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Ivica Zubacs on SPORT24: “In defense we had to deal with everyone like Giannis”
The late start (sic) into the game and the poor defense in the regional games of the Greeks did the most damage, as Ivica Zubac argued on Sportish after the defeat against Croatia.
Last but not least, the comeback Croatia made in the second half of the game against Greece was impressive. But she missed two big stages. Or, if you prefer, Greece had them in the final minute of the game with Giannis Antetokounmpo.
However, for Ivica Zubac, Croatia’s problem (sic) was not what happened in the closing seconds, but what came before. Mainly in the first part.
The main center of Damir Mulaomerovic spoke to the Sportish about the game with Greece and said with all sincerity that “I don’t know what to say about the reasons why this game was lost. I think we were tired at the end because we tried really hard to get back into the game. We took possession to get it, we made a lot of good defences. In general, we were faster than in the first part. However, Giannis Antetokounmpo ended up making some big plays, making two blocks and scoring two big baskets. It ended up being a few minor things, but that’s what great players like Giannis do“.
In his eyes, it was all about starting the race, not finishing it: “We have to start as we did with Greece in the second part. We lost because we didn’t lack endurance in our performance for any other reason. If we had started the game differently, we would have had a better chance of winning. We may not have succeeded, but we showed character against one of the best teams in the tournament. Tomorrow is a new day, we must work and seek victory. The upcoming game is important. We should be aggressive from the first minute“.
Finally, he answered the question about the Croatian defense change in the second half (going to the substitutions): “That was the plan from the beginning, but we didn’t execute it properly. We paid for it. We were very focused on Giannis but Greece gave Tyler Dorsey a lot of balls and he shot big, that’s what he’s doing. We had to focus on everyone equally, like John. Like tagging five players like Giannis. We didn’t do it today (ss: yesterday) and paid for it“.
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Source: sport 24
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Unicaja President Antonio Nieto spoke about the project NBA Europe, which, according to preliminary plans, could start as early as October 2027, and noted that his club will try to get into the tournament through participation in the national league or the Champions League.
“We will never be an NBA franchise. These franchises will be located in very big cities, so that’s their idea; cities like Madrid, Barcelona, Istanbul, London, Paris… These are the teams that will create 12 permanent franchises and they say that they will have to pay about 500 million over 10 years for a television contract. Then there are 4 places that other teams participating in the Champions League or domestic leagues can enter every year and take one of these 4 places. Our goal is, as they say – Although I do not know all the rules Unlike the Euroleague, if we play one year in the NBA, the income will be similar or close to what the team owners get.
I don’t know who will leave or what transitions will occur. However, I think it would be a mistake for both leagues to exist at the same time. Clear and stable agreements are needed to bring basketball into order, as it is now the most unregulated of all sports. There cannot be 4-5 European competitions. People have a hard time understanding this, their interests diverge, players focus too much on the matches, injuries happen too often. And it is difficult to gather spectators in halls where there are so many matches. Economically this is unprofitable, this is absurd.
This is a matter of ego, and all parties need to come to the table and use common sense to create a logical system with one major league with economic control and real profits. A second strong league could provide an opportunity to enter NBA Europe, Euroleague or whatever it is called. “This would make sense and create a more coherent map of European basketball.”
Previously, the owner of the Euroleague club criticized the NBA Europe project.
Source: Sport UA
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Press attache of CSKA Moscow Nikolai Tsynkevich reported on the Telegram channel that the son of American basketball player Antonius Cleveland is in intensive care in one of the hospitals in Krasnodar.
Antonius Cleveland is 31 years old, the basketball player moved to CSKA in the summer of 2025.
– For everyone who asks. The son of Antonius Cleveland is in intensive care in one of the hospitals in Krasnodar, where the family stayed with friends for the holidays. We believe that everything will be fine. During these holidays, it simply cannot be otherwise,” Tsynkevich wrote.
This season, Cleveland played in 15 games for the Army team, in which he averaged 10 points and 2.2 rebounds.
CSKA takes first place in the VTB United League standings.
Watch live broadcasts of VTB United League matches on the television channels of the Match holding company, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source: Sportbox
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BC Anadolu Efes announced that it signed a contract Seiben Lee.
The contract with the American player continues until the end of the season.
Lee’s previous club was Greek team Olympiacos, which he joined in February 2025. He became the champion and winner of the Greek Cup with the red-whites.
This season Lee played 10 matches in the Greek Championship, playing an average of 18:20 minutes on the court and recording 10.2 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. The American guard played in 11 games in the Euroleague, spending an average of 11:24 minutes on the court and recording 3.4 points, 0.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.
It was previously reported that the Euroleague match might be postponed due to an unusual reason.
Source: Sport UA
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