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Ricky Rubio agrees in principle to join Minnesota Timberwolves (Is end of world nigh?)
The day BallinEurope never thought would arrive may be upon us; ESPN reported early this morning that FC Barcelona wunderkind Ricky Rubio will be joining the Minnesota Timberwolves for the 2011-12 NBA season – if, in fact, there is a 2011-12 NBA season. Previously stating that he was holding back on a decision to wait […]
Baron Davis wants to tweet and Facebook your beard
Now here’s a tweet that demands attention from all over the world. Baron Davis first posted the following appeal to the hirsute during the Euroleague Final Four – or at least that’s when BiE discovered it – so take note, all you bearded ones on The Continent and we hope to see you on Facebook […]
Greek Cup final set for Sunday; Greece playoff schedule P.O.’s Bobby Brown
Just in case you were wondering, there will in fact be a 2011 Greek Cup awarded after all. Those two monster clubs, Olympiacos and Panathinaikos, will meet on Sunday to award the prize after months of delay and some strange behind-the-scenes decision-making. (Surely BallinEurope’ll be posting video of the typical fan shenanigans on Monday, so […]
Curtis Stinson, formerly of Split, Aris, wins D-League MVP: What does it mean?
The tweet from Draft Express rang out at 4.30am CET and posed quite the complex question. To wit: “What does Curtis Stinson – a guy no team in the NBA or Europe has any interest in – winning MVP of the D-League, say about the D-League?” Such consternation clearly comes from one with an encyclopedic […]
All-Euroleague Team polling nearly open
An important tweet to pass on for Euroleague fans here … at precisely 10am CET came this message on Twitter: Be the first to vote for this season’s All-Euroleague team. Voting opens in just a few hours on Euroleague.net. You decide! Just so you know.
Basketball highlights of the week: Featuring Prigioni, McIntyre, Llull and some jackasses
On a lazy Sunday before the ACB tips off, what better way to wile away a few minutes than checking out some recent video clips? BallinEurope has a half-dozen short vids encapsulating basketball this week from The Continent and ‘States. Enjoy! • Weirdness and excitement in Spanish basketball? You bet! BiE recalls that this was […]
A.I. owes in Colorado; no word on return to Beşiktaş Cola Turka
No word on Allen Iverson’s return from injury and to Turkey to resume playing for Beşiktaş Cola Turka, but negative press is out on Mr. Answer this week. The Denver Post first reported – in a story later picked up by several sources – that Iverson had stopped paying off a $3 million-mortgage on a […]
February Madness, Copa del Rey-style
“February Madness” begins this week in Europe, with a number of top domestic leagues hosting national cup tournaments; probably tops in pageantry and hype on The Continent is Spain’s Copa del Rey, a hoops bloodbath since 1984. BallinEurope this morning provides a few links, clips and whatnot in preparation for what they just had to […]
It’s Kemp, not Lafayette, to replace Iverson at Beşiktaş
A day after Oliver Lafayette failed a team medical test, Beşiktaş Cola Turka officials have announced the transfer of Marcelus Kemp from Virtus Bologna to occupy the roster spot left vacant by the injured Allen Iverson. Kemp has played professional basketball in Italy since playing four years with the University of Nevada Wolf Pack and […]
The angst of Primoz Brezec (in 141 characters or less)
You heard it here first … unless you get Primoz Brezec’ tweets, that is. Brezec’ Krasnye Krylia (a.k.a. the Red Wings), have dropped to 2-7 in Russian Superleague play – “good” for ninth place in the 10-team association – after losing to top-of-the-table Spartak St. Petersburg this afternoon, 81-65. The Slovenian big man soon expressed […]
Iverson, out for 6-8 weeks, says “I can say goodbye to basketball”
Has Allen Iverson’s 2010-11 season and/or career been derailed due to a calf injury? Today, a source with the Twitter handle “TurkishHoops” reported thusly: It’s official now. Allen Iverson is ruled out for 6-8 weeks because of an injury in right calf. He will have a surgery. Though nothing has appeared on the story on […]
BiE's Top 10 most popular stories of 2010
Yeah, we’re gonna do the “Top 10” retrospective thing, but trust BiE: It’ll be mostly painless. (After all, a little reviewing of crazy highlights never hurt anyone – even with a hangover.) These are the stories running on BallinEurope in calendar year 2010 that got the most “reads,” but how many do you remember? Relive […]