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’ invitation made me to cry – Moneke
D'Tigers invitee, Chima Moneke is over the moon after being named in the 2021 FIBA Afrobasket 20-man provisional list.
Moneke revealed that he got emotional and cried when he was contacted and invited by the federation.
The power forward who plays...
Harden to return but NBA Rockets send only nine to Portland
Three-time reigning NBA scoring champion James Harden will play for the virus-hit Houston Rockets when they open the season Saturday at Portland with only one player over the league minimum.
The Rockets were forced to cancel their scheduled opener Wednesday...
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...
Nigerian media spotlight turns to Rivers Hoopers, drawn in Group A of Basketball Africa...
The gaze of Nigerian basketball supporters is moving eastwards, towards tiny Rwanda, following Nigerian team Rivers Hoopers, who have have been drawn in Group A of the BAL.
The Basketball Africa League made public the draw in an official announcement...
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...
NBBF ready to deploy war chest for Tokyo Olympics
As the men and women national teams prepare for a busy 2021, the Nigeria Basketball Federation has vowed not to spare any effort in getting the best out of the teams.
This was made known by the International Representative on...