Just 2 minutes into his first official game of the season, point guard Jayson Granger of KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz suffered a torn Achilles tendon that will force him to miss six months of action, the club announced on Saturday.
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2019 Media Day Live: Olympiacos Piraeus
Last but not least, the 18th and final Media Day before the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season starts next week was held by Olympiacos Piraeus at Peace and Friendship Stadium on Friday.
Preseason: Efes tops Fenerbahce for cup crown
Picking up where it left of last spring, Anadolu Efes Istanbul claimed the Turkish President’s Cup on Thursday with a 79-74 victory over city rival Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul as Krunoslav Simon hit 6 of 6 three-pointers for 22 points.
Preseason: CSKA beats Olympiacos, wins Gomelskiy Cup
In the final game of the Gomelskiy Cup, CSKA Moscow beat a fellow Turkish Airlines EuroLeague rival Olympiacos Piraeus 91-66 on Wednesday night in Moscow, Russia.
Preseason: CSKA, Olympiacos get wins at Gomelskiy Cup
Host CSKA Moscow and Olympiacos Piraeus advanced to the final of the 2019 Gomelskiy Cup with victories on Tuesday evening in the Russian capital.
2019 Media Day Live: AX Armani Exchange Milan
The fashion capital was next in line on marathon of Media Days on Monday as the members of AX Armani Exchange Milan came off a perfect, 10-0 preseason and turned their thoughts to the upcoming start of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague.
Preseason: Efes, Zvezda edge EuroLeague rivals
In an all-EuroLeague clash in Zadar, Croatia, the reigning runner-up Anadolu Efes Istanbul edged Khimki Moscow Region 66-64. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade rallied late to once again edge Olympiacos Piraeus 71-73.
EuroLeague preseason: Milan, Maccabi advance in Pavlos Giannakopoulos Memorial
Four standarbearers of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague paid tribute to the late owner of Panathinaikos OPAP Athens at the Pavlos Giannakopoulos Memorial tournament in the Greek capital on Saturday, with AX Armani Exchange Milan and Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv advancing to Sunday’s final.
EuroLeague preseason: Milan, Real capture tourney titles
The first clásico of the new season went the way of the hosts as Real Madrid outgunned FC Barcelona 89-79 to win the Spanish SuperCopa on Sunday.
Preseason: EuroLeague champs win big
The reigning Turkish Airlines EuroLeague champion CSKA Moscow finished its preseason camp in Belek, Turkey with a big 116-75 win over Turkish side Buyukcekmece.