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Luka Dončić admitted it always feels special to return to Madrid. “It’s always great to come back here,” he said. “I’ve returned many times, and it’s always beautiful to be in Madrid.” Having experienced the pressure of playing for Real Madrid, Dončić sees clear similarities with life at the Lakers. Although the Lakers reached the playoffs, Dončić had little interest in celebrating the team’s progress. “It’s pretty similar,” he said. “At both clubs, the expectation is always to win. If you don’t win the championship, it’s a bad season,” he said. “That’s how I see it.”
Pau Gasol: "Barcelona is open to the possibility of NBA Europe. Barcelona has made clear that it wants to be in the best European league, but at the same time, it has to understand better the model, the project, the conditions, and see that certain things are happening. The presidential elections have prioritized other things, but we had to have clarity that we have it now, and starting July 1, Joan (Laporta) will resume official control of the club. I am very close to the club to be able to manage what would be valuing the entry into the project."
Ibaka, of Congolese-Spanish descent, remains a fan favourite in Toronto and would’ve been one in Montreal as a bilingual player. He said playing in a francophone market during his playing days would have been a great experience. Ibaka played 14 years, from 2009-2023, for five teams. “I’m sure it would be amazing to live and play here,” he said.
Khobi Price: Luka Doncic: "I went to Spain to do PRP. Everybody knows that Spain, they're just one of the best countries to do that...I know and trust lots of people from Spain. Why I was in Spain so long is because I needed four days in between every shot. So I did it four times. So that's why I stayed longer." (What did they say as far as being able to hopefully expedite your recovery after getting the PRP?) Luka: "I'm just in the process, i'm working every day. I feel better every day. Like I said, in the beginning they say eight weeks. So we just go from there."
Luka Doncic: "I went to Spain to do PRP. Everybody knows that Spain, they're just one of the best countries to do that...I know and trust lots of people from Spain. Why I was in Spain so long is because I needed four days in between every shot. So I did it four times. So that's… pic.twitter.com/16xtKAuMhp
— Khobi Price (@khobi_price) May 6, 2026
Moncho Monsalve, who left an indelible mark on both Spanish and international basketball, passed away at the age of 81, leaving behind a legacy of championships and a profound tactical mind. His death marks the loss of a foundational pillar of the sport, recognized by titans of the game like Real Madrid and the Brazilian Basketball Confederation for his multifaceted contributions as both a relentless competitor on the court and a visionary strategist on the sidelines.
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Why have you chosen the Liga Endesa at this point in your career? Patrick Mills: It was the one that was available. Obviously, the high level of competition and the quality of the matches helped... It was the best league available, so I decided to go there (laughs).
The following comes from the embedded Instagram short posted by Jao Mile’s production team. The captions were translated initially via Google Translate, before being edited and confirmed by multiple translators that are native Serbian speakers who spoke with Heavy. The result is an amalgamation of their interpretations of the various colloquialisms used by the pair: KASUN [referring to Spain, where he lives]: So, imagine this. I have a house, I am going to Croatia for ten days, and someone breaks into my house. You have an alarm and other things […] and the alarm goes off. The police don’t come, for whatever reason. Within 24 hours, if he’s not kicked out, he has the right to live in your house for free for a year. ILIC: Wait, bro…. KASUN: I swear on my child’s life, bro, that’s the situation. In my town, an old couple went on a cruise for 15 days. The house is worth 16 million euros. A family of gypsies rushed in, and the mayor was even bringing them food. Poor them [the old couple], in debt, for 70 years. Who is the normal one here? The police come in, break down the door and used pepper spray on that family. What happened to the guns? And God knows what these [cuts off mid-sentence].
With his NBA out clause creating headlines, Mario Hezonja said for the first time that last season he had an NBA offer just before the start of the EuroLeague playoffs. As he said about the clause: “This is something very common that I believe a lot of players have. It’s extra on the contract, it doesn’t mean that it necesserily happening. Even last year, I went upstairs and shut it down. There was something, a lot of things, that were serious, and I didn’t want to leave the team just before the playoffs with Olympiacos. So this is not necessarily something that I will do, but it’s there”.
La Laguna Tenerife has secured the services of Australian international point guard Patty Mills until the end of the season, adding a player with an extensive and successful career both in international FIBA basketball and in the NBA. Mills arrives in the Canary Islands after a remarkable journey in the world’s top basketball league, where he played a total of 1,020 games — 921 in the regular season and 99 in the playoffs — across seven different NBA franchises.
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Adam Aaronson: NEWS: Sixers say “Tyrese Maxey suffered a sprain of the right fifth finger. He will undergo additional testing and consultation in the coming days to determine a treatment plan. He is OUT for the next two games and further updates will be provided after the back-to-back.”
Partizan Mozzart Bet officially confirmed on Thursday morning that Jabari Parker has been loaned to Asisa Joventut for the remainder of the 2025-26 season. The 30-year-old power forward makes his return to Spain after struggling to maintain a consistent role in Belgrade, where he averaged 7.7 points in EuroLeague play and 9.1 points in the ABA League this season. Under the terms of the agreement, the Badalona-based club will assume a portion of the wages from the two-year contract Parker signed with Partizan last June.
"Our idea is to create this league – call it 12 to 16 teams – with the biggest countries having permanent franchises. Call it the UK, Spain, Germany, Italy, or France. Two teams in each one of those markets that we know with certainty will have franchises there, and then we'll open it up to the rest of the ecosystem."
Real Madrid appears to be following the path of NBA Europe. The Spanish team, who have yet to renew its EuroLeague contract, could be pioneers in the new project that is on the horizon. As confirmed by Jorge Garbajosa, president of FIBA Europe, on COPE’s Tiempo de Juego program, the Spanish team’s interest is genuine. “We know that Real Madrid has shown interest, and the NBA is in direct, high-level talks with the club,” Garbajosa told COPE. “We know it’s an interesting option for them, as it is for other clubs, as Adam Silver said the other day,” he continued.