Basketball
Basketball is a huge sport, widely followed by the Americans and growing in Africa.
On this page, the focus is on The National Basketball Association and the latest news, transfer, results of all the 30 franchises.
The franchises includes; Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, Sacramento, Cleveland Cavaliers, Houston Texas, Sixers, Suns, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Toronto Raptors, Washington Wizards, Milwaukee Bucks, Miami Heat, Detroit Pistons, OKC Thunder etc.
Also, covered are stories on the NBA biggest stars like LeBron James, Stephen Curry, James Harden, Kevin Durant, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Russel Westbrook, Klay Thompson, Anthony Davis, and Joel Embiid.
We also talk about Basketball Legends such as Micheal Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Russell, Magic Johnson, Jerry West are not left out.
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D’Tigress zoom into #AfrobasketWomen final after 79-58 win against Mali
Nigeria’s women national basketball team D’Tigeres have booked their place in the Afrobasket women final after a convincing 79-58 win…
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FIBA 2019 World Cup: Nigeria ranked 8th; projected to win a medal
Nigeria men national basketball team, D’Tigers have been projected to finish in the medal zone at the 2019 FIBA World…
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Evelyn Akhator posts double-double as D’Tigress annihilate Tunisia 75-26 Afrobasket opener
Evelyn Akhator posted a double-double to help Nigeria’s women basketball team start off their Afrobasket basket title defence on song.…
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Josh Okogie & Jordan Nwora star as D’Tigers beat Canada in Winnipeg
Coach Alex Nwora and his boys continued their preparation for the 2019 FIBA World Cup with another top friendly against…
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#NBAFreeAgency2019: Al-Farouq Aminu agrees three-year deal with Magic
D’Tigers Al-Farouq Aminu is heading to Orlando after agreeing a 3 yrs, $29M contract with the Magic. Al-Farouq Aminu who…
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Durant confirms he will leave Warriors for Nets
Kevin Durant is heading to the Brooklyn Nets, he announced on Sunday. The 30-year-old star will sign a four-year, max…
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FIBA World Cup: Alex Nwora includes 11 NBA Stars in D’Tigers 44-man provisional list
D’Tigers Head Coach, Alex Nwora has released a 44 man preliminary roaster ahead of the 2019 FIBA Men’s World Cup…
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NBA Awards: Emotional Giannis Antetokounmpo named MVP- Complete list of winners
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo and his MVP success headlined the NBA awards. Antetokounmpo capped a stellar season to be…
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2019 NBA Awards: Nigerians in contention of top NBA Awards
There will be two players of Nigerian descent to cheer on as the 2019 NBA awards are decided today. Greek-born…
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2019 NBA Draft: Three Nigerians picked as Rui Hachimura and Bruno Fernando make history
Three players of Nigerian descent have been selected with draft picks at the 2019 NBA draft. Three players of Nigerian…
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Londynn Jones posts more points than opponents as U.S Women’s beat El Salvador 114-19 in a FIBA Americas tournament
The United States U-16 team started the FIBA America U17 Championship in Chile on a flying note after hammering El…
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Kawhi wins MVP, becomes 1st player to win Finals MVP in both conferences
Five years ago, he slayed a giant when he won Finals MVP in leading the San Antonio Spurs over the two-time…
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Raptors top Warriors for 1st title in team history
The Toronto Raptors are NBA champions for the first time in franchise history. The Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors 114-110 in Game 6…
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Klay Thompson injures left knee, leaves arena on crutches
Golden State Warriors swingman Klay Thompson left Oracle Arena on crutches after suffering a left knee injury in the third quarter of Game…
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Kevin Durant may never be the same again – Achilles specialist
Kevin Durant may never be the player he was after rupturing his Achilles and it was “a disaster” to allow him…
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Warriors defeat Raptors in Game 5 thriller to keep series alive
For the first four games of the NBA finals, the question lingered: would Kevin Durant play? The two-time NBA finals MVP had…
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Durant has injured Achilles Warriors GM says
Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant injured his Achilles tendon in what a highly emotional general manager Bob Myers said was a different…
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Three things we leart from Raptors´ Game 4 win over Bucks
The Toronto Raptors are putting together a quality run in the NBA playoffs. Toronto’s 120-102 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on…
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Three things we learnt from Warriors´ sweep of Trail Blazers
The Golden State Warriors are back in the NBA Finals for the fifth successive season at the expense of the…
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Warriors first team to five straight NBA Finals since 1966 Celtics
The Golden State Warriors became the first team since the Boston Celtics in 1966 to reach five consecutive NBA Finals.…
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Curry & Green set NBA playoff record
Golden State Warriors pair Stephen Curry and Draymond Green became the first team-mates in NBA playoff history to both record…
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Warriors sweep Trail Blazers to reach NBA Finals
The Golden State Warriors have reached their fifth successive NBA Finals after sweeping the Portland Trail Blazers. Two-time reigning champions…
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George, Harden and Giannis named NBA MVP finalists
Oklahoma City Thunder’s Paul George, Houston Rockets star James Harden and Milwaukee Bucks sensation Giannis Antetokounmpo are the finalists for…
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Three things we learnt from Bucks´dominant Game 2 win over Raptors
The Milwaukee Bucks ran away with Game 2 against the Toronto Raptors. Milwaukee had to come from behind to win…
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VIDEO: Curry drops 33 points in 2nd half as Warriors kick Rockets out after 4-2 series win
Steph Curry came to the party as Warriors without Kevin Durant beat Rockets in Houston to clinch their place in…
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Three things we learnt from Warriors´series-clinching win at Houston
The Golden State Warriors did not need a Game 7 at home. Golden State’s clutch 118-113 win over the Houston…
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Rockets hold off Warriors, Bucks win third straight against Celtics
The Houston Rockets are even with the Golden State Warriors at 2-2 in the Western Conference semi-finals. Houston’s 112-108 victory over…
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2019 FIBA WC: NBBF lines up Canada and Dominican Republic friendlies for D’Tigers
In its quest to adequately prepare the D’Tigers for the 2019 FIBA Men’s World Cup, the Nigeria Basketball Federation has…
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NBA Playoffs: Harden leads Rockets to OT win against Warriors in game 3
The Houston Rockets reduced the Golden State Warriors’ series lead to 2-1 thanks to a 126-121 overtime victory in Game…
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Al-Farouq Aminu posts 7th postseason career double-double in Portland’s 97-90 win at Denver to tie series
D’Tigers forward Al-Farouq Aminu bounced back from an uncharacteristic display in Portland Trailblazers Western Conference semifinal game one loss to…
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