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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NBA Preview: Five key storylines entering the 2017-18 season
The 2017-18 NBA season begins on Tuesday, with Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving making a quick return to Cleveland…
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LeBron: Irving´s return to Cleveland will be fine
LeBron James insisted Kyrie Irving will be “fine” when he returns to the Cleveland Cavaliers as a Boston Celtics player.…
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Michael Jordan not a fan of Super team
NBA great Michael Jordan is not a fan of super teams, saying they made the rest of the league “garbage”.…
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Miller: Perfect Warriors reminds me Bulls’ Jordan
Reggie Miller described defending NBA champions the Golden State Warriors as having “the perfect storm” of talent as they bid…
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Joel Embiid completes first training since March injury
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid completed his first full practice on Thursday since undergoing surgery in March after tearing his…
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NBA changes All-Star game format
The NBA has scrapped the East v West format for the 2018 All-Star Game in Los Angeles. The league on…
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Beal: Wizards, not James’ Cavs, are best team in the East
The Washington Wizards are the best team in the Eastern Conference, according to guard Bradley Beal. The Wizards had a…
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Spurs’ Kawhi Leonard ruled out for entire preseason
San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard is expected to sit out the entire preseason because of a right thigh injury,…
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Rohr calls up Mikel, Moses, Ighalo, 20 others for must win clash against Zambia
Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, has called up 23 players for next week’s all –important 2018 FIFA World Cup…
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James sides with Curry, shades President Trump for uninviting Warriors to White House
LeBron James labelled United States President Donald Trump “a bum” after he uninvited Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors…
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Trump-Warriors to break 37-year White House Championships ceremony
President Donald Trump on Saturday rescinded the Golden State Warriors’ invitation to visit the White House after Stephen Curry stated…
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Kevin Durant apologizes for ‘childish’ tweets, denies using fake accounts
It was either perfect or terrible timing, depending on your perspective. A day after Kevin Durant lit up the internet…
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Enes Kanter defends Thunder after Kevin Durant criticizes OKC on Twitter
Recently, strange third-person tweets criticizing the Oklahoma City Thunder and coach Billy Donovan appeared on Kevin Durant’s account. No one was…
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Kevin Durant appears to blast ex-coach, teammates in since-deleted tweets
It appears Kevin Durant could use a training course in how to use Twitter. The Warriors All-Star responded to trolls…
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Bogut link up with Walton as Lakers confirm signing
Free-agent big man Andrew Bogut has signed with the Los Angeles Lakers, it was confirmed on Tuesday. Bogut, 32, joins…
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WATCH as Warriors’ Stephen Curry scores penalty at Stamford Bridge
Whether it is on a basketball court or football pitch, Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry can do it all. He…
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Bogdanovic steers Serbia into EuroBasket final
Russia’s Aleksei Shved won the individual shoot-out up against Bogdan Bogdanovic on Friday, but it was the Sacramento Kings’ point…
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Senegal, Nigeria, Morocco and hosts Tunisia through to the FIBA AfroBasket 2017 Semi-Finals
Senegal on Thursday made a tremendous statement of their FIBA AfroBasket 2017 intentions by beating Angola 66-57 to join Nigeria,…
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Unhappy Melo to ESPN after low NBA ranking: ‘Don’t be so blatant with the disrespect’
ESPN came out with its top rankings of NBA players, and Knicks (for now) forward Carmelo Anthony came in at No.…
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EuroBasket: Marc Gasol inspires Spain, Porzingis effort not enough in Latvia loss to Slovenia
Spain and Slovenia will meet in the semi-finals of EuroBasket after seeing off Germany and Latvia respectively on Tuesday. Marc…
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Lakers to retire both of Kobe Bryant´s jersey numbers
Kobe Bryant’s legacy with the Los Angeles Lakers will live on in the Staples Center. The Lakers will retire Bryant’s…
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Wizards’ big man Ochefu tops list of D’Tigers picked for FIBA Men’s AfroBasket title defence
Wahsington Wizards center Ochefu Daniel headlines the list of the D’Tigers heading to Tunisia to represent Nigeria at FIBA Men’s AfroBasket.…
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Van Gundy: No chance for Lebron and Cavs, 2018 is a wrap, Warriors will win forever
Unless the Cleveland Cavaliers trade the first-round pick they acquired for Kyrie Irving for Paul George, they have no chance…
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Houston businessman Fertitta buying Rockets for reported $2.2billion
Houston businessman Tilman Fertitta has reached an agreement to buy the Rockets from Leslie Alexander, the team announced on Tuesday.…
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Rockets´ James Harden donates $1million to Hurricane Harvey relief
James Harden is the latest athlete to give back to the city of Houston. The Rockets star has made a $1million donation…
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Ginobili returning to Spurs on two-year deal
Veteran Manu Ginobili is prolonging his career in the NBA after signing a new contract with the San Antonio Spurs.…
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Danny Ainge explains Celtic’s decision to trade Isaiah Thomas to Cavs
The Boston Celtics had their reasons for trading star Isaiah Thomas to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Celtics general manager Danny Ainge told…
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Cavs trades Kyrie to Celtic for IT, Crowder, Zizic and 1st round pick
Kyrie Irving got his wish and the Celtics got the star fans have been craving for years as Boston and…
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D’Tigress cruise to an easy 106-33 win over Guinea at #AfrobasketWomen2017
The Nigeria women’s national basketball team, D’Tigress, were more than a ruler taller than their opponents from Guinea as they practically…
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Akhator, Nyingifa double-double take D’Tigress past Egypt into quarterfinals
The WNBA third round overall draft pick Evelyn Akhator’s double-double and Israel-based Atonye Nyingifa double-double helped the D’Tigress to a…
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