Diogu preaches hard work ahead of Olympics, Afrobasket
Following the conclusion of the Afrobasket qualifiers in Monstir, Tunisia, Nigerian basketball legend, Ike Diogu has admitted that the team has a lot of work to do in their quest to challenge for the Afrobasket and 2020 Olympics titles.
Diogu...
Tokyo Olympics podium finish is possible – Kalu
D'Tigress point-guard, Ezinne Kalu believes the team can go all the way to win a medal at the Summer Olympic Games.
The 2019 FIBA Afrobasket Most Valuable Player (MVP) said that with the right personnel and a positive attitude from...
NBA – Antetokounmpo on song as Bucks roar home
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 17 of Milwaukee's last 22 points Sunday (February 28) as the Milwaukee Bucks roared home for a fifth straight NBA victory, 105-100 over the Los Angeles Clippers.
Down by seven early in the fourth quarter, the Bucks...
D’Tigers continue 2021 Afrobasket hunt
D’Tigers will on Wednesday (February 17) resume their quest for the 2021 FIBA Afrobasket Championship title, as they come up against South Sudan in Tunisia.
Having started on an impressive note in Kigali, Rwanda with three straight victories in Group...
2021 FIBA Afrobasket qualifiers: Nigeria choose 12
Nigerian basketball has extended an invitation to 12 players for the final camp ahead of the 2021 FIBA Afrobasket qualifiers to be held between Wednesday, 17th of February and Sunday, 21st of February.
With Nigeria sitting comfortably atop group B...
Durant, LeBron lead early NBA All-Star Game voting
Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant and Los Angeles Lakers playmaker LeBron James are the leading vote-getters in early balloting announced Thursday for the NBA All-Star Game.
No showdown of elite Eastern and Western conference squads is on the schedule due...
NBA working postponed games into schedule
The NBA is tweaking its schedule to begin working in games postponed because of coronavirus safety measures, the league said in a statement on Wednesday (January 27).
Twenty-two games have been postponed since the season began on December 22 as...
‘King’ James celebrates birthday with milestone in Lakers win
Los Angeles superstar LeBron James celebrated his 36th birthday Wednesday with another NBA milestone, scoring double-digit points for the 1,000th straight game in the Lakers' 121-107 victory over the Spurs in San Antonio.
James finished with 26 points to extend...
NBA says no players were Covid-19 positive in past week
No new NBA players from among 495 tested since last Thursday have returned positive Covid-19 results, the league announced Wednesday (December 30).
Any players returning a confirmed positive result would be isolated until they are cleared to return to team...
NBA fine 76ers exec Morey $50,000 for Harden tweet
Philadelphia 76ers' president of basketball operations Daryl Morey, whose tweet last year about Hong Kong protesters led to an NBA-China rift, is in trouble again for another social media posting.
The NBA said Monday it has issued Morey a $50,000...