There is nothing like NBA basketball, but if you want to fix your hoops in some way, there are some professional competitions going on all over the world with a group of players that you will recognize.
These are today’s competitions in The Tournament, Israel, China and New Zealand.
THE TOURNAMENT
4:00 pm: Golden Eagles Vs. Red Scare (ESPN)
NBA players: ex Laker Darius Johnson-Odom, ex Raptor Dwight Buycks, ex Clipper Jamil Wilson, ex Pacer Travis Diener
18:00: Overseas Elite against lateral cancer (ESPN)
NBA players: Joe Johnson all-star seven times, ex Celtic Jordan Crawford, ex Kings Pooh Jeter and Bobby Brown, ex Cavalier DJ Kennedy, ex Magic Jamel Artis, ex Clipper Diamond Stone
ISRAEL
12:25: Hapoel Jerusalem against Hapoel Holon (Winner League TV)
NBA players: ex Cavalier John Holland, ex Grizzly Jeremy Pargo, ex Nugget Emmanuel Terry, potential target of free agent Tamir Blatt
14:15: Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Maccabi Rishon (Winner League TV)
NBA players: prospect Deni Avdija and Noam Dovrat, six-time All-Star Amare Stoudemire, former Hawk Othello Hunter, potential free agents targets Yovel Zoosman, Scottie Wilbekin and Alex Hamilton
CHINA
4:00 in the morning: Guangdong Flying Tigers vs. Bayi Rockets (Youku)
Players of NBA interest: ex Sun Sonny Weems
7:35: Beijing Royal Fighters vs. Shanghai Sharks (Youku)
NBA players: ex King Ray McCallum, ex 76ett Arnett Moultrie, ex Laker Sun Yue, head coach Stephon Marbury
8:00 in the morning: Jilin Northeast Tigers vs. Zhejiang Golden Bulls (Youku)
11:00 am: Beijing Ducks Vs. Shanxi Loongs (Youku)
NBA players: ex Knick Jeremy Lin, ex warrior Ekpe Udoh
NEW ZELAND
3:30: Manawatu Jets vs. Auckland Huskies (ESPN3)
Players of interest: the players of the New Zealand national team Tom Vodanovich and Tohi Smith-Milner
4:00 in the morning: Otago Nuggets vs. Nelson Giants (ESPN3)
Players of interest: the players of the New Zealand national team Jerrod Kenny, Jordan Ngatai and Mike Karena
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