Month: October 2016

Former Yokohama B-Corsairs standout Omar Reed was the first pick in the fifth round of the 2016 NBA Development League Draft on Sunday. The Iowa Energy, the Memphis Grizzlies’ D-League affiliate, selected the 29-year-old swingman. The 2016 D-League season tips off on Nov. 11. The D-League draft consisted of six rounds. The Energy are led […]

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For the Levanga Hokkaido, their Halloween treat was repeated trips to the free-throw line. Hokkaido sank 23 of 31 attempts in an 84-69 Monday victory, its second in as many days over the visiting Sendai 89ers. Free throws proved to be a big difference in the final outcome. Sendai (6-6) was 9-for-9 at the line, […]

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