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NBA preseason in London – again
The NBA announced today that two preseason games will be played in Europe this fall: The Chicago Bulls and the Utah Jazz will meet in the O2 Arena in London on October 6th 2009. Additionally, a second game is scheduled but the exact date, teams and place have not been revealed so far.
Would Ben Gordon be a bigger deal than Josh Childress?
All over the internet has the rumor spread that Ben Gordon has been offered €5.5 million Euros to join a team that already looks like they can win the Euroleague. As always, CSKA is denying this. It is also said that Ben Gordon would take an European offer of at least €7 million. First off, […]
Luol Deng won't play the Eurobasket
The British Basketball federation had high hopes on bringing the Chicago Bull to London in order to qualify for the next Eurobasket 2009 in Poland. Now this plan has turned out bad.
Josh Childress update: Signs with Olympiacos!
According to Lithuanian basketball web site krepsinis.net (thanks to Zaidaw), Josh Childress has signed with Olympiacos. To make it less a rumor, but a more reliable note: See here (for a picture of Josh actually signing), here and here are also reports and “photo evidence” of his signature in Greece with Olympiakos. If you are […]
Great rivalries in European basketball: Panathinaikos vs. Olympiakos
During these summer weeks in which club team action is slowing down a bit despite a hot transfer market, BallinEurope will give you a little history lesson with the presentation of the biggest rivalries in European basketball. And we’ll start in Greece.
An open letter to European Basketball
I’m writing you today on behalf of the Los Angeles Lakers. I have no official capacity with the club, but after watching three games of the NBA Finals, you can’t help but feel sorry for guys like Phil Jackson, Sasha Vujcic, Kobe Bryant and especially Jack Nicholson, who’s about one more fourth-quarter comeback away from […]
Joakim Noah goes to jail
The AFP reports that Joakim Noah, Chicago Bulls center, French national team player and son of former tennis star Jannick Noah, got caught “carrying a plastic cup.” Sounds funny, right? Oh well, sometimes it’s fun to rip things out of context. Let’s be serious. In most places in the United States, carrying around alcohol in public […]