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Best of the (Basketball) Net: Mostly NBA and Partizan edition (Sorry, Barça fans…)
In case you haven’t heard, Partizan Belgrade pulled off a wicked 67-66 upset of FC Barcelona this week to end another notable winning streak while creating an instant classic. In other news, the NBA All-Star Game is bearing down full steam ahead and the hype machine appears to be set for full blast come Monday. […]
Hala Pionir: Belgrade's new singles bar?
Could Pionir Arena become known not only as one of the Euroleague’s top venues, but also a top spot in Europe for single ladies to scope out lads? Seriously. So declares one Ona Mona, penner of the “Sex i Grad” column for website Balkan Insight (a page you can bet BallinEurope has bookmarked). Ms. Mona […]
When I’m sixty-four: Happy birthday, KK Partizan!
How many oldsters do you know that choose to celebrate a 64th birthday by going four quarters? Of course, Кошаркашки клуб Партизан, a.k.a. KK Partizan, isn’t your typical sexagenarian, either. Partizan’s basketball club was founded on October 4, 1945 and in its first season took the Yugoslavia title. As the excellent – albeit in Serbian […]
Musings of a Partizan virgin
Sorry for the lateness; i knew a true fan wouldn’t miss the live Euroleague TV feed, but in a small corner of hometown Budapest it was the US last night and an American holiday. First thing this morning, though, it was on my screen. The following is my first riff on Partizan basketball as a […]
Euroleague to be a closed league
In an article in the French newspaper L’Equipe, the possibility of a closed Euroleague has been evoked and reportedly is very close to happening.