Category: NBA

His father Deon George was born and raised in Montreal but played professionally in the Swiss league, so Kyshawn — pronounced kee-shawn — was born in Aigle, Switzerland. The younger George went to high school in France and then played a year of U.S. college basketball for the Miami Hurricanes. The six-foot-eight George averaged 7.6...

Kyshawn George was raised in Switzerland so he never expected he’d get to play an NBA game in front of a “hometown” crowd. Kyshawn George was raised in Switzerland so he never expected he’d get to play an NBA game in front of a “hometown” crowd. But because his Washington Wizards are starting the pre-season...

During the Lakers‘ coaching search, Chicago Bulls‘ head coach Billy Donovan played an unexpected advisory role. The Lakers aimed to replace Darvin Ham and explored candidates like J.J. Redick and Dan Hurley, ultimately offering Hurley a significant $70 million deal over six years, which he declined. Hurley consulted Donovan regarding the coaching dynamics between college...

The Chicago Bulls have a head coach who is respected by some of the best basketball minds in the world. As the Los Angeles Lakers sought to replace Darvin Ham this summer, exciting names like former NBA player J.J. Redick and Dan Hurley of the UConn Huskies came into view for Los Angeles. The Lakers...

Mitchell Layton/Getty Images When deciding between staying at UConn or accepting a job to be the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, Dan Hurley consulted an NBA coach who faced a similar decision more than a decade ago. The Huskies head coach sought advice from Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan, per CT Insider’s...

Dubai, UAE –   In a significant move to strengthen ties between Switzerland and the UAE, IFZA, Dubai’s most dynamic free zone community, in partnership with Quadris Solutions Ltd, successfully inaugurated its Swiss Office in Zurich.  Aiming to foster direct connections with Swiss enterprises, the collaboration marks an important step in IFZA’s growth strategy into the...

Bulls The Bulls are unveiling a standalone Spanish language Instagram account today entitled @LosBulls, building on their pervasive social media platform that already has an international following of roughly 31.5M. Having already launched a similar account in France two years ago called @LesChicagoBulls — as well as posting regularly on the NBA’s official sites in...

The US National Basketball Association (NBA) is working on leasing 13 customised VIP Airbus A321neo aircraft to transport teams between games in future seasons.  SMBC Aviation Capital, the Irish aircraft lessor, is expected to lease the aircraft to the NBA. Delta Airlines, which historically has run most NBA flights and charters, is expected to operate...

The UEFA Champions League as we know is about to change and it saw its final familiar group stage format played out earlier this season. We will not see another group stage scenario play out like that because of the changes to the current setup which will debut from the 2024-25 season. The incoming format...