It was the greatest basketball team ever ... scrap that actually, it was the greatest team ever assembled in sports.
It was the greatest basketball team ever ... scrap that actually, it was the greatest team ever assembled in sports.
Kaunas Sports Hall hosted the celebration to commemorate the 90-year anniversary of Lithuanian basketball on Sunday. On that special evening, the arena was packed with famous names – from the Lithuanian Basketball Federation (LKF) President Arvydas Sabonis and his counterparts from Latvia, Estonia, Georgia and other national federations to the FIBA General Secretary Nar Zanolin himself and many others, devoted to Lithuanian basketball – basketball veterans, coaches, referees, organizers and politicians.
At the 1948 Olympics, basketball returned for its second appearance as a medal event and it also reverted back to an indoor format following the horrendous weather conditions in 1936.
Watch a scene from ESPN much-awaited documentary "Once brothers" about the relationship between Vlade Divac and the late Drazen Petrovic, the war in Yugoslavia and more.
ESPN Films and NBA Entertainment (NBAE) have teamed up to take an in-depth look at the breakup of the once-powerful Yugoslavian Men’s Senior National Basketball Team as part of the network’s acclaimed 30 for 30 series with Once Brothers.
Ok, "Traitors" is a harsh word as we are talking about professional basketball players, but this is how players that change sides between the two Greek powerhouses are viewed. Vassilis Spanoulis is merely the 13th player that has jumped sides since the establishment of the professional Greek League. Five players have gone from Olympiacos to Panathinaikos, while Olympiacos are "shopping" from their rivals more oftenly as Spanoulis is the 8th player to come from Panathinaikos.
Tonight, we will be establishing a new category, the "History corner". Whatever interesting form the past we stumble upon we will share it with you. So we will start from 1989 when AEK's president claims to being very close to signing legendary Arvydas Sabonis.
We stumbled upon this video and just had to share it. The year is 1998 and Yugoslavia just won the FIBA World Championship held in Greece and return victorious to Belgrade where a massive outdoors party is staged and players are dancing alongside the fans.
When you hear the words "dream team" the names such as Micheal Jordan, Magic Johnson, Scottie Pippen come to your mind. That's the squad of USA national team in Barcelona Olympic Games 1992. But that wasn't the only team in Barcelona which deserves the title "dream team". The other dream team was Lithuania.
The world was shocked on Friday with the tragic loss of one of its biggest stars, non other than the King of Pop, Michael Jackson at age 50 due to a cardiac arrest.
Did you ever want to hear what an angry coach says to his players in the locker room? We give you that chance. Bobby Knight, also known as "The General", was most recently the head coach at Texas Tech before announcing his retirement on February 4, 2008. Knight has won more NCAA Division I games than any other head coach. In 2007 he achieved his 880th victory, which broke the record previously held by Dean Smith. His 900th victory came just over a year later.