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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NBBF invites 14 for FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 African Qualifiers
Nigeria have named a 14-player preliminary squad for this month’s Group B first leg games in the FIBA Basketball World…
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NBA Round Up: LeBron James leads Cavaliers past Heat, Celtics rout Knicks
The Cleveland Cavaliers have endured a tumultuous stretch, but LeBron James inspired a 91-89 victory over the Miami Heat in…
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Aminu shoots perfect-threes in Blazers 124-104 win over Bulls
A day after Al-Farouq Aminu recorded a double-double, the D’Tiger forward dropped 100% points from his attempted shots from the…
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NBA Round Up: Harden sets record, Warriors, Cavs beaten as Wizards end Thunder´s streak
Reigning NBA champions the Golden State Warriors were upstaged by the Utah Jazz 129-99, while the Cleveland Cavaliers crashed to…
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Drummond picked ahead of Simmons as Wall’s All-Star game replacement
Andre Drummond held out Ben Simmons to be named as John Wall’s replacement for the All-Star game in Los Angeles…
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Aminu’s double-double leads Blazers past Clippers
There was no slowing down for D’Tigers forward Al-Farouq Aminu as the 28-year-old posted a double-double in Portland Trailblazers 104-96…
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Harden boosts MvP status by setting NBA and Franchise records in Rockets’ 114-107 win over Magic
James Harden set the Houston Rockets’ all-time single-game scoring record with 60 points in Tuesday’s 114-107 win over the Orlando…
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Blake ready for the next chapter – Griffin reacts to stunning Pistons trade
Blake Griffin expressed his gratitude to the Los Angeles Clippers and their fans but said he is “ready for the…
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Washington’s Wall out for six-week, NBA Allstars with knee surgery
Washington Wizards point guard John Wall will undergo a clean-up procedure on his persistently sore left knee, sidelining him for…
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NBA Round Up: Irving leads Celtics in thriller over Nuggets, Antetokounmpo stars in Bucks win
Celtics guard Jaylen Brown made a three-pointer with 34 seconds left on Monday, and it proved enough for Boston to…
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NBA Round Up: Westbrook, George show All-Star form in win over 76ers
After a brutally slow start to the season, the Oklahoma City Thunder are starting to look like NBA contenders following…
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WATCH: Embiid viciously dunks on Westbrook
It is not often you see Russell Westbrook floored by an opponent. But that is exactly what happened to the…
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NBA Round Up: Curry drops season high point to lift Warriors past Celtics, Westbrook records 15th triple-double of the season
Stephen Curry got the better of Kyrie Irving as reigning NBA champions the Golden State Warriors beat the Boston Celtics…
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LeBron, Curry named captains for NBA All-Star game
LeBron James and Stephen Curry will select the rosters for the NBA All-Star game after being named team captains under…
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Kawhi Leonard out indefinitely as quad problem lingers
San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard, who has played in only nine NBA games this season, will be shut down…
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Al-Farouk Aminu to the rescue as Portland Trail Blazers beat Phoenix Suns at Moda Center
The Chief came to the rescue as Portland Trail Blazers secure a 118-111 win over Phoenix Suns after they nearly…
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NBA Round Up: Durant helps Warriors past Lebron’s Cavs to continue NBA best claims
Reigning NBA champions the Golden State Warriors marched into Cleveland on Monday to hand the Cavaliers a 118-108 loss. Kevin…
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Warriors top Raptors despite blowing 27-point lead
Reigning NBA champions the Golden State Warriors survived to beat the Toronto Raptors 127-125 as they welcomed back star guard…
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NBA Round Up: Cavaliers blow 22-point lead in third straight loss
The Cleveland Cavaliers gave away a 22-point lead in a shock loss to the Indiana Pacers in the NBA on…
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Nigerian-born Raptors president Ujiri proud of his ´s***hole´ countr
Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri felt compelled to respond to United States president Donald Trump’s reported vulgar remark about immigrants…
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Unhappy LeBron James rips own team as Raptors thrash Cavs
The slumping Cleveland Cavaliers suffered a crushing 133-99 defeat to the Toronto Raptors as LeBron James was left less than…
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Brown, Irving lead Celtics to comeback London victory
Jaylen Brown and Kyrie Irving starred as the Boston Celtics recovered from a 22-point deficit to triumph 114-103 over the…
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Durant becomes 2nd youngest NBA player to reach 20,000 points
Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant became the second-youngest player in NBA history to reach 20,000 points on Wednesday. Durant…
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NBA Round Up: Tempers flare as Heat silence Raptors for fifth straight win
The Miami Heat provided more evidence they are a legitimate force in the NBA’s Eastern Conference after upstaging the Toronto…
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VIDEO: Bam Adebayo’s career highs against Raptors and his reaction
Bam Adebayo hit 8-of-14 shots for 16 points, a career-high 15 rebounds and a career-high five blocks off the bench…
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VIDEO: Al Farouq Aminu’s back-to-back threes in Trail Blazers win at Thunder
Al Farouk Aminu dropped 10 points from 4-of-10 shootings, 7 rebounds, 3 steals in 31 minutes he spent on court…
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Bam Adebayo’s career highs against Raptors put him in NBA exclusive lists
Bam Adebayo’s career high in Miami Heat 90-89 victory over Toronto Raptors at the Air Canada Centre on Tuesday as…
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Watch: Tyus Jones’ one-hand slam on LeBron James
Registering -39 the worst plus-minus in a game in his career wasn’t LeBron James bad moment on the day his…
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NBA Round Up: LeBron records career low in loss to Timberwolves, Lowry injured
LeBron James had one of the worst performances of his career as the Cleveland Cavaliers were thrashed by the Minnesota…
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Steve Kerr blasts ESPN for repeated coverage of Lavar Ball the ‘Kardashian of NBA’
Add Steve Kerr to the list of coaches upset with LaVar Ball and the publicity surrounding the “Kardashian of the…
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