Turkish Basketball League

Turkish center Furkan Aldemir, who joined the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers on Dec. 15, made his debut for his new team hours after signing a contract.

Aldemir logged 10 minutes in the Sixers' 105-87 home loss to the Boston Celtics, scoring two points, dishing out an assist and grabbing two offensive rebounds.

ISTANBUL - Supporters of Turkish basketball club Galatasaray behaved disgracefully before the start of a national championship match against Besiktas by booing a moment of silence for a recently murdered supporter of Belgrade's Crvena Zvezda in Istanbul.

Turkey’s men’s basketball team coach Ergin Ataman has said the team is eyeing a medal in next month’s FIBA World Cup in Spain.

“Our first target is to get a medal,” Ataman said in a press conference during the team’s training camp in Bormio, Italy.