The 6 news of the week: Monaco and ASVEL forget about moneytime, the Betclic Elite adjusts its workforce
Didn’t follow the daily news of the French and international basket this week? Do not panic, the drafting of Basket Europe you summarize the essential of what should not be missed from January 1st to 7th.
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Euroleague: Monaco and ASVEL crack at the end of the match
Monaco and ASVEL end their first leg of the Euroleague season badly. Thursday evening, the Monegasques suddenly collapsed in the face of lightning from the Partizan Belgrade. Former Roca Team members Mathias Lessort and Danilo Andjusic took pleasure in humiliating Mike James and his teammates. Last night, the Villeurbannais narrowly failed against Anadolu Efes. Abused for three quarters, the reigning double champion took control of the last act. Vasilije Micic in the lead.
Betclic Elite: An explosive 2023 return
The Betclic Elite resumed its rights at the start of 2023 with a late match of the 13th day Roanne Limoges. The Choir of Roanne hosted Limoges. Long ahead, the Roannais saw their large lead diminish little by little with the rise of the friends of Desi Rodriguez. On a contentious fault of the latter, the Choir finally got away with it. On the move, Paris Basketball took the best of Fos-sur-Mer. Ismaël Kamagate and his teammates pocket a seventh success and therefore enter the race for the Leaders Cup. American players Tyrone Wallace and Aamir Simms were decisive, justifying the loan of their historic interior Dustin Sleva at Basketball Lowen Braunschweig.
BCL: A decision-making start in 2023
The Basketball Champions League play-ins started on Tuesday and Wednesday. Two French teams are concerned, since Strasbourg is already qualified among the 16 formations which will continue the competition. The JDA Dijon won the first leg against the Peristeri of the the record holder Miro Bilan. Conversely, Limoges squandered the opportunity to regain home advantage at Ludwigsburg. Defeat prohibited next Wednesday at Beaublanc.
Women’s Euroleague: Bourges revives, Basket Landes sinks
The return phase of theWomen’s Euroleague starts in the best way for the Berruyères. On the move on the floor of Olympiakos, Endy Miyem’s Tango and Laetitia Guapo largely won against the only team without a win after eight days. Basket Landes suffers a seventh defeat in the competition after another setback in Girona.
The time of the first movements
As we reach the midpoint of the season, the clubs are already making their first adjustments for the home stretch. SLUC Nancy continued its cleanup with the departures of Luke Fischer and Roberto Gallinat. On the contrary, the Nancy have just signed the Nigerian international, Ike Nwamu. Gravelines is strengthening with the arrival of Kenny Boytonwhile Cholet formalized the return of Darel Poirier as a medical freelancer. Matt Mobley will play the same role in Dijon, replacing Chase Simon.
NBA: Killian Hayes and Evan Fournier back on the court
Suspended for three games after a blow to Mo Wagner last week, Killian Hayes signed his return to the field this week with a mark of 9 points and 13 assists – without loss of balls – in a victory against the Warriors. Evan Fournier has, to everyone’s surprise, also replayed for the Knicks. For his first four meetings since mid-December, he played an average of 15 minutes per game and was part of three successes for his team.
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