The Rising Influence of the Persian Gulf in Sport: Next Stop, Basketball?

Photo: sdna.gr Serbian big man Miroslav Raduljica, who last played for South Korea’s Goyang Carrot Jumpers, is getting ready for the next challenge, via Eurohoops: “I train every day, more than ever. I’ve never been in better shape. Maybe because of age and experience, the fact that I am much…

Photo: Peter Baba The NBA offseason has been ablaze with Damian Lillard’s trade request from the Portland Trail Blazers, a move that has sent shockwaves across the league. Despite Lillard’s clear preference for joining the Heat, trade negotiations between Portland and Miami have hit a standstill, leaving the door open…

Photo: Stephen R. Sylvanie/USA TODAY Sports Joe Mazzulla is set to call the shots and handle the drawing board for the Boston Celtics. As announced by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Mazzulla has been appointed to be the team’s interim coach, in accordance to the one-season absence and suspension that head coach…

The Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups attributes the Trail Blazers’ sluggish starts to the absence of a dominant “alpha” player, as reported by Aaron Fentress of The Oregonian. Portland has consistently struggled in the first quarters, exemplified by a recent game against Washington where poor three-point shooting and…

Retired NBA star Gilbert Arenas is continuing his fight in support of the embattled Ja Morant. On Sunday, Arenas posted a lengthy Instagram rant calling out the media for swarming the Memphis Grizzlies star in his intensifying controversy around gun incident and reported overspending in a Colorado strip club.  The…

Joel Embiid scored 26 points in 33 minutes of play as the 76ers opened the first round series against the Nets with a win (121-101). Brooklyn’s head coach Jacque Vaughn thought that the referees turned the blind eye on the Cameroonian superstar’s rule violations, namely travelling and three seconds. “Hopefully…