Theodoros Papaloukas (right), the 6-7 point guard extraordinaire tied a Euroleague record with 14 assists in Olympiacos’ tight 88-84 win over Entente Orleanaise last night. (Discuss Papaloukas’ performance and Euroleague Week 6 in our forum) The former Euroleague MVP teamed with Linas Kleiza, who had 19 fourth quarter points, in Olympiacos’ late comeback. Papaloukas’ 14 [...]

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 [...]

Good news for Hellas, the superstar backcourt of Theo Papaloukas and Dimitris Diamantidis plans on returning to the Greek National Team for the 2010 World Championships. (Discuss the 2010 World Championships in our forum) Both players missed the 2009 Eurobasket tournament this past summer. “My goal is to be (at the World Championships).” Papaloukas told the media [...]

It was just announced that Dirk Nowitzki will not participate in this year’s Eurobasket tournament. The loss of the 7-0 NBA all-star forward severely hampers Germany‘s chances in obtaining a spot in the 2010 World Championships. The owner of Nowitzki’s NBA team, Mark Cuban, would not allow Nowitzki to take part in the championship, said the German [...]

After spending last season getting accustomed with NBA life with the cellar-dwelling Memphis Grizzlies, Juan Carlos Navarro returned to Spain, and signed a five-year contract with Regal F.C. Barcelona. In his first season back in Spain, Juan Carlos Navarro is the Euroleague’s 2008-09 MVP. In his return season; the 28-year old Navarro had a fantastic [...]

Today, the FIBA World Qualifying Tournament begins with 12 national teams from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and Oceania trying to grab one of the three remaining spots for the 2008 Beijing Olympics next month. Follow the intense action of every game, the heated battles, and all the upsets in our 2008 Olympic Qualifier Forum. [...]