Basketball

Lidl's advertising campaign in Lithuania has not prevented Arvydas Sabonis, president of the Lithuanian Basketball Federation, from getting accreditation for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Lithuania's national basketball team will have to do without one of the country's best players Donatas Motiejūnas in Rio Olympics. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.

Ketvirtadienį Lietuvos tautiniame olimpiniame komitete (LTOK) sportui nusipelniusiems žmonėms LTOK prezidentė Daina Gudzinevičiūtė įteikė prizus, olimpinius žiedus ir medalius.

Domantas Sabonis, son of Lithuanian NBA legend Arvydas, is working out today with the Toronto Raptors, and could be drafted by the Eastern conference finalists.

Arvydas Sabonis, the legendary basketball center, has been reelected to head the Lithuanian Basketball Federation for another term.

Lithuanian NBA fans hoping to see Jonas Valančiūnas return to action during the Toronto Raptors Eastern Conference final against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers may be disappointed.

The Toronto Raptors face the Miami Heat tonight with the chance to clinch a final four playoff place and Toronto’s injured Lithuanian NBA star Jonas Valančiūnas is confident they can close the deal in Miami.

A Jonas Valančiūnas-less Toronto Raptors let a nine-point fourth quarter lead slip, allowing a Dwayne Wade-inspired Miami to level the series in overtime last night.

Lithuanian NBA star Jonas Valančiūnas saved the day for the Toronto Raptors with pivotal offensive rebounds that allowed them to come from behind to vanquish the Miami Heat in overtime.

Lithuanian NBA star Jonas Valančiūnas’ stellar rebounding played a key part in firing the Toronto Raptors to their first play-off series victory since 2001, with a Game 7 win over the Indiana Pacers.

Donatas Motiejūnas and the Houston Rockets were eliminated from the NBA playoffs by a Stephen Curry-less Golden State Warriors in a crushing defeat last night.

The Toronto Raptors pulled off a memorable comeback against the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of the play-offs despite Lithuanian powerhouse Jonas Valančiūnas being kept shackled by the Pacers.

Lithuania’s Jonas Valančiūnas led the scoring for the Toronto Raptors on Saturday but couldn’t prevent a loss to the Indiana Pacers as Donatas Motiejūnas failed to fire for Houston as the Rockets were blown out by Golden State.

Jonas Valunčiūnas helped the Toronto Raptors pound the Pacers into submission in Toronto on Thursday night for 101-85 win while Donatas Motiejūnas gave the Houston Rockets the grit they needed to overcome NBA champions, the Golden State Warriors by a single point.

Lithuania is among 14 nations that could be banned from Eurbasket 2017, the media has reported, but the country's basketball federation cautions that FIBA has only asked for clarification and has not yet sanctioned Europe's silver medallists.

Domantas Sabonis may be headed to the legendary Boston Celtics after declaring for the NBA draft according to a draft projection by leading American sports news website, Bleacher Report.

Lithuanian NBA star Donatas Motiejūnas helped the Houston Rockets to make it into this year’s playoffs with a 116-81 win against the Sacramento Kings last night.

Despite losing out to No.10 seed Syracuse in the last 16 of the NCAA on Friday, Domantas Sabonis is being talked up as a serious NBA prospect and a likely top pick if he decides to enter the 2016 NBA draft.

Now nicknamed the “Lithuanian nightmare” for his demolition of opposing teams, Domantas Sabonis is ready to fire US college Gonzaga into the NCAA last eight tonight (Friday) in Chicago.