Europe and beyond
The Euroleague, the EuroCup, the BCL, the top leagues, Belgians abroad and FIBA basketball outside Europe (the World Cup, the Olympics), watched from the scorer’s table: we appreciate it, we don’t get carried away.
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Dwight Powell lands at Fenerbahçe, from Macao to Istanbul: Dimitri preps the intro
Former Dallas Mavericks centre, 2024 NBA finalist and Olympian with Canada in Paris, Dwight Powell joins Fenerbahçe after being released by Dallas. The Turkish club host Baskonia on 5 November.
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A bunch of very big names at Fenerbahçe: Chantal wants to know who stacks the chairs
Beaten 95-76 by Real Madrid on Thursday after an 86-78 defeat to Valencia on Tuesday, Fenerbahçe end their EuroLeague double week without a win (6-3). Sarunas Jasikevicius says his team lacks an…
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A 12-0 run in Istanbul, and Vezenkov back on at 1:45: a return worth a jingle
Olympiakos won at Besiktas, 73-81, in the EuroLeague thanks to a 12-0 run in the last quarter. After a heated exchange with Georgios Bartzokas, Sasha Vezenkov stayed on the bench, came back…
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Nine offensive rebounds for Valencia in one quarter: Dimitri would have announced each
Sarunas Jasikevicius, Fenerbahçe’s coach, admitted Valencia deserved the Euroleague win, and said he was stunned by the nine offensive rebounds Valencia took in a single quarter.
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Montero offered to Panathinaïkos, never introduced: Dimitri had the jingle ready
Sani Bečirovič, former Panathinaïkos sporting director, told Arena Sport that Jean Montero was offered to the Greek club, without success. Three seasons later, the Dominican guard, a EuroLeague Rising Star and member…
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Sixteen points down, then 64-61 for Fenerbahçe: Darnell’s mother saw the defence
Fenerbahçe beat Olympiacos 64-61 in the EuroLeague after trailing by 16 points. Sarunas Jasikevicius said his team had been much better over the last 25 minutes, after a first 15 minutes he…
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Dwight Howard ends his career in Tbilisi: Darnell’s mother asks who played defence
Dwight Howard, a Hall of Famer, played the last game of his career for Georgian club Black Fortress Tbilisi, after just two games. On Saturday his team lost 82-89 to TSU; he…
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Kai Jones has missed ten shots in a year, and Martine’s new column stays empty
Kai Jones, the Anadolu Efes big man, has missed only 10 of his 145 shots in the EuroLeague and the Turkish league over the past year, a 93.1% success rate. Against Zalgiris…
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Apology at half-time in Paris: Dimitri would at least have cued the jingle
Paris Basketball beat Boulazac 90-75 on 18 October, carried by Tyson Etienne (26 points) and Jared Rhoden. According to Antoine Eïto, Paris president David Kahn came to apologise at half-time for his…
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Perasovic back at Baskonia for the fourth time: Dimitri digs out the same jingle
Baskonia made official on 14 October 2026 the departure of Paolo Galbiati and the return of Velimir Perasovic, who played for the club from 1993 to 1997 and has coached it three…
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Olympiacos go ahead after trailing by 28 points: Dimitri announces the 88-86
Olympiacos beat Valencia 102-97 after overtime in the EuroLeague, having trailed 62-34 at the start of the third quarter. The reigning champions took the lead seventeen minutes later, on points from Mbaye…
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From Taiwan to Tbilisi, Dwight Howard plays on in Georgia: Chantal eyes her minibus
Former NBA player Dwight Howard played his first game in the Georgian league for Black Fortress, in Tbilisi, scoring 12 points in a 75-70 defeat to Iverioni. Since 2022 he has also…