Regal FC Barcelona downed Olympiacos 86-68 in the final before a packed house at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in the French capital to win its second Euroleague crown. (Discuss Euroleague basketball in our Euroleague forum) Juan Carlos Navarro, the only remaining player from Barcelona’s 2003 Euroleague-winning squad, was named Final Four MVP after leading [...]

Three times was a charm for Olympiacos as they finally defeated rivals Panathinaikos to win the Greek Cup over the weekend. (Discuss the 2010 Greek Cup of basketball in our forum) Having lost in the Final to Panathnaikos the previous two seasons, Panagiotis Yannakis’ team prevailed this time 68-64. It marked the first Greek Cup [...]

(FIBA) – Caja Laboral wasted a season-high 23 points from Brazilian Marcelo Huertas on Thursday night as they fell at home to Olympiacos in the Euroleague. (Discuss the Euroleague Top-16, round 2) The Reds scraped a valuable 89-85 Top 16 victory in Vitoria with Josh Childress scoring 21 points. Greece center Ioannis Bouroussis and Lithuania [...]

At the sold-out Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus, Josh Childress led Olympiacos with 19 points and 10 rebounds and his double-double helped the Reds to a 87-76 win over arch rivals Panathinaikos in a Final Four rematch of the Greek League on Sunday. (Discuss the Green-Red game in our forum) Theo Papaloukas added 20 [...]

From Sport24.gr (via TalkBasket): Olympiacos’ coach Panagiotis Giannakis has sent former Houston Rocket guard Von Wafer home after clashing with one of the coaching staff. (Talk Greek basketball in our forum) The problem with Wafer comes days before Olympiacos plays some very important games against Partizan and rivals Panathinaikos. Before signing with the Greek powerhouse, Wafer [...]

The Swine Flu is widespread globally and are placing basketball players on the injured list and affecting programs around the world. (Forum: Swine Flu’s affect on basketball worldwide) With crowds of basketball fans gathering to watch matches in intimate proximity with one another, arenas and stadiums are prime locations for   spreading the H1N1 virus, [...]

Injuries to NBA Stars and the Olympics With training camps in full swing, a list of NBA players that participated in the 2008 Beijing Olympics are recovering from minor injuries, including Manu Ginobili, Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bogut, Carlos Delfino, and Yi Jianlian. So far, only Ginobili will miss significant time this season. However, [...]