Why Nikola Jokic is the GREATEST PASSING BIG MAN EVER! ModernHoops Yo guys what's going on ModernHoops here, and today I'm going to be talking the why Nikola Jokic Could be the greatest passing big man ever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50Pf0uOKcLY

Nikola Jokic - Ultimate MVP Mix ᴴᴰ 115 796 vues Panda Productions If you don't consider the Joker a top 5 MVP candidate please wake up 😴 😴 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txywVV5Asu4

Everything balanced! Rockets defeat Warriors again The Houston Rockets have equalized the series against the Golden State Warriors. In Boston, the Celtics found no means against the Greek freak. And suddenly everything is balanced again! On Monday night, the Rockets have also won the second home game against the Warriors and the Conference semi-finals 2-2. After a well-balanced first quarter, the Texans pulled away to ten points before half-time, again James Harden, who was able to see more despite a red eye, was the decisive man for Houston. The reigning MVP contributed 38 points, ten rebounds, four assists and two blocks to the 112:10 victory in about 40 minutes. On the Warriors side, Kevin Durant (34/7/5) and Stephen Curry (30/4/8) also made solid appearances, but especially by Klay Thompson (eleven points, 33.3 percent FG) and Andre Iguodala (seven, 33.3 percent) came too little. "It's the play-offs," Thompson explained, recalling last year's conference finals when Golden State prevailed in seven games against Houston. After two home wins the Warriors have now won the Rockets two games, with the 2: 2 it goes back to Wednesday on the Bay Area. "This is fun," Chris Paul assured. A defeat as a wake-up agent: Bucks dominate Celtics again The Celtics had less "fun" again: Boston also lost their second home game and are back against the wall after four games against the Milwaukee Bucks. The 113: 101 increased Giannis Antetokounmpo & Co. to 3: 1, the Greek Freak was again unstoppable, came to an outstanding 39 points, 16 rebounds, four assists, a steal and a block. The best team in the regular season is thus only a victory away from the Conference finals, although the Celtics had stolen one game in the same series and shocked the Bucks. "We were not prepared," Guard Eric Bledsoe (13/2/3) retrospectively admitted. Many hours of analysis would have hurt, but Milwaukee put on the right track. "We said," Giannis explained, "'No matter what, no matter how you feel or play in game one, we have to win game two'." They did it, as well as Game Three and Four. NBA, results of 6 May Boston Celtics - Milwaukee Bucks 101: 113 (Play-off level: 1: 3) Houston Rockets - Golden State Warriors 112: 108 (Play-off level: 2: 2) https://www.kicker.de/news/basketball/startseite/748576/artikel_alles-ausgeglichen-rockets-bezwingen-warriors-erneut.html

VIDEO Novi Sad - basketa world center 3x3 The basketball spectacle in the center of Novi Sad, organized by FIBA ​​and basketball clubs "Novi Sad 3x3" and "Liman 3x3", will be held at the Liberty Square from May 24th to 25th. SOURCE: B92 The special treat is a musical part of the event that includes a day-long hip-hop party with the famous New Cake Beats organization, which also includes Tim's, a member of the Bad Copy team, while some of the most prominent Serbian hip hopers will join them in the final evening. Profession. At an international tournament in basketball 3x3 called "NEW US ULTRA CHALLENGER", some of the best streetball teams from 16 countries will participate. This tournament has the status of the FIBA ​​challenger tournament, and the winning team gets the right to participate in the prestigious Masters tournament that will be held in Mexico City in July 2019. The New Year's Basque fan festival will provide the audience with the best basketball center in Novi Sad, where teams participating in the streetball scene in the previous years are participating. Novi Sad Center will be transformed into a basketball attraction that will embellish the raised terrain with 600 people standing in the stands, and special lighting and sound will make a special experience. At the tournament popularizing basketball in Novi Sad, Vojvodina and Serbia are invited all Newfoundlanders and visitors from all over the world. In order to promote fair play and a healthy lifestyle, Novi Sad opens its doors to all fans of this sport during the year when this city carries the title of the European Youth Center in Europe. Basket 3x3 is a new Olympic sport that will be presented for the first time at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. The Olympic Committee of Serbia categorized basket 3x3 in the first category of sports for the possibility of awarding gold medals from the Olympic Games 2020 Serbia. Serbia currently has six teams officially competing on the FIBA ​​3x3 World Tour, and two of the best teams in the world come from Novi Sad - "Liman 3x3" and "Novi Sad 3x3", so Novi Sad has for centuries been baskets. The best players in the world, Dusan Bulut and Stefan Stojacic, have enlisted Novi Sad on the world map of this sport, while Serbia's national team, made up of Novoselas, is the four-time world champion champion in basketball 3x3. https://youtu.be/CCRqo4Wl9P0 https://www.b92.net/sport/kosarka/vesti.php?yyyy=2019&mm=05&dd=06&nav_id=1538588

Studying Sharapova: University offers course on Russian star’s cultural impact “Picturing Maria Sharapova”, a course at the University of California, Santa Barbara, encourages students to examine culture as they study the former WTA World No.1. STEPHANIE LIVAUDAIS You think you know everything about Maria Sharapova? Think again. Then, sign up for a quarter-long course at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Students will examine the intersections of “representation, gender, and the global in elite sport” as they study the career and media perceptions of Sharapova, a former WTA World No.1 and five-time Grand Slam champion. “Picturing Maria Sharapova” is an undergraduate class offered as a part of the 2019 Spring catalog of UC Santa Barbara’s Department Feminist Studies, and it’s taught by Professor Anita Stahl, a tennis fan and doctoral student at the university. Combining her BA in Gender and Sexuality Studies from New York University, an MA in Gender Studies from Humboldt University of Berlin and her in-progress PhD in Feminist Studies at UC Santa Barbara with a lifelong passion for women's tennis, Stahl’s academic work seeks to examine the sport from a feminist point of view. At its core, “Picturing Maria Sharapova” is not about Maria Sharapova at all. According to Stahl, it’s about gender, femininity, globalization, labor, immigration, history, race, and media - and the ways these concepts clash and intersect - all viewed through the lens of the 11-time highest paid female athlete in the world. As a result, the class syllabus lists Sharapova’s 2017 memoir, Unstoppable: My Life So Far, as required reading, along with academic texts “For example, one day students might read French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu’s work on class and cultural capital, and the second day they would be asked to scroll through Sharapova’s Instagram feed and analyze how she portrays herself in Bourdieu’s terms.” “My goal is for students to question culture,” Stahl added. “The point is not for them all to become Sharapova experts, but for them to think through the layered meanings of the culture they consume and are exposed to all the time.” It’s not the first time that a university course has chosen to take on global issues with a celebrity or sports figure as a point of reference. Both Rutgers University and the University of Victoria have offered courses studying pop singer Beyoncé’s impact on music and feminism, while Staffordshire University has given students the chance to study David Beckham, and the University of British Columbia has analyzed the global image of Cristiano Ronaldo. https://twitter.com/WTA/status/1125451972306440194 Anita Stahl@anitastahl Thrilled to announce my new @ucsantabarbara class, in which students will learn global and visual studies by analyzing representations of @MariaSharapova Born in Germany, Stahl’s affinity for tennis began when she first picked up a racquet at four years old, and she’s never looked back. “Growing up German when Steffi Graf and Boris Becker were in their prime, tennis was always present in my life,” Stahl said. Her focus turned to Sharapova in 2016 during the wake of the Russian player’s announcement of a failed drug test, and the suspension and media scrutiny that followed. “When she was suspended, some of the most powerful global organizations commented on it,” she said. “Her actions got responses from the United Nations, Nike, the Kremlin, Porsche, and I just find that incredible.” According to Stahl, the class is a “culmination of years of research into women’s tennis” and the academic fields she’s used to analyze it. As a freelance photographer and journalist, part of Stahl’s hands-on research - called “participant observation field work” - involves attending tennis tournaments and documenting tennis life on court and behind the scenes, interviewing players and media alike. “Picturing Maria Sharapova”, a course at the University of California, Santa Barbara, encourages students to examine culture as they study the former WTA World No.1. (Getty Images) “I get a peak behind the scenes of how tennis is produced for fan consumption,” she explained. “I get to meet the players, see press conferences, talk to fans, and observe how journalists work to create meaning and find stories.” The class - initially meant for 25 students, but increased to 30 due to high demand - isn't Stahl’s only academic venture involving women’s tennis. One of her previous courses, “The Meaning of Serena Williams”, explored gender, race and sexuality in sports celebrity. And her dissertation, “Reading Between the Baselines: Global Regimes of Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Elite Women’s Tennis” seeks to tackle the issues and opportunities presented by the global nature of the WTA. “I study and teach about a handful of the most elite women in tennis history,” she said. “I’m interested in the most powerful: how they got their power, what makes them different, and how they use their influence.” “Love her or hate her, Sharapova has been an extremely powerful figure in tennis for over a decade,” Stahl added. “I write about Sharapova, Serena Williams, Althea Gibson, Chris Evert, and others because I really believe these individuals have significantly impacted the trajectory of women’s tennis.” https://www.wtatennis.com/news/studying-sharapova-university-offers-course-russian-star%E2%80%99s-cultural-impact

TENNIS · WTA MADRID SIMONA HALEP - JOHANNA KONTA // Simona Halep, announcement immediately after the victory against Konta: "That's what I'm going to do now" Simona Halep, WTA 3rd place, qualified in the tournament of the Madrid tournament after passing Johanna Konta, 46th place WTA, score 7-5, 6-1. Simona Halep will play in the next round with Slovakian Viktoria Kuzmova, 45th WTA, coming after Carla Suarez Navarro, 6-4, 7-6. "It was a difficult match because she has a lot of confidence in her. In the second set I found the rhythm and I knew how to play it. I'm very happy to win. I feel much better. I'm not 100% healthy, but I feel better. I'm trying to be quiet because I feel good on the field and I have a good game, "said Simona Halep after the match at the field interview. SIMONA HALEP: "I DO NOT KNOW MY OPPONENT" Simona Halep also spoke about Slovak Viktoria Kuzmova, the 45th WTA, the next opponent, with no match in the circuit. "I do not know Viktoria Kuzmova because I did not play with her. I'll follow some pictures to see how she plays. I just want to focus on my game https://twitter.com/WTA/status/1125730988351479809?s=19 https://www.gsp.ro/sporturi/tenis/simona-halep-johanna-konta-simona-halep-anunt-imediat-dupa-victoria-contra-lui-konta-asta-voi-face-acum-566470.html

ATP Rankings: Novak Djokovic counts to 250! Roger Federer is no. 3 Tennis - This is the 295th week with Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in the top-3 Author: Jovica Ilic ATP Rankings: Novak Djokovic counts to 250! Roger Federer is no. 3 Preparing for the start of Madrid 1000 event against Taylor Fritz on Tuesday, Novak Djokovic is celebrating the 250th week at the top of men's tennis, becoming the fifth player with that number of weeks as world no. 1 behind Roger Federer, Pete Sampras, Ivan Lendl and Jimmy Connors. Despite three poor results at Masters 1000 series this year, Djokovic is still the leader of the pack, 3400 points clear of Rafael Nadal who failed to defend titles in Monte Carlo and Barcelona, desperately seeking good result in Madrid. Alexander Zverev is miles away from the form he showed in 2017 and 2018, losing the title in Munich and dropping out from the top-3 to clear the space for Roger Federer who is back behind Novak and Rafa for the first time since January. This is the 295th week for Roger, Rafa and Novak in the top-3, almost 12 years after that happened for the first time in July 2007, another proof of their timeless class and longevity. Alexander Zverev is still safe in fourth although that should not last if he doesn't find form soon, having 2000 points to defend in the next five weeks to stay ahead of Dominic Thiem who also played well on clay 12 months ago. Kevin Anderson will skip the entire clay swing to rest his elbow and get back stronger on grass, leaving the door open for Kei Nishikori to pass him and enter the top-6. Juan Martin del Potro should be back in action this week in Madrid for the first time since February, standing just 35 points ahead of Estoril champion Stefanos Tsitsipas who moved in front of John Isner who is skipping Madrid. There were no other changes in the top-20 and we should see them after the fourth Masters 1000 tournament of the season next Monday, with 1000 points separating the players ranked between the 11th and 20th position. Munich champion Christian Garin has gained 14 places on the list to crack the top-35, standing as the biggest mover in the top-100 together with Estoril runner-up Pablo Cuevas. Familiar faces Tomas Berdych, Ivo Karlovic and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga are back inside the top-100 while the Italian Matteo Berrettini stands just outside the top-30 after reaching the final in Munich. ATP Rankings https://www.tennisworldusa.org/amp_tennis/news/Ranking_Atp_Wta/70239/atp-rankings-novak-djokovic-counts-to-250-roger-federer-is-no-3/