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Celje – Slovenia defeated Croatia 94:88 (25:25, 41:46, 77:72) in the final friendly before the start of EuroBasket 2022 to affirm their status as one of the main contenders for gold.

Ljubljana – The Slovenian men’s basketball team scored another win as it gears up for the EuroBasket, defeating Serbia 97:92 in an overtime thriller in Ljubljana on Wednesday evening that saw Slovenia’s Luka Dončić outplay the fellow NBA superstar Nikola Jokić.

Ljubljana – Slovenian basketball star Goran Dragić has decided to rejoin the Slovenian men’s team to defend the 2017 title at this year’s EuroBasket in what is a change of heart after bidding his teammates farewell. As team captain Dragić played a major role in Slovenia’s becoming the European basketball champion five years ago.

The president of KK Partizan Ostoja Mijailovi talked about the return to the EuroLeague, the role and importance of eljko Obradovi, as well as the fans and supporters who will be at the center of attention.

Ljubljana – Slovenian NBA star Goran Dragić will not be joining the Dallas Mavericks as has been rumoured but will instead sign a one-year contract with the Chicago Bulls.

Ljubljana – The team that won the 2017 EuroBasket title will reunite in Stožice Arena on 30 June for a 2023 World Cup qualifier against Croatia as the national side is joined by Slovenian NBA stars Goran Dragić, Luka Dončić and Vlatko Čančar.

Domžale – Cedevita Olimpija won their 19th national basketball championship by sweeping the final series against Helios Suns of Domžale. It is the second national championship for the Ljubljana club in a row and a third trophy this season, after the supercup and the national cup.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 42 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and passed off eight assists to spark defending champion Milwaukee over Boston 103-101 on May 7 in the NBA playoffs.

The Greek superstar center also had two blocked shots and two steals for the Bucks, who seized a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference second round series, which continues at Milwaukee on today.

Bahçeşehir College basketball team weathered another valiant fightback from Unahotels Reggio Emilia to claim the FIBA Europe Cup title with a 90-74 second leg victory on the night of April 27.

The Istanbul club became the competition's first winner from Turkey after securing an overall 162-143 triumph in front of a FIBA Europe Cup Final record crowd of 13,485.

Trae Young scored 11 of his 36 points in the final two minutes on April 2 as the Atlanta Hawks withstood a career-high 55 points from Brooklyn star Kevin Durant in a 122-115 NBA victory over the Nets.