First EuroLeague Quarterfinals Games Complete, Teams Make Strong Case for Final Four Advancement
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Mar 17, 2021
While today’s four games were not necessarily indicative of which four teams will advance to the Final Four, it’s important to remember that the EuroLeague quarterfinals feature a two-game series, and the advancing team will be the one with the higher aggregate score over the two games. Thus, running up the score is as important to a winning team as is cutting the deficit for the losing team.
In the closest of the four games, Perfumerias Avenida held off a late attack by Spar Girona for an eight-point, 74-66, win. The largest margin of victory in today’s contests was a 35-point victory by Sopron over Lyon.
USA Basketball Men’s 3x3 Team Prepares for Olympic Qualifying Tourney
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Mar 13, 2021
When you hear that the USA Basketball Men’s 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Team is holding a training camp, a few questions probably pop into your head.
Who is on the team? When do they play? What are their chances?
These days, another question might be how they’re handling the quarantine.
For the one-week training camp that officially began March 11, the four players
Canyon Barry,
Dominique Jones and
Kareem Maddox traveled to Orlando, Florida, on Sunday and immediately went into quarantine, per USA Basketball’s health and safety protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic. Everyone also was tested before heading to camp. Some had to take time off from their day jobs for nearly two weeks, a common theme among 3x3 players.
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USA Basketball announced the finalists for the U.S. Olympic Men’s Team and among the 57 players include LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Kyle Kuzma and Montrezl Harrell of the Los Angeles Lakers.
The 2020 Olympic Games, slated to occur in Tokyo, were postponed because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic causing sporting leagues and competitions across the world to come to a screeching halt.
However, with increased availability with testing and vaccination numbers augmenting, the Olympics are set to begin later this summer.
Having a 57-player pool of potential candidates for the final roster allows for flexibility for USA Basketball because of the fluidity of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Jerry Colangelo of USA Basketball:
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Pelicans forward Zion Williamson is one of 15 players who have been registered as a candidate for the U.S. men s basketball team ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. | USA TODAY / VIA REUTERS
Reuters Mar 12, 2021
USA Basketball added 15 players on Thursday to the list of candidates for the U.S. Olympic basketball team, bringing the total player pool to 57.
Added to the 2021 USA National Team roster, from which the U.S. Olympic Basketball Team will be selected, were: Jarrett Allen (Cleveland Cavaliers); Eric Gordon, John Wall and Christian Wood (Houston Rockets); Jerami Grant (Detroit Pistons); Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan (Brooklyn Nets); Jrue Holiday (Milwaukee Bucks); Zach LaVine (Chicago Bulls); Julius Randle and Mitchell Robinson (New York Knicks); Dunc