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...
Tatum hits game-winner as Celtics edge Bucks, Heat fall in NBA opener
Boston Forward Jayson Tatum banked in a game-winning three pointer over Giannis Antetokounmpo with 1.5 seconds left to give the Celtics an 122-121 NBA season-opening victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday.
Antetokounmpo, the two-time defending NBA Most Valuable Player,...
NBA champion Lakers lose opener to Clippers, Nets rout Warriors
The Los Angeles Lakers sure didn't have long to savor their 17th NBA title.
Little more than two months after the Lakers locked up the 2020 crown with a Finals win over the Miami Heat, they were back to the...
Durant, Nets open new NBA season in style
Kevin Durant's long-awaited Brooklyn Nets debut didn't disappoint Tuesday (December 22), the two-time NBA Finals MVP teaming seamlessly with Kyrie Irving in a 125-99 opening day blowout over the Golden State Warriors.
The game was one of two that marked the...
“Numbers don’t lie”. The statistics game in African basketball – and other sports.
Providing accurate statistics for basketball games is still about as foreign as keeping time in African basketball culture. But I believe the tide is turning, especially with people like Coach Liz Mills providing advanced stats for major tournaments, like...
Nigeria baskeball’s Kida bemoans continued absence of national Premier League
Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) president, Musa Kida has bemoaned the continued absence of a robust Premier League for men over the past three years due to a legal challenge.
Kida said that a country with such a huge potential in...
African teams can be world-beaters – Brown
D’Tigers head coach, Mike Brown is of the opinion that if the necessary elements are put in place by African basketball federations, many African teams could compete favourably with the best in the world.
Teams have commenced preparations for the...
D’Tigers rule Afrobasket qualifiers in Rwanda
D'Tigers concluded their first FIBA Afrobasket qualifying series on a winning note as they maintained their unbeaten run with another emphatic 91-68 points win against Mali.
Captain, Ike Diogu led from the front as he powered the team to its...
NBA champion Lakers face ‘balancing act’ in fast-approaching season
The quick turnaround from the Los Angeles Lakers' NBA triumph in October mean the team will face a "balancing act" in keeping veteran superstar LeBron James at his best, Lakers vice president Rob Pelinka said this week.
“That'll just be...
NBBF puts clubs on red alert ahead of new season
As stakeholders look ahead to the new season following the recent Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 lifting of ban on contact sports, clubs have been advised to put their houses in order in readiness for the new season.
This was...