In the 2.002 NBA, the Angeles Lakers win their third consecutive ring, this time defeating a New Jersey Nets who missed the big final. The Lakers, led by the powerful couple O’Neal & Bryant, had no opposition and won the final from start to finish to win it (4-0)
In 2002, the last Korac Cup final was held, where Sluc Nancy won by beating Lokomotiv Rostov in two matches of great difference for the winner. In the first match the Gauls won by 26 points, but in the second match the Russians won by 22 points, so there was emotion almost until the end
In the summer of 2001, the Eurobasket of Turkey was held, where in the grand final, the Gold went to Yugoslavia, where despite the hostile environment against it, as it faced the local Turkey, the Balkan showed their best quality to win by 78-69
