To no one’s surprise – certainly not BallinEurope’s, in any case – FIBA Europe today announced its men’s player of the year award would go to the longtime Team Germany/Dallas Mavericks superstar. Less than suspenseful, too, were the results of the top fi

SALT LAKE CITY (February 8, 2012) The NBA announced today that Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward is among 18 players selected for the 2012 BBVA Rising Stars Challenge on Friday, February 24 in Orlando, during NBA All-Star 2012. Hayward is Utahs first par

One of the central figures in what is shaping up to be a season for the record books for CSKA Moscow is center Nenad Krstic. The big man added to his stellar campaign this week by picking up Top 16, Week 3 bwin MVP honors and thus joining teammate Andrei

One of the central figures in what is shaping up to be a season for the record books for CSKA Moscow is center Nenad Krstic. The big man added to his stellar campaign this week by picking up Top 16, Week 3 bwin MVP honors and thus joining teammate Andrei

NBA games seem to take forever these days for a variety of different reasons. From referees now using replay, the shot clock counting down to the tenths of seconds and players squeezing every possible moment out of a possession, the game has become obses

Slovenian basketball star Sasha Vujacic has told RIA Novosti that he is "being a gentleman" and letting fiancée Maria Sharapova spill the details of their wedding. The pair got engaged in October 2010 in Los Angeles, where Vujacic was playing point guard

A month ago, the National Basketball Association began its season with thrilling games on Christmas day. Now, the season is a quarter of the way over. Some teams continue to excel while others continue to fall. Here are some of the early season surprises

BELGRADE— Six-time Euroleague winners CSKA Moscow made a perfect start to the second group stage of the competition after former NBA stalwart Andrei Kirilenko helped them to an 86-78 win at Olympiakos Piraeus on Thursday. Kirilenko, who joined CSKA from

I watched this game, as we all did, in real time and let my emotions rise and fall with each success and perceived injustice. For this game I had to leave the laptop aside, stand up, approach my TV, and yell. We're all fans at heart, and it is games like

A lawsuit against a former Utah Jazz player and his wife, who allegedly failed to pay for space they leased for a clothing store, has been settled out of court. Inland Western Salt Lake City Gateway, LLC, which owns and operates The Gateway mall, claimed

The Russian powerhouse celebrated 78-86 road win against Olympiakos for 1-0 record in Group E, Top 16. Participants of the same pool are

It's the obvious question, the kind that has several answers but no one can be absolutely sure of the origin. From 1-3 to 9-4, the Jazz have enjoyed a dramatic and pleasant turnaround. So what' s the difference between the bad start to now? Earl Watson s

The annual NBA GM survey provides a peek into the sick minds of the league's power brokers. It is also where we learn that Metta World Peace is no longer tough, and that someone has their eye on something called a Furkan Aldemir. Jan 18, 2012 - The annua

It seems like forever, but Euroleague 2011-12 resurrects itself for Top 16 opening night tonight. What better way to celebrate, reckons BallinEurope, than with some good ol’ power rankings? Once again, the caveat emptor-ish bit: These ratings are formula

The Other Guy in LA How often do you find someone writing an article about a 37-year-old who is averaging five points per game on 39% shooting? Not very often, you say? Wrong. The answer is never. Go through Bleacher Report and you will not find such an

Today we look at the concept of revenge games; when it's not okay to boo the other team; and how former Jazz players Francisco Elson, Kyrylo Fesenko, Ronnie Price, Andrei Kirilenko, Mehmet Okur, and Deron Williams have been spending their time. Also we t

Kirilenko could play a similar defensive role for the Bulls' bench that Luol Deng plays for the starting unit. His length and athleticism gives him tremendous versatility as a defender. The bench could use a captain of sorts, that would decrease Deng's s

This is probably the toughest task for Sacramento. But one thing is clear—John Salmons is, shockingly, really not that good. He continues to start for Sacramento because he is a decent defender, but on the offensive end, he's been utterly dreadful. Tyrek

You could see what was going to happen from a mile away at the end the Trail Blazers' victory over Cleveland at the Rose Garden on Sunday. Nolan Smith made a jump shot with 1:20 left to put the Blazers up 95-72. That put Portland into chalupa territory –