Bojan Šoć

Bojan is a Moscow-based sports journalist. He has covered basketball at all major international tournaments, including the Olympics, World and European championships and Euroleague Final Fours.
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CSKA snaps UNICS’ winning streak, regains second spot

Will Clyburn showed why he’d won EuroLeague Final Four MVP honors two years ago, and CSKA Moscow rolled past UNICS Kazan 102-86 Saturday to...

Doug Christie: “Zion is an absolute beast!”

Zion Williamson scored 31 points on Sunday, just a point shy of his season-high, as he powered the visiting New Orleans Pelicans toward victory...

Voigtmann, Hilliard are CSKA’s unsung heroes in win over Valencia

Coming off a tough overtime loss last week in Belgrade which pushed it to the thirteenth place in the standings, CSKA badly needed a...

Kevin McHale: “LeBron going against Jimmy reminds me of Larry vs. ‘Nique clashes”

The epic standoff between LeBron James and Jimmy Butler in Game 5 of the NBA Finals has already secured its place in the league...

Pursuing GOAT: Why King James needs to win now

How do you measure greatness? What helps you rank fairly the best players in the history of the game? Is this possible in principle,...

Heat rookie’s Herroics in Game 4 have Celtics reeling

I spent nine minutes today watching a video on YouTube entitled "Tyler Herro Summer Highlights". It features a 17-year-old Herro, just out of high...

Rajon Rondo passes Michael Jordan on all-time assists list in playoffs

Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo has passed Michael Jordan today on the all-time list of the NBA's best passers in the playoffs. With 59.5 seconds...

Jokić on partnership with Murray: “We’re like a couple”

The Denver Nuggets' deep postseason run in these NBA playoffs is now nothing short of historic. Today, they clinched their sixth straight win-or-go-home game...

Tatum: “If you want to survive, you got to get dirty”

What initially looked like a potential sweep, eventually turned into arguably the most spectacular series in these NBA playoffs. In Game 3 of the...

Donovan Mitchell wants this!

Just three seasons into his NBA career, Donovan Mitchell has made sure his name is mentioned in the same sentence with the greatest player...

Dončić eclipses Abdul-Jabbar, cares only about winning

On March 25, 1970, Milwaukee Bucks rookie center Lew Alcindor stepped on the floor of the Dane County Veteran Memorial Coliseum in Madison, Wisconsin,...

Johannes Voigtmann: “It’s not in our hands anymore”

Following Thursday's defeat against Barcelona, CSKA Moscow's chances of snatching the third spot from the Catalan team now look quite dim as the defending...

Nikola Mirotić: “I’m very comfortable with that kind of shot”

On Thursday night, in a thriller worthy of a EuroLeague final, Nikola Mirotić swished a fadeaway jumper 0.4 seconds before the final buzzer to help Barcelona...

Kosta Koufos: “Focus on defensive end helped us win”

Nicolas Laprovittola drove to the basket and then threw the ball to Felipe Reyes, who was standing alone in the corner. The Real Madrid...

Jordan Mickey: Luka will soon be the new face of NBA, hat off to Shved

Real Madrid is on a roll. After going 2-3 early in the EuroLeague season, the 10-time European champion has rattled off 13 wins in...

Doncic makes NBA history as first player under 21 to post multiple 40-point triple-doubles

The NBA took the game of basketball to Mexico for the 29th time, but the Detroit Pistons, formally designated as hosts, never felt being...

Derek Harper: “Luka is fantastic, a walking triple-double!”

Luka Doncic continues to dazzle NBA crowds and shatter long-standing league records along the way. One may fall tonight, when the Mavs' wonderkid from Slovenia steps on...

James on game winner vs. Zalgiris: “Teammates trusted me to make that shot”

Last night it felt like revisiting the 1980s when CSKA and Zalgiris were regularly drawing capacity crowds that flocked to watch arguably the greatest...

Reggie Miller praises Doncic: “Probably the best PG in the game”

Luka Doncic posted another superb performance against the New Orleans Pelicans last night and proved once again that he is a legitimate MVP contender this season. Minutes...

“As beautiful as a Miloš dime”

In soccer-mad Italy, the land of the four-time world champions, few things can rival the locals' love for calcio. The game transcends its sporting nature and pervades nearly...

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