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Gian Clavell: “We have to take the Hamburg game very seriously”
BC “Prometheus” actor Gian Clavell He shared his impressions of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League Final Four and his thoughts on the match against BC Hamburg in the Eurocup 1/8 final (11 April, 19:00).
– Gian, congratulations on the Latvian-Estonian League MVP award. What does this difference mean to you?
– Thank you! This award means a lot to me. It represents all the hard work, everything I do. Most importantly, this difference is not mine, but the whole team’s. If it wasn’t for the team, I wouldn’t have gotten it. I wouldn’t be MVP if we didn’t have every single player. So I think this is a reward for our entire team. And I’m really grateful to all our guys.
– I wish you to be the Eurocup MVP too! Gian lost four main players on the eve of the final of the Latvian-Estonian league “Prometheus”, but nevertheless won the final. Unbelievable! You played well and effectively in the finals and the playoffs in general. Are you happy for yourself and your teammates? And are you ready to continue in the same spirit?
Of course I’m ready to continue! While all partners return to the ground. Two of our players will no longer be able to help the team this season. Some injured partners may return to the game earlier. Again, this is a team and my team makes sure I can do my best. My team also gives me complete confidence in this regard. It’s not an individual thing, it’s a team thing – they give me confidence and I just do what I have to do on the field.
– You gave your all in the LABL final games, I saw how you were lying on the floor after the final. How do you feel now?
– Good morning my baby. I feel like a champion. It’s a great feeling. I always try to be a champion. Actually, I came to Prometheus because I wanted to win the championship. That’s why I’m happy, I feel great. This is a great success. After all, all of our players have some kind of injury, we had a limited number of players who could enter the field. So these circumstances make our victory even sweeter. So when we won this championship, I was very happy and grateful to the team.
– Do you think Prometheus is ready to earn their 48th victory of the season on April 11?
– Yes. We’re getting ready, we’re getting ready to win this game. Hamburg is a good team. We are also a good team. It will all depend on who wants to win more and who will play better on defense. Both us and Hamburg are excellent offensive teams. Let’s prepare well for the game.
– Hamburg have won only two away games this season. How do you evaluate our chances in this game?
– To be honest, I think we have a good chance against any team. It all depends on how you approach the game. We have to take this game very seriously. In the previous three games, we approached the game differently. I mean, we have to go out and be a defensive and focused team, and then everything will add up.
Gian Clavell: “We have to take the Hamburg game very seriously”
Source: Sport UA
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Basketball
Crazy money. Cost of permanent NBA Europe franchises revealed
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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The son of CSKA Cleveland basketball player is in intensive care in Krasnodar
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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OFFICIALLY. Player from outside the Euroleague signs an American from Olympiacos
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
Ralph Bean is a writer for Sportish. Ralph has written about sports news for the last two years, and is currently an author on the site. He enjoys writing about sports, and hopes to cover more stories in the future.
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