech Republic has one last shot at making the Olympic qualifiers. Jan Vesely told BallinEurope that nothing is over for his team. BallinEurope is in the running for two awards at Blog Awards Ireland. Go here to vote for BiE
Fenerbahce stunned at home after another shocking first half
Bobby Dixon was the hero for Pinar Karsiyaka in Istanbul but Fenerbahce Ulker allowed old problems to get in their way as they were stunned 96-97 at home in Game 1 of the Turkish League semi-finals. It’s almost best to go in reverse order here. Karsiyaka won thanks to a fortuitous off-ball foul late in […]
Twas the night before the Final Four
The heat is hot and the air is dry but the action is about to finally kick off at the Euroleague Final Four in Madrid. Emmet Ryan was at the Barclaycard Centre to talk to the players who will take the floor on Friday. Thursday was a mild improvement from Wednesday, with temperatures hitting just […]
EuroBasket 2015: No Vesely no problem and Gentile steps up
It was another busy night in the second qualifying round for EuroBasket 2015, with Russia dropping their second straight while Germany and the Czech Republic bounced back. In case you need a re-cap on what the teams involved need to do to qualify, the seven group winners progress to EuroBasket 2015 along with the top […]
Eurobasket 2013: Which NBA players are in, which are out?
Because it’s never too early to start looking ahead to Eurobasket 2013 – wait a minute, there’s only 11 weeks left until tipoff? Definitely not too early, then, to take a look at the formative rosters for the big Continental tournament. While only a few national teams (Croatia and Lithuania among them) have released preliminary […]
Taking stock of European players in the NBA, 2012-13
BallinEurope will be celebrating NBA Opening Day with lots of stuff centered on the big league; firstly, BiE takes stock of Continental ballers in the ‘States. Taking a look at this year’s roundup, we note that 53 Europeans have been named to NBA clubs’ 15-man roster, just beating the pace of the 52 listed in […]