Topic: Europe
NBA star Dirk Nowitzki has been named Germany's Sportsman of the Year, the first basketball player to take the award.In a poll of 1500 sports journalists, the 33-year-old, who led the Dallas Mavericks to the NBA title in June and took the ...
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Kyle Singler took a road less travelled for a player with a college basketball title under his belt and his decision to swap the NBA for Europe was vindicated in an impressive Euroleague debut for Real Madrid Thursday.Singler, who ...
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Playing in Europe's top club competition is the ideal way to stay in shape while the NBA lockout continues in North America, Partizan Belgrade center Nikola Pekovic said.Pekovic is among two dozen or so players from the NBA who ...
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Former Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Farmar demonstrated just how much depth an influx of NBA players has added to the Euroleague when he steered Maccabi Tel Aviv to an 88-82 win over Real Madrid Thursday.The clash of the ...
NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Dirk Nowitzki, still sporting a splint on his left middle finger from a playoff injury, said he is considering playing in Germany if the NBA lockout drags on."If the lockout still stays strong, I've definitely got to ...
BELGRADE (Reuters) - The cancellation of the first two weeks of games in the National Basketball League (NBA) has left Europe's Euroleague, albeit temporarily, as the world's top club competition promising an exciting season.League owners and players in the NBA have been ...
Bologna president Claudio Sabatini says he is hopeful a deal can be worked out to bring NBA superstar Kobe Bryant to Italy despite the two parties remaining a way apart over economic matters.Bologna have made an offer to the 33-year-old in the ...
(Reuters) - NBA All-Star Kobe Bryant was on the verge of making a remarkable move to the modest Italian basketball arena on Friday after Virtus Bologna president Claudio Sabatini described the deal as "95 per cent done."With the NBA in lockout, the ...
Bologna president Claudio Sabatini says he is hopeful a deal can be worked out to bring NBA star Kobe Bryant to Italy despite the two parties remaining a way apart over economic matters.Bologna have made an offer to the 33-year-old in the ...
NBA star Kobe Bryant suggested Wednesday that a move to Italy is more than just a possibility.European clubs have been in touch with some top NBA stars over temporary moves to Europe due to the current impasse over the NBA lock-out in ...