Another short rest game for Olimpia, on the eve of a very demanding week (Baskonia on the road, Bologna at home, Trento on the road again). Napoli is coming to Unipol Forum. It is a team that after winning the Italian Cup last season has struggled a little bit, probably affected by some injuries, especially Read More »
The day started on a bad note (Fabien Causeur - back - was not available), continued on an even worse note (David McCormack - right knee - was out too) and finally, with all the three centers on the sideline, Olimpia showed its weak side in the first half, going down by 21 (46-25 at Read More »
A week of time is what Olimpia was able to use to exorcise the memory of the last EuroLeague game, the painful defeat against Zalgiris which came at the end of a game well approached, well played and dominated for 27 minutes. We start from there, from that level of intensity, quality of execution and Read More »
On November 7, during the half-time of the EuroLeague game between Olimpia Milano and Real Madrid, Sergio Rodriguez will formally become the 44th member of the club's Hall of Fame. Rodriguez arrived in Milan during the summer of 2019 and stayed there for three seasons. In those three seasons, Olimpia won the 2022 Italian league Read More »
Armoni Brooks led Olimpia to a 83-78 win in Scafati, a difficult game to approach with three big men missing. With Josh Nebo out since a few weeks ago and Ousmane Diop injured during the previous game, Zach LeDay was a late scatch. "It was a total team effort, we were tired after playing twice Read More »
Olimpia moves to Scafati for the second road game of its regular season, after a very busy week, with two EuroLeague games, both of which ended badly for different reasons. If in Athens, Olimpia had clashed against a so-called super team, the home game against Zalgiris left a very bitter taste in the mouth for Read More »
During the second half of the EuroLeague game against Zalgiris Kaunas, Ousmane Diop sprained his right ankle, with no bone injuries involved, which will be re-evaluated in 3 to 4 weeks. Read More »
The most surreal of games: Olimpia plays well, runs, scores, defends, rebounds the ball, gets a lot from everyone and take a 27-point lead. A heavy 27-point lead, in the heart of the second half, which began with an 18-point margin and continued holding the opponent scoreless for another four minutes. There would be the Read More »
Having returned from Athens where they lost the second road game of the EuroLeague regular season but still against a contender for the title, Olimpia is preparing to face Zalgiris Kaunas to get back on track and protect its home advantage. It will be a very tough game because, consistent to its tradition, Zalgiris is Read More »
It didn't take much to Olimpia to understand Olympiaco's power and depth. The Greek powerhouse started the game 12-2 looking almost untouchable, the way it clogged the middle and executed on offense. However, Olimpia was able to regroup and took the lead late in the first; again came within two in the second quarter and Read More »
