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Greece name different roster for FIBA World Cup qualifiers

Greece have named a strong, but unfamiliar side for the first window of FIBA World Cup qualifiers. They will send a group of players that while have individual ...

Slovenia name final World Cup qualifying team

Eurobasket champions Slovenia have named their final roster for the FIBA World Cup qualifiers that start on Thursday. As expected, EuroLeague players Zoran Drag...

Olimpia Milano waive Zoran Dragic

Olimpia Milano officially announced that the team has parted ways with Slovenian guard Zoran Dragic. And in turn, Dragic is reportedly expected to sign with Ana...

Leandro Barbosa returns home, signs for Franca Basquete

After 14 years in the NBA, Leandro Barbosa has returned to his native Brazil and have signed for Novo Basquete Brasil side Franca Basquete. The 34-year-old head...

Cyprus' Simon Michail ready to turn his attention to the EuroBasket 2021 pre-qualifiers

With the FIBA World Cup qualifers stealing the spotlight this week, along with the regular round of EuroLeague fixtures mixed in, it’s understandable to forget ...

Toronto Raptors rookie OG Anunoby: Playing for Great Britain is something I would consider

Toronto Raptors rookie OG Anunoby has revealed that he would consider playing for the Great Britain national team in the future. The 20-year-old Londoner has im...

Turkey make things interesting by adding Doğuş Balbay and Birkan Batuk and Melih Mahmutoğlu in squad

Turkey have added EuroLeague players Doğuş Balbay and Birkan Batuk of Anadolu Efes, and also Melih Mahmutoğlu of Fenerbahce to their FIBA World Cup qualifying s...

Boston Celtics: Still on fire

Their impressive come-back from a 17-point deficit against the defending champions, Golden State Warriors, not only gave Boston their 14th straight victory (92-...

HIGHLIGHTS: EuroLeague round up (week 8, Friday)

Nicolo Melli and Jan Vesely made it a memorable night for the reigning EuroLeague champions as they overcame CSKA Moscow after a period of overtime. Vesely scor...

No EuroLeague stars in Spain World Cup team

Spain have named their 16-man squad for the World Cup qualifiers but there is no room for the NBA or EuroLeague-based stars. Speaking at a press conference Span...

Great Britain announce squad for FIBA World Cup qualifiers

New Great Britain coach Tony Garbelotto has named his squad for the upcoming FIBA World Cup qualifiers, which begin next Friday. Nine of the 12 that represented...

HIGHLIGHTS: EuroLeague round up (week 8, Thursday)

The first leg of week eight fixtures in the EuroLeague brought great success to the road teams with just one home victory in the four-game Thursday. Maccabi FOX...

Three EuroLeague stars included in revised France World Cup squad

France coach Vincent Collet has named three players from the EuroLeague in his revised line-up for the World Cup qualifiers. Earlier in he week, French media ha...

Andrea Trinchieri: We believed in ourselves

Brose Bamberg completed one of the EuroLeague’s greatest ever comebacks to snatch an 84-81 win over Barcelona and head coach Andrea Trinchieri even admitted tha...

HIGHLIGHTS: EuroLeague round up (week 7, Wednesday)

They needed overtime to do it but Olympiacos gained a measure of revenge in their EuroLeague title game rematch against Fenerbahce, CSKA Moscow pulled clear at ...

The EuroCup Top 16 gates open

Round 6 started the second half of the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season and saw the three undefeated teams – Darussafaka Istanbul, FC Bayern Munich and Lokomotiv Ku...

EuroBasket Women qualifiers 2019: Greece maintain unbeaten start; Spain, France still comfortable

Great Britain were involved in another classic battle in the latest round of Eurobasket Women 2019 qualifiers but this time, they fell short. After an exciting ...

Baskonia players won't join their national teams for FIBA World Cup qualifiers

Baskonia has joined Olympiacos on the list of EuroLeague teams that will not participate in the upcoming FIBA World Cup qualifiers. Latvia’s Janis Timma announc...

Mindaugas Kuzminskas could be available during FIBA window

Mindaugas Kuzminskas has given Lithuania a boost by saying that he might play for the national team during the international window until he finds a team. Kuzmi...

The greatest individual seasons in CBA history

Chinese basketball league was truly exposed to the basketball world only in 2011, when NBA was shaken by another lockout. Prominent NBA players such as Wilson C...