Today marks 15 years since Eduardo Portela was elected President of the ULEB in a meeting held in Paris. The leader of the Union of European Leagues of Basketball takes stock of these three lustrums at the head of the institution. Read the full interview.
Bill Simmons of the wonderful Grantland, had a sit down with one of the NBA's all-time greatest, Bill Russell and the results was an amazing interview. Watch the video.
Andrei Kirilenko became just the third player to have won the FIBA Europe Player of the Year away two times (2007 and 2012), behind Dirk Nowitzki and Pau Gasol. However as the player confessed in an interview he would rather see the award going to the hands of other players. Read the full interview.
Paulius Jankunas, the so called heart and soul of Zalgiris, both on the court but also outside of it, had a sit-down with a local TalkBasket writer and had many interest thing to reveal. Read the entire interview.
Joey Dorsey expressed his wish to leave Olympiacos right after the defeat against Zalgiris. Gazzetta.gr's Antonis Kalkavouras was the first to interview him and we have translated it for our international readers.
Memphis Grizzlies' Rudy Gay was at the Westfield Shopping Centre in Sheperds Bush, West London for the NBA Europe 3X tournament and TalkBasket's John Hobbs was on hand as he asked Rudy about London, football [soccer], London 2012, Anthony Davis and the Grizzlie's hopes for the season.
Coach Sarunas Sakalauskas told BasketNews.lt Radio why he sees no intrigue in this year's LKL Finals and who will win the series.
GENEVA - Last Friday, in the first of a two-part in-depth interview, FIBA President Yvan Mainini outlined the International Basketball Federation’s main projects for the foreseeable future: 3x3, the construction of new headquarters on the outskirts of Geneva and improving the system of competition for the period 2017-2030.
GENEVA - FIBA will hold its first Central Board meeting of 2012 next weekend (28-29 April) in Rio de Janeiro and there will plenty up for discussion on the agenda.
Dirk Nowitzki stated that it was probably a mistake to take part in the Eurobasket and that he should have rested.
In an interview to the Greek sports website Gazzetta.gr Nicolas Batum claimed that although he is sad about the lockout, there is nothing he can do about it and that he has made the right decision to return to Europe.
