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The Brooklyn Nets will host the Philadelphia 76ers at Barclays on the eve of Christmas Eve. The Nets need to snap a three-game losing streak and get some momentum going as they head into the new year....

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Czar’s Got Heart

Congratulations to the St. Joan of Arc Crusaders from Chagrin Falls, Ohio on their second place finish in the CYO basketball tournament. I dropped by practice the night before the big game to talk...

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Was great to catch up with my good friend Hubie Brown in the booth before the Grizzlies vs. Nets game. Tagged: Hubie Brown

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Mike Looks Back

Before joining Nike, I did a commercial for LA Gear with Karl Malone and Joe Montana. It was a long time ago, but I remember we shot it on a playground close to Venice Beach, and it was blistering hot....

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Mike Looks Back

  Tagged: Marv Albert, NBA Live 2004

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Was great to catch up with some friends in Cleveland this week before heading to Ukraine. Grabbed breakfast with my multi-talented broadcast partner Matt Devlin, who was in town for the Blue Jays vs....

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Czar Trivia

Will the third team be a charm for newly signed Rocket Dwight Howard? Here are some fun facts to welcome Howard to Houston: The total area of Houston is so large it could contain the cities of New...

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Earlier this summer I had the chance to see a legend perform. 86-year-old Tony Bennett put on a tremendous show singing hit after hit at the Memphis Botanic Garden. Tony mentioned that he’s looking...

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In September, Ukraine will join 23 basketball teams in Slovenia to compete in EuroBasket 2013 in hopes of qualifying for the 2016 Olympics in Brazil. The road to success in the talent-packed tournament...

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After a week of practices in Kiev we traveled to Serbia last night and will compete in a four-team exhibition tournament this weekend. We’ll face Montenegro in Game 1 and Serbia in Game 2. Game 3 will...

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Though we went 0-3 in last week’s exhibition tournament in Serbia, we accomplished our goal of playing tough opponents. Nobody likes to lose, but hopefully the experience of competing against three...

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We travel to Sweden this week for exhibition games against Sweden and Poland before heading to Russia. Tagged: EuroBasket 2013, Ukraine National Team

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The FIBA EuroBasket 2013 tips off in Slovenia on Wednesday, September 4. The 24 countries competing for the championship title have been broken down into four groups of six teams. Ukraine is in Group...

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Tremendous effort by Ukraine to battle from behind and steal a 58-57 win over Belgium in our EuroBasket 2013 opener. We trailed for most of the game, but seized the lead when it counted most. With just...

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Tagged: Belgium, EuroBasket 2013, Ukraine

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Our starting five came out strong against Israel in Game 2 and turned up the pressure with an 11-0 run in the first quarter. Israel’s defense responded and got more active. It became a tight game in...

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  Tagged: EuroBasket 2013, Germany, Ukraine

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Was a nailbiter, but Ukraine defeated Germany 88-83 in our third Round 1 match of the EuroBasket tournament. Who would have thought we’d start off with three straight wins – incredible! We’ll take them...

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Tony Parker led Group A top seed France to a 77-71 victory over Ukraine in Game 4 of the Qualifying Round with 28 points. Ukraine must bounce back and beat Great Britain in Game 5 to guarantee that we...

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Ukraine played a complete game against Great Britain in Game 5 of the EuroBasket, executing on both ends of the court. We shot the ball extremely well throughout the game, and we defended well, holding...

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