Real Madrid vs Fenerbahce Ulker: Watch Live Free Streaming | Basketball - Euroleague 30 November

Real Madrid meet visitors Fenerbahce Ulker from Turkey Friday evening 30 November today in the Spanish capital Madrid.

The duel is being considered a big one in the Group A. Madrid leads Group A at 5-2 and advances to the Top 16 with a win, regardless of other scores. It can also make it to the next round with a loss if both Panathinaikos Athens and BC Khimki Moscow Region win their games.

If that happens, Fenerbahce will also reach the Top 16. Fenerbahce is 4-2 but lost to Madrid by 8 points at home, so would have to win by at least that much to pass the hosts in a tie situation.

Madrid needs to play its trademark run-and-gun game, get Fernandez and Mirotic involved, deny Batiste one-on-one options in the paint and lock the defensive board to get easy points in transition. Fenerbahce needs a solid game from Andersen and Batiste, run its offense through McCalebb and generate one-on-one opportunities from him. Expect an outstanding game in the Spanish capital, as both teams have chances to seal a Top 16 spot on Friday night.

The officials for the match are:
Referee: MAESTRE, NICOLA, France
Umpire: VOJINOVIC, MILIJA, Serbia

The Friday Night SmackDown is scheduled  Friday, 30 November 2012, that is tonight, at 19:45 GMT

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Jordan banned from exclusive country club for wearing cargo pants on golf course

Well celebrities have their own way of moving and appearing and mostly they are accepted as such. But sometimes they are not.

Casually dressed Jordan [Photo getty Images]

And specially when it comes to the La Gorce Country Club in Miami, Florida, which is known for its strict dress code. When Micheal Jordan, the basketball legend, took the dress code instructions for a ride, he had to face the music. The club simply did not care for his his six NBA championship rings, reported half-billion-dollar fortune and worldwide recognition.

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The strict dress code of the La Gorce Country Club Miami, Florida [Photo: Ralph Lauren]

When Jordan appeared on the golf course wearing cargo pants as against the strict dress code policy of a tucked in collared shirt and Bermuda shorts, he was not only interrupted during the play but was also kicked off the club and banned him from ever returning because he violated the club's strict dress code.

Read more about it at: Daily Mail

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BasketBRAWL during Nets-Celtics game

It is very normal when players are knocked down in the field / courts 'deliberately' and matter ends amicably.

Security guards get involved in the fight as it spills out into the seats [Photo: AP]

But not Thursday during the game between Nets and Celtics. When Brooklyn Nets' Kris Humphries knocked down Boston Celtics player Kevin Garnet - things on the court turned into a brawl, leaving players bruised and injured.

This is how it started:

The Brooklyn Nets forward was ejected - along with two other players - after a massive melee broke out during the game on Thursday night in Boston.

In the second quarter, Humphries set Celtics forward Kevin Garnet to the floor as he jumped up for a shot.

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A split-second later, Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo retaliated by charging Humphries, shoving him into the fans sitting courtside.

Nets forward Gerald Wallace leaped into Humphries' defense by joining the skirmish also.

It took less than a minute for coaches, referees and security guards to separate the players. When it was over, Rondo emerged from the pile-up without his jersey.

Read more about it and watch more photos/video at: Daily Mail

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Watch Live Union Olimpija vs Real Madrid free Live Streaming | Turkish Airlines Euroleague Basketball - 9 November 2012

Union Olimpija Ljubljana plays against Real Madrid at Stozice Arena in the on going Turkish Airlines basketball Euroleague.

Olimpija is tied for fifth in Group A with a 1-3 mark, while Madrid sits atop with a 3-1 record so far.

Madrid’s position at the top of the group is attributed to the all-round talent at Coach Pablo Laso’s disposal, and that was never more evident than last week when five players broke into double-digits in points against Mapooro Cantu.

Olimpija will require another big game from Baynes, and will rely on him consistently putting up points to keep up with Madrid’s intention of pulling ahead early. Begic and Page will have a tough time with the Reyes-Slaughter combination and will need to contain the duo, but the game is likely to be won by whoever can get their guards performing best.

Sergio Llull of Real needs 4 more three-pointers to reach 100 for his Euroleague career.

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Olympics Women Basketball Canada - France | Live Streaming Links - 1 August 2012

The group match of women basketball between teams of Canada an France is being played Wednesday morning.

Both teams are fully charged to meet each other. The French women's basketball team produced a stunning overtime upset of three-times silver medallists Australia on Monday in a wildly entertaining game in the Olympic tournament.

As for Canada, their match against team GB was thrilling. Great Britain played hard to put Canada under pressure, bu in a tense finish, the sides were level as they headed into a timeout before a superb shot from outside the arc for Canada sent them ahead.

Now let us see how Canada and France meet and fight Wednesday.

The match is scheduled for Wednesday,  1 August 2012 at 08:00 GMT

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Olympic Basketball: China vs Russia | Free live streaming - 31 July 2012

China and Russia come face to face to play their Group B league match of basketball Tuesday morning today, just a few hours from now.

China lost to Spain in their first basketball match, but they did put up a equitable resistance getting 81 points.

As for the Russians, they are being dubbed as the hot favourites for their basketball match against China. 

The match is scheduled for Tuesday, 31 July 2012 at 08:00 GMT

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NBA: Jimmer Fredette returns to New York to face the Knicks

For the first and only time this season, Glens Falls native Jimmer Fredette returns to play in his home state when the New York Knicks host the Sacramento Kings Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden.

Through the first 27 games of his rookie campaign, the 6-foot-2 Fredette has struggled mightily. After leading BYU to its first Sweet 16 appearance in 20 years and garnering the 2011 James Naismith Men’s College Basketball Player of the Year Award, Fredette was selected with the 10th pick in the 2011 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks and was immediately traded to Sacramento as part of a three-team deal, thus beginning the professional career of the former Glens Falls Indian.

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Dirty Basketball: Kevin stomps on Scola's face

We play games for fun and providing entertainment for the viewers, fans and crowds. But sometimes, in the heat of the game things happen which when replayed turn out to be nasty and dirty.

I came across this video on YouTube and have two opinions about it: It was intentional and unintentional. While many believe that Kevin Love is seen stepping on the face of Luis Scola is intentional, a detailed inquiry may turn out to be different.

Yes, Kevin is seen throwing Scola down and then stepping over his face. But had it been intentional, he would have looked back before running to the other end of the court. But in the flow of the game, it looks that it was all intentional. 

Watch the video below and decide for yourself - remember I am not defending Kevin in any way, since it could turn out to be intentional too.

10 Tallest Athletes Ever

The world of sports is full of records. We more often than not hear new records being made and old ones beaten. But Basketball in particular and other sports in general is famous for having world's tallest players than any other game of sports. And this is for obvious reasons as no other sports has a 'technical' requirement of tall players. 

Sporty Arena has compiled on such list of world's tallest sportsmen, who mainly hail from the sports of basketball. Herein under is the list of Top 10 Tallest athletes, or I may say mostly basketball players ever born.  The list is made in descending order with respect to their tallness.

10. Kenny George 7 feet 7"

Kenny George was the tallest division 1 basketball player ever

9.Gheorghe Muresan 7 feet 7 inches

Gheorghe Muresan is a retired NBA player. He averaged 9.8 points and 6.4 rebounds per game.

8.Manute Bol 7 feet 7 inches

 Manute Bol was a Sudanese basketball player that played in the NBA (October 16, 1962 – June 19, 2010) 

7.Neil Fingleton 7 feet 7.5 inches

•           Neil Fingleton is Britain's tallest man. He's been doing acting work since his basketball career ended 

                                         6.Yasutaka Okayama 7 feet 8 inches

•                         Yasutaka Okayama was the tallest person ever to be have played for NBA.

                                               5.Ri Myung Hun 7 feet 8.5 inches

Ri Myung Hun was the center for the national basketball team of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

                                                   4.Sun Mingming 7 feet 9 inches

Sun Mingming currently plays professional basketball in Japan. 

                                                   3.Gogea Mitu 7 feet 9 inches

• Romanian Gogea Mitu was the tallest professional boxer ever (July 14, 1914 - June 22, 1936 )
                                                   2.Suleiman Ali Nashnush 8 feet .5 inches

                Suleiman Al Nashnush was the tallest 'professional basketball player' ever (1943 - February 25, 1991)

1. Zhao Liang 8 feet 1.1 inches

Zhao Liang is a circus performer in China. He was born in 1982.

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WATCH: College Basketball Team Scores Winning Basket By Cheating

[ via Business Insider ] 5 Jan

Louisiana-Lafayette scored the winning bucket on a drive to the basket with just 3.6 seconds left in overtime. There was just one problem. When the teams came back from a timeout just before the winning basket, Louisiana-Lafayette had six players on the floor. 

There even appears to be some confusion on the part of the players, but they did a good job of just "going with it" and not alerting the officials.

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Legendary College Basketball Coach Dies

[ via Huffington Post ] 

Gene Bartow, 81, who succeeded John Wooden at UCLA and later began UAB's athletic program, has died, UAB officials said. He was diagnosed with stomach cancer in April 2009. 

Bartow, who was the president of the company that owns the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies and FedEx Forum, died Tuesday evening at his home in Birmingham, Ala., after a battle with stomach cancer, said university spokesman Norm Reilly.

"Coach Bartow is a beloved figure in college basketball and in the lives of many players and fans," said UAB athletic director Brian Mackin in a statement. "He was a great man and dedicated leader who set a standard of excellence for UAB athletics."

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Hamed Haddadi resigns with Memphis Grizzlies

[ via Tehran Times ] 1 Jan

America’s premium basketball team the Memphis Grizzlies have re-signed Iranian star Hamed Haddadi.

Per team policy and terms of the deal were not disclosed, Grizzlies website reported on Saturday. 

The 26-year-old is the first Iranian ever to play in the NBA. The 7-foot-2 reserve center averaged 2.4 points with 2.2 rebounds in 31 games last season for the Grizzlies.

In three years with the Grizzlies, the 7-foot-2 reserve center only appeared 86 times for the team, averaging 2.2 points.

Lakers earn first win of season

[ via LA Times ] 28 Dec

Lakers 96, Jazz 71 (final)

It might have seemed a distinct possibility to jittery Lakers fans after their team's 0-2 start, but there remain more than a handful of NBA teams the quality of the visitors who took the Staples Center court Tuesday night.

A retooled Utah lineup could not hang with the Lakers, even though the home team was completing its first and only back-to-back-to-back situation of the season and the younger, speedier Jazz was presumably fresh while making their season debut.

Barcelona finally lose

[ via Euro Sport ] 16 Dec

Barcelona lost for the first time in this season's Euroleague at Montepaschi Siena.

Barca lost 77-74 in Italy, their first defeat in nine Group D matches.

Fenerbahce were beaten at home 80-70 by Gescrap Bilbao Basket in Group A to keep Group A wide open with one game left before the Top 16.

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Armymen dismantle PAO in Moscow battle

[ via RT ] 15 Dec

CSKA Moscow, playing without its leaders Andrey Kirilenko and Andrey Vorontsevich, have beaten Panathinaikos, 91-75, on home soil to secure top spot in their group in the Euroleague and continue their winning run on the continent.

The Armymen did not give the Euroleague champions any chance in front of a sell-out crowd in Moscow.

Serb center Nenad Krstic’s double-double, 17 points and 12 rebounds, and inspirational defense by the Armymen were the keys to their success in arguably one of the best games so far in Europe this season.

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