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Monday’s cigarettes
Yes, it’s finally Final Four week again. European basketball fans have waited a full year to get these feelings back again. And to start the week, well, here we go for some nice stories from around the globe.
Late Monday’s cigarettes
Here we go for the next round of the traditional Monday morning evening cigarette break.
Four-armed player with first win in EuroCup 2008/2009
On opening night of the newly created EuroCup, Lietuvos Rytas beat ASVEL Villeurbanne easily, 95-74, in front of 7500 spectators and Euroleague CEO Jordi Bertomeu. Matthew Nielsen is no longer playing for the Lithuanians, as he signed a new deal with Pamesa Valencia and will probably leave in the next days. The story of the […]
Zalgiris Kaunas stays alive and what a story!
We heard lots of stories and rumors about Zalgiris Kaunas and its eventual bankruptcy these days. But now it’s official: Zalgiris Kaunas has been saved and will continue to exist. No players will leave the team and the Euroleague retains its participant from Lithuania. But what has really happened that the traditional green powerhouse has come […]
Lithuanian invasion in the Bay Area
Lietuvos Rytas, one of the top two Lithuanian teams, will travel to the United States in October to play a friendly against the Golden State Warriors in the NBA preseason.
The BallinEurope playoff round-up
As the playoffs are running across Europe, BallinEurope will give you some regular updates about series in the different countries and the stories that you don’t read in the box scores.
The Lithuanian Finals (or, Arturas Jomantas starring in "Call Me Bruce")
The third game of the Lithuanian Finals was probably one of the best games of the year with the close win by Zalgiris in Vilnius, 91-90. But the Zalgiris fans are not even happy as the only thing they’re discussing is the dirty play of Arturas Jomantas.