The University of Wyoming has agreed to terms with 23-year-old Finnish forward Touko Tainamo. Standing at 6’9″ and 220 lbs, the Helsinki native played for Denver University for the last three years. In 34 games in the USA, he had impressive stats of 15.2 ppg and 7.7 rpg last season. Tainamo helped his team reach…
Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic made a grand entrance to Game 3 against the Los Angeles Clippers, arriving at the American Airlines Center in his eye-catching “Midnight Racer” wrapped ’68 Camaro. Inspired by the colorway of his Jordan Luka 3s shoes, Doncic’s arrival was reminiscent of legendary figures like Michael Jordan, known for their love…
Kelly Oubre Jr. caused a car accident earlier in the week and now there has been an internal police investigation launched due to suspicious circumstances, TMZ reports. Oubre ran a red light in Philadelphia on Monday night following the Sixers’ Game 2 loss to the Knicks. The 28-year-old hit a 2023 Hyundai Elantra with the…
Here are three snapshots from the NBA Playoffs on Thursday, April 25, 2024:
Finals MVP: Grigoriy Skrynnik (193-F-2001) of Metallurg MGN Player of the Year: Sergei Kharitonov (204-C/F-1991) of Metallurg MGN Guard of the Year: Evgeny Novoselov (173-PG-1995) of Cheb.Yastreby Forward of the Year: Sergei Kharitonov (204-C/F-1991) of Metallurg MGN Center of the Year: Anton Bogdan (198-F/C-1986) of Cheb.Yastreby Eurobasket.com All-Russian Higher League First Team 2024 Novoselov Chislov…
Photo: Phoenix Suns/Twitter When Kevin Durant received the diagnosis of a torn Achilles tendon during Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals, he harbored concerns that he might never regain his superstar level of play. “This is career-ending, I’m done,” Durant recalled thinking. “That’s what I was thinking,” he told ESPN, “because that’s all I…
Liam McNeeley has committed to Connecticut as part of the incoming class of 2024. McNeeley, ESPN’s No. 9 prospect in the class of 2024, was named a McDonald’s All American after helping Montverde Academy to a perfect 33-0 season McNeeley, a 6-foot-7 wing from Richardson, Texas, picked the Huskies over Arkansas, Kentucky, Alabama, Michigan and…
The Knicks barely made it alive from Monday night’s Game 2 against the 76ers, as they came off with a somewhat miraculous 104-101 win after a very controversial play at the end of the contest. The NBA announced this Tuesday that Tyrese Maxey was fouled twice during this complex sequence that ended up defining the…
Tenerife-Peristeri-97-93-It looked good early as Peristeri took a 4-point small lead at the end of the first quarter. But then Lenovo Tenerife had a 24-19 second period charge, getting the lead and Peristeri was not able to take back game control, losing it eventually 93-97. Tenerife shot 60.8 percent from the field and made 28…
Photo: Brooklyn Nets/X The Brooklyn Nets are bringing on Juwan Howard as an assistant coach. Howard was recently relieved of his duties after serving as the head coach at his alma mater, Michigan, for five seasons. Selected as the fifth overall pick in the 1994 draft, Howard enjoyed a 19-season career in the NBA. He…
