Luol Deng honoured by the Queen
Former NBA All-Star, Luol Deng has been awarded with an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queen’s birthday honours list for his...
Having fans provides extra motivation for Women’s EuroBasket
France's Alexia Chartereau was thrilled to learn that supporters are permitted to attend their Women’s EuroBasket Group D games in Strasbourg. Realising how different games...
Newcastle Eagles still winning, 16 years on
As Newcastle Eagles celebrate a 27th domestic title to close one of the more unusual British Basketball League seasons in recent memory, their first...
Great Britain’s qualification led by lower league maestro
Great Britain's unexpected, yet throughly deserved qualification for next summer's EuroBasket was masterminded by a lower league interim coach. Marc Steutel, who is...
USA Basketball should look at EuroLeague players
Crvena Zvezda guard Jordan Loyd believes that USA Basketball should consider EuroLeague players for future international selection. In his first season with the Serbian powerhouse,...
Five Great Colleges for Basketball Players
If you are a budding basketball player and you want to find a college to successfully continue your career, then this article is for...
British Basketball League cancelled
The remainder of the British Basketball League season has been cancelled following the continued impact of the coronavirus, the league announced today. The decision was...
Michael Jordan’s relentless pursuit of winning for all to see
Remember watching Michael Jordan with your jaw as near to the floor as possible, eyes glued to his every move like he was the...
My Top 3 EuroLeague Final Fours from 2010-2016
From 2010 to 2016, longtime TalkBasket editor, John Hobbs was one of the very few UK-based journalists to have covered the EuroLeague Final Four,...
New date for Tokyo Olympics
The Tokyo Olympic Games will now begin on July 23, 2021 and finish on August 8 authorities said today (Monday). It came after a joint...
Basketball Champions League players await fate
The FIBA Basketball Champions League board members will meet tomorrow (Monday) to assess the next steps to their season. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic,...
Newcastle pip lower-league Solent in Trophy epic
Newcastle Eagles lifted the British Basketball League Trophy by beating National Basketball League side Solent Kestrels 96-94 after overtime in an instant classic in...
Leicester win WBBL Trophy as British basketball continues to march on
Leicester Riders captured the 2020 Betty Codona Trophy in Glasgow on Sunday as one of the few sporting events on the globe remained defiant...
Sergio Rodriguez listed as day-to-day
Olimpia Milano guard Sergio Rodriguez suffered two separate injuries in their EuroLeague defeat to Zalgiris and is listed as day-to-day. Rodriguez sustained left thigh and...
EuroLeague games to be played behind closed doors
A selection of this week's EuroLeague games will be played behind closed doors due to the coronavirus scare. As first reported by Italian journalist Luca...
Great Britain conquer Germany
A big fourth quarter lifted Great Britain to an 81-73 win over Germany in the EuroBasket 2021 qualifiers in Newcastle. In what was a relatively...
Poland stun world champions
Poland delivered a statement of intent by comfortably beating newly crowned world champions Spain 80-69 in the EuroBasket 2021 qualifiers in Zaragoza. Missing the familiar...
EuroLeague to evaluate possibly moving games away from Greece
Euroleague Basketball are weighing up possible options to move games away from Greece following a cowardly attack on three officials on Friday night. Following Barcelona's...
Monetengro sneak past Great Britain
Montenegro made a winning start to the EuroBasket 2021 qualifiers by beating Great Britain 81-74 in Podgorica. However, the hosts needed a mixture of luck...
Kobe Bryant was not just an NBA great, he inspired others to become NBA greats
It was the news story that you didn’t want to believe. But when multiple media outlets started to confirm the unthinkable,
every basketball fan in the...
