The Dunk Saga (3/4): A Five-Star Contest
In the 2010s, the three-point shot became king in the NBA. But an evening always escapes his yoke. Each year, excluding Covid-19, the Saturday of the All-Star weekend maintains the same hierarchy for its contests. The long-distance shooting artists warm up the room before the dunkers enter the scene. An almost immutable order since 1984 […]
Basketball in mourning, goodbye to Claudio Gambini and Vincenzo Palazzolo
Double mourning in the world of Bolognese basketball. He’s gone Vincenzo Palazzolo , 68 years old, active in the world of sports volunteering. He had been a coach for many years between Zola and Monte San Pietro, in recent seasons he was, above all, the Voltone team manager, in Serie D. The funeral will be […]
Jarrett Allen (Cleveland) remplace James Harden au All-Star Game
A few hours after the package of James Harden (Philadelphia 76ers, ex-Brooklyn Nets), affected in the hamstrings, for the All-Star Game of the NBA, his replacement was announced. This is Jarrett Allen (23), the pivot of the Cleveland Cavaliers. For the first time in his young career – he arrived in the NBA in 2017 […]
Live Basketball Italian Cup Final Eight
Discovery, which broadcasts the Italian championship live in full, is the Italian home of basketball and also the Frecciarossa Final Eight 2022 will be a great event on its channels, live from the Vitrifrigo Arena in Pesaro on Eurosport 2 and discovery +. All matches, from the quarterfinals on Wednesday 16 to the final on […]
Judo. Alain Schmitt appointed national coach of Bulgaria. Sport
It will finally be Bulgaria. Accused at the end of November of domestic violence by his companion Margaux Pinot, the judoka Alain Schmitt had been acquitted by the Bobigny Criminal Court. This case, which had caused a stir, had cost him his contract with the Israeli national team, which had not followed up, when he […]
LeBron James (Lakers): “The defeat is still too fresh to think about (the record)”
LeBron James (Lakers winger, after becoming NBA all-time leading scorer on Sunday): “It’s hard to talk about it, because I hate to think about anything else when it comes to a loss. We had the opportunity to win a great game this (Saturday) evening. But as I said, during my career, whenever I’ve been associated […]
Les Bleues construction sites with a view to the World Cup
Caps with the effigy of the World Cup screwed on the skull, sign “qualified” in hand, the Blue forces a smile under the flashes. It is almost impossible for them to enjoy the qualification for the September meeting (September 22 – October 1, in Sydney, Australia), after conceding two losses in three matches during their […]
Boston holds off Atlanta for eighth straight NBA win
Super Bowl obliges, the two meetings on the NBA program on Sunday evening were brought forward to the start of the afternoon to avoid being in competition with American football. Not enough to destabilize Boston, which signed an eighth consecutive victory, against Atlanta (105-95) with 38 points from Jayson Tatum. The All-Star winger scored 16 […]
Boston and Jayson Tatum offer Atlanta, Minnesota outclasses Indiana
Boston extended its winning streak to eight by beating Atlanta 105-95 and Minnesota edged Indiana 129-120 in Sunday’s only two NBA games, alongside the weekend’s sporting event in the United States. United, the Super Bowl. The Celtics, winners of twenty out of thirty home games, move up from 7th to 6th position in the Eastern […]
Asvel overcomes Monaco in Betclic Elite after two extensions
Paris beaten by Cholet In the other match on Sunday afternoon, Cholet won at Halle Carpentier against Paris Basketball (102-90). Yoann Makoundou (19 points), Darrin Govens (17) led the attacking efforts of Laurent Vila’s side, who took control of the game in the second quarter. Cholet passed his evening opponent and moved up to 13th […]