BeBasket 2025: Top 10 Articles of the Year

In 2025, French basketball news has been eventful. Our various interviews and portraits are no match for controversies and other economic tensions. This is evidenced by the ten articles that had the most impact – and above all the most interest – to our readers this year. Money, power, internal tensions, justice, injuries, media revelations or family legacy: a look back at the 10 most read BeBasket articles in 2025.

1. The sums invested by Léon Marchand, Antoine Dupont and Bigflo & Oli in the Toulouse Basketball Club

The announcement had the effect of a bomb. See the Toulouse Basketball Club supported by Léon Marchand, Antoine Dupont and Bigflo & Oli aroused immense curiosity. But it was above all the precise amounts which attracted the curious.

2. Boycott of training and letters from lawyers: AS Monaco in the grip of great internal tensions

Ten days after a EuroLeague final, the media crash. Revelations of internal tensions, salary delays and a training boycott have plunged theAS Monaco Basket in a zone of turbulence.

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3. Aleksej Fedorychev responds to Tony Parker: “I invite ASVEL to consult its bank statements…”

Rarely has a verbal skirmish caused so much reaction over an entire year. By directly responding to Tony Parker about Skweek, Aleksej Fedorychev also attracted the curiosity of readers. The article left its mark by the symbolic violence of the formula and by what it revealed about the struggles for economic influence in French basketball.

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4. Oscar Wembanyama continues his rise in power: personal best and shot for victory

The name Wembanyama continues to fascinate. The performances of Oscar Wembanyama (2.03 m, 18 years old), punctuated by a winning shot against ASVEL in Espoirs, attracted a massive audience. A blend of family heritage, sporting promise and defining moments that always works.

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5. 2.25 million to be paid before January 1: AS Monaco threatened with exclusion from the playoffs

Third appearance of Monaco in this ranking. Once again, it was the financial aspect that attracted attention, with the threat of exclusion from the Betclic ELITE playoffs linked to the luxury tax. Legal remedies, Council of State, FFBB: the article was fascinating by the complexity and seriousness of the issue.

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6. Uros Nikolic arrested: EuroLeague referee suspected of belonging to criminal gang

Probably the most astonishing news of the year. The arrest of Uros Nikolic, an experienced EuroLeague referee, on suspicion of belonging to a criminal organization, caused shock waves. An extremely rare subject, on the border of sport and news.

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7. Lucas Ugolin victim of a terrible injury, the ASA – Blois match interrupted

Raw emotion. The interruption of the ELITE 2 match after the serious injury of Lucas Ugolin deeply affected the readers. Emergency response, silence in the room, collective concern: this article also reminds us why basketball can sometimes stop well beyond the score.

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8. A Radio France investigation damages Tony Parker’s businessman image

BeBasket readers massively clicked on this relayed and analyzed investigation, highlighting the economic fragilities of Tony Parker, whose escapades constituted a common thread in 2025.

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9. Camouflet for AS Monaco: no long-term invitation to the EuroLeague

Fourth appearance of ASM in this top 10, again for its off-field problems. The absence of a three-year invitation to the EuroLeague, unlike five other clubs, surprised and questioned. Symbol of the structural uncertainties to come for the principality’s club within European basketball.

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10. ASVEL “saved in the short term” thanks to a contribution of 3 million euros

To conclude this ranking, ASVEL is still there. The contribution of 3 million euros from a Cholet shareholder enabled ASVEL to secure its future in Betclic ELITE, in June 2025. In short, the difficulties of Monaco and ASVEL have continued to attract interested parties.

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A year where the extra-sporty often went beyond the field

This ranking clearly shows it: in 2025, it is more finances, governance, internal tensions and revelations than sporting performances that have captured the attention, even if in terms of percentage of publications, they remain a large minority.