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Yabusele signed with ASVEL, a Euroleague club just outside of Lyon, in late February, but played in only five games before the French team also suspended its season. When Yabusele learned that the NBA had done the same, he realized “now this is serious” worldwide. “I was like, ‘What is going on?’” Yabusele said. “Not knowing when it was going to stop. Not knowing when you’re going to be able to go outside. … I’m looking outside of my building and there’s nobody in the street. I’m like, ‘This is the end times.’”

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Serbia met France at the LDLC Arena in Lyon as part of the preparations for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics. Led by NBA MVP Nikola Jokic, the Serbian national team emerged victorious with a final score of 67-79. Denver Nuggets‘ center paved the way to victory with 20 points and 12 rebounds before fouling out midway through the final quarter.

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Two decades and four NBA titles, six all-star selections, one Finals MVP award and one European championship as a player later, Parker is living out the basketball version of his “L’Entraîneur” dreams as the president and majority owner of ASVEL Basket in Villeurbanne, the smaller twin city of Lyon. ASVEL is the top hoops club in France, with its men’s and women’s teams both leading their domestic leagues and competing in the EuroLeague, the continent’s best club competition. And in directing a handful of projects aimed at enhancing education and life in Lyon, his adopted home city, Parker’s influence here expands by the year.

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Tony Parker announced in a press conference that in 2018, in Lyon, he will open basketball Academy. Tony Parker is the president of ASVEL Villeurbanne-Lyon since 2014. The Academy will have five different structures: a training facility for ASVEL, a training center for 30 youngsters per year, an educational academy for youngsters, a school for referees and a campus with 400 house units.

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Emiliano Carchia: Former NBA player now in ASVEL, Hilton Armstrong denied that he was back to the States having a workout with Los Angeles Clippers. 'I was not in the States during my vacation time. Some friends came to Lyon and I have been here for Christmas'

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Emiliano Carchia: Tony Parker said that Ronny Turiaf landed on Monday in Lyon trying to find a solution for his insurance. Via @Laurent Sallard

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