Basketball

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Lithuania’s Motiejūnas skipping Rio Olympics

Lithuania's national basketball team will have to do without one of the country's best players Donatas Motiejūnas in Rio Olympics.To…

8 years ago
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Lithuanian basketball stars lose thousands in Greek god bust swindle

Well-known Lithuanian basketball and football players have fallen victim to a swindler who promised them a 40% return on a…

8 years ago
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Sabonis Jr to team up with Valančiūnas at Raptors?

Domantas Sabonis, son of Lithuanian NBA legend Arvydas, is working out today with the Toronto Raptors, and could be drafted…

8 years ago
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Sabonis reelected as head of Lithuanian Basketball Federation

Arvydas Sabonis, the legendary basketball center, has been reelected to head the Lithuanian Basketball Federation for another term. [...]

8 years ago
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Valančiūnas casts doubt on return to play-offs

Lithuanian NBA fans hoping to see Jonas Valančiūnas return to action during the Toronto Raptors Eastern Conference final against LeBron…

8 years ago
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Valančiūnas confident Raptors can beat Heat to clinch final four spot

The Toronto Raptors face the Miami Heat tonight with the chance to clinch a final four playoff place and Toronto’s…

8 years ago
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Without injured Valančiūnas Raptors lose to Miami to tie series

A Jonas Valančiūnas-less Toronto Raptors let a nine-point fourth quarter lead slip, allowing a Dwayne Wade-inspired Miami to level the…

8 years ago
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Birthday Boy Valančiūnas comes up big for Toronto to blow out Heat

Lithuanian NBA star Jonas Valančiūnas saved the day for the Toronto Raptors with pivotal offensive rebounds that allowed them to…

8 years ago
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Valančiūnas bounces back to help Toronto make history with play-off series win

Lithuanian NBA star Jonas Valančiūnas’ stellar rebounding played a key part in firing the Toronto Raptors to their first play-off…

8 years ago
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Motiejūnas and Rockets eliminated after blow-out loss to Warriors

Donatas Motiejūnas and the Houston Rockets were eliminated from the NBA playoffs by a Stephen Curry-less Golden State Warriors in…

8 years ago
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Lithuania’s Valančiūnas quiet as Toronto pull off memorable comeback against Pacers

The Toronto Raptors pulled off a memorable comeback against the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of the play-offs despite Lithuanian…

8 years ago
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Power play of Lithuania’s Valunčiūnas doesn’t save Raptors as Motiejūnas’ Rockets fail to ignite

Lithuania’s Jonas Valančiūnas led the scoring for the Toronto Raptors on Saturday but couldn’t prevent a loss to the Indiana…

8 years ago
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Lithuanian NBA stars shine for Rockets and Raptors in playoffs

Jonas Valunčiūnas helped the Toronto Raptors pound the Pacers into submission in Toronto on Thursday night for 101-85 win while…

8 years ago
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Lithuania faces possible ban from Eurobasket 2017

Lithuania is among 14 nations that could be banned from Eurbasket 2017, the media has reported, but the country's basketball…

8 years ago
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Sabonis Jr may be headed to Boston Celtics in NBA draft

Domantas Sabonis may be headed to the legendary Boston Celtics after declaring for the NBA draft according to a draft…

8 years ago
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Motiejūnas and Rockets scrape into NBA playoffs

Lithuanian NBA star Donatas Motiejūnas helped the Houston Rockets to make it into this year’s playoffs with a 116-81 win…

8 years ago
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Sabonis stock rises despite March Madness elimination

Despite losing out to No.10 seed Syracuse in the last 16 of the NCAA on Friday, Domantas Sabonis is being…

8 years ago
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NBA-ready Sabonis aims to fire Gonzaga into Elite Eight

Now nicknamed the “Lithuanian nightmare” for his demolition of opposing teams, Domantas Sabonis is ready to fire US college Gonzaga…

8 years ago
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Sabonis busts Obama’s bracket to fire Bulldogs forward in NCAA

Domantas Sabonis led US college Gonzaga to a stunning 68-52 victory over Seton Hall with a powerhouse performance grabbing 16…

8 years ago
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Son of Sabonis powers US college into NCAA tournament

Domantas Sabonis, the son of Lithuanian basketball legend and former NBA star Arvydas Sabonis, powered Gonzaga University to a win…

9 years ago