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Iverson arrives in Turkey, gets serenade in Istanbul airport
Allen Iverson’s flight touched down in Istanbul a bit after 9am local time this morning and if there’s any doubt as to whether Beşiktaş fans are 1000% behind their prospective on-court stud, A.I. certainly couldn’t see any. Decked out in Philadelphia Phillies cap and Beşiktaş Cola Turka white-and-black, Iverson immediately endeared himself to the throng […]
Allen Iverson’s Turkish arrival, introduction delayed
Ah, bummer: Reportedly, Mr. Answer’s arrival in Turkey – and thus his high-profile presentation to surely already-adoring Beşiktaş Cola Turka fans – has been delayed. In a brief story, Besiktas officials, via the Associated Press, informs that Iverson will not even be arriving in Istanbul until Monday, November 8th. Presumably, then, the official unveiling of […]
Straight from Turkey: Allen Iverson's new nickname
BallinEurope (and surely you, too) are anticipating Allen Iverson’s European debut with Beşiktaş Cola Turka tomorrow night against Bornova Belediye … in so doing, BiE scoured the team’s official website for some (read: any!) English-language information on A.I. taking his talents to Turkey. Sadly, very little, Anglically speaking, is easily available, but BiE did find […]
No. 3 in black and white: Allen Iverson's new uniform
It still seems so unreal, but now there’s video proof that Allen Iverson will be playing basketball in Turkey in the 2010-11 season. Click below the link to see A.I. signing, followed by the unveiling of his new no. 3 Besiktas Cola Turka jersey. Clip #2 features Iverson’s positivity on the opportunity with Besiktas and […]
Iverson to sign this weekend, play November 8
It’s official, or at least Philadelphia news outlets are reporting so: Allen Iverson will officially be taking his talents to Küçüksu Beach and will this weekend sign a two-year $4 million deal with TBL club Beşiktaş Cola Turka, thereby potentially making the biggest splash by an NBA player overseas since Dominique Wilkins. A press conference […]
Besiktas exec offers Iverson contract details, says wait 10 days
Turkish media is naturally buzzing with anticipation about the arrival of Allen Iverson to Beşiktaş Cola Turka and, while club GM Şeref Yalçın is utterly positive the Answer is set to play TBL ball, he cautions that the wait for A.I. on the court could be another 10 days or so. Reassuring fans that “Iverson […]
Coach Calipari's last word on Enes Kanter
One last quickie this morning for y’all: Coach John Calipari has posted what is promised to be his final statement on Enes Kanter NCAA eligibility matter.
Turkey calling Iverson … and NBA fans encourage the move
Ah, sometimes BallinEurope finds NBA-centric fans positively equanimous. Or maybe NBA.com has just seen a flood of traffic from this side of the puddle these last couple of days…
Kanter waits for NCAA decision; war of words heats up
With his son’s immediate-term basketball future at stake, Dr. Mehmet Kanter took his grievances about Fenerbahçe Ülker to American media last week. This morning, Fenerbahçe, in the person of general manager Nedim Karakas, fired back at prospective University of Kentucky big man Enes Kanter’s dad in the sports pages of this morning’s New York Times. […]
Eurocup 2010-11 teams announced: Greece, Italy, Turkey, Spain place three each
The list of teams that will make up the 2010-11 Eurocup regular seasons is all but complete – 93.75% complete, to be exact, with 30 of the 32 teams now set. The finish of the Eurocup Qualifying Round promoted eight more clubs into the regular season, leaving two more spots open, which will be determined […]
European players in the NBA for 2010-11 (or, Come on, Raptors, sign Primoz Brezec already) [UPDATED]
With NBA teams starting to get warmed up for the regular season tipoff, BallinEurope figured it high time to take stock of the European players prospectively set to take the court in America for 2010-11. In considering the expanded rosters for each of the 30 NBA teams, BiE counted 50 players from The Continent plus […]
Tuesday cigarettes: FIBA World Championship smokin’
For longtime readers of BallinEurope, here’s a brief trip down Memory Lane … we’ll call these “Tuesday cigarettes,” a collection of quotes, links and YouTubes (especially YouTubes) focused on the 2010 FIBA World Championship. Inhale and enjoy! • Team Russia head coach David Blatt, who “was one of those kids crying when the American team […]