France outlasts Turkey for 68-64 win
Stationed in Lithuania, it’s BallinEurope’s Y. with his brief synopsis on France versus Turkey. Without further ado, here are his notes! Another great game at Eurobasket 2011, as France met Turkey tod...
Euroleague draw for 2011-12 complete; whoa, Group A is weird…
The draw for the 2011-12 Euroleague groupings has gone down; things shook out as the following. Group A Olympiacos Caja Laboral Baskonia Fenerbahce Ulker Bizkaia Bilboa Basket NGC Cantu SLUC Nancy Gro...
Jaka Lakovic signs with Galatasaray Café Crown (who oughta be in Euroleague…)
BallinEurope was shocked (and is still simmering a bit) when EL officials announced their nomination of Armani Jeans Milano to the single available “wild card” spot on the league table. Why not a runn...
D(irk) Day in Germany: Footage from Nowitzki’s homecoming in Würzburg
Yesterday, Würzburg, Germany, celebrated its favorite son and probably the greatest athlete the town has ever produced as Dirk Nowitzki finally returned home, some 2½ weeks after his Dallas Mavericks ...
Ron Artest to play in Finland. No, really.
BallinEurope just received word from Hippo Taatila (via BiE pilgrim father Christophe, now of European Prospects) that Ron Artest may have topped himself in wackiness yet again – and this within a wee...
Best for last? Highlight dunk by Bryce Taylor in championship game
BallinEurope doesn’t know if Bryce Taylor can lay claim to Germany’s dunk of the year for the 2010-11 season but, given the ferocity displayed and the stakes for which the former University of Oregon ...
Mavericks win: Nowitzki becomes first German to win NBA title
Huge congratulations go out from BallinEurope.com to the Dallas Mavericks for the team’s 105-95 win over the superstar-studded Miami Heat in game six of the NBA Championship. Excepting those in the Mi...
Has it really been 18 years? Remembering Drazen Petrovic
An entire generation has entered basketball since his untimely passing and while ever-growing numbers of NBA and European stars who have never seen him play emerge, all owe a debt to Dražen Petrović. ...
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...
Dastardly Dirk versus The Big Z: Who deserves a ring more?
The two have played a combined 1,837 regular-season NBA games, scoring over 33,750 points while nabbing more than 14,500 rebounds over 24½ full seasons. Each has rewritten the franchise record books o...
From Zen Master to Euroleague Master in Los Angeles?
Whoa, well now. Los Angeles Lakers fans knew that life would be bizarre in the post-Phil Jackson world, but so immediately? And involving Ettore Messina, for Naismith’s sake? HoopsWorld reported last ...
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