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LeBron Blasts NBA As Playoff Injuries Mount

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James slammed the NBA on Wednesday as Clippers star Kawhi Leonard became the latest player forced out of the playoffs by injury. James took to Twitter...... Read more Sexual Harassment Case Consumes Basketball Chief

Hamane Niang, the Malian president of basketball’s governing body in Africa, Fiba, has agreed to step aside as an investigation is held into allegations of systemic sexual harassment within the Mali...... Read more Zamalek Beat Monastir To Win First BAL Title

Egypt’s Zamalek defeated US Monastir of Tunisia 76 - 63 to claim the inaugural Basketball Africa League Championship at Kigali Arena in Rwanda on Sunday. ESPN’s guide to all 12 Basketball...... Read more Miami Heat’s Oladipo Could Be Cleared For Full Contact In November

After a second surgery in 28 months to repair his right quadriceps tendon, Miami Heat guard Victor Oladipo could be cleared to return to full-contact basketball as soon as November, orthopedic...... Read more Rapper J. Cole Stars As Rwanda’s Patriots Beat Nigeria’s Rivers Hoopers In Basketball Africa League Opening Game

The inaugural Basketball Africa League (BAL) kicked off in Rwandan capital Kigali on Sunday, featuring 12 teams from across the continent. Rwanda’s Patriots beat Nigerian Rivers Hoopers 83-60 in the opening...... Read more Michael Jordan Rookie Sneakers Sell For $152,500

A pair of basketball legend Michael Jordan’s famous Air Jordans from his rookie season sold at auction for $152,500 on Wednesday, the star item in Sotheby’s first international dedicated sneaker sale....... Read more Us Rapper J Cole To Play In Basketball Africa League

American rapper J Cole is set to play professional basketball for Rwandan side Patriots BBC. The team will play Nigeria's Rivers Hoopers on Sunday, opening the first ever Basketball Africa League...... Read more NBA’s Basketball Africa League To Debut May 16

The NBA’s new Basketball Africa League plans to make its long-awaited debut on May 16 in Kigali, Rwanda. The new league will include 12 teams from across Africa playing its inaugural...... Read more Player Dies Three Days After Playing In Tournament

Just days after playing in the NCAA tournament, Oscar Frayer, a forward on the men's basketball team at Grand Canyon University, died Tuesday in a vehicle accident near Lodi, California, the...... Read more 12 Nigerians To Officiate In 2021/2023 FIBA Competitions

Twelve Nigerians have been accredited to officiate in the 2021/2023 international basketball window. Afolabi Oni, the Media Coordinator of Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. He...... Read more LeBron James Out Indefinitely For Los Angeles Lakers

LeBron James has a high ankle sprain and is out indefinitely, the Los Angeles Lakers announced Saturday. James exited the Lakers’ 99-94 loss to the Atlanta Hawks in the first half...... Read more LeBron James Becomes Part Owner of Boston Red Sox

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is joining Fenway Sports Group as a partner, giving him an ownership stake in its subsidiaries that include the Boston Red Sox, Liverpool Football Club,...... Read more Nigeria’s Precious Achiuwa, Zion, Hachimura Among NBA Rising Stars Selections

New Orleans All-Star forward Zion Williamson and Washington forward Rui Hachimura of Japan were among 20 players named to NBA Rising Stars rosters Wednesday even though the game won’t be played....... Read more Rockets’ Oladipo Turns Down 2-year Deal

Houston Rockets guard Victor Oladipo recently turned down a two-year, $45.2 million maximum contract extension, the most the franchise could offer him before the end of the regular season, sources told...... Read more LeBron, Durant Named All-Star Game Captains

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant were named the captains for next month's NBA All-Star Game on Thursday night. James and Durant will pick their...... Read more Olympic Games: Ogwumike, Akhator, Ezinne, 13 Others Hit D’Tigress Camp in Atlanta

The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has invited 16 players to Atlanta for a 10-day training camp as preparation commences for the 2020 Olympics Games in Tokyo. Training camp to be held...... Read more 48 NBA Players Test Positive For COVID-19

The NBA announced on Wednesday that 48 players have tested positive for the coronavirus, a dramatic increase over the zero positive tests reported during last season’s quarantine bubble in Florida. The...... Read more D’Tigers Ready For Algeria Come Nov. 27, Says NBBF

Nigeria will start her race for qualification for the Rwanda/Egypt Afrobasket 2021 against Algeria on Nov. 27 in Algiers the capital city. The leadership of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has...... Read more Lakers Beat Miami Heat To End Decade-Long Wait For 17th NBA Title

The Los Angeles Lakers ended a decade-long wait for a 17th NBA title as they beat the Miami Heat 106-93 to seal a 4-2 series victory. The Finals’ most valuable player...... Read more Nigeria To Begin Afrobasket Qualifying Campaign In November

Nigeria’s senior men’s basketball team, the D’Tigers will begin their campaign for the 2021 FIBA Afrobasket with the first round of qualifiers in November. The twenty teams participating in the qualifying...... Read more Victor Williams Appointed CEO Of NBA Africa

Victor Williams has been named CEO of NBA Africa, the organisation confirmed in a statement on Monday. Williams will begin his tenure on Aug. 17 and will be based in the...... Read more Basketball Star Michael Ojo Dies During Training Session

Michael Ojo, a Nigerian basketball player who previously played for Red Star Belgrade, died at the age of 27 during a training session in the Serbian capital on Friday, the club...... Read more 16 NBA Players Test Positive For COVID-19

A total of 16 NBA players have tested positive for COVID-19 from 302 tests conducted last Tuesday, the league and its players union announced Friday. None of the players or teams...... Read more NBA Star Kevin Durant Buys Stake In MLS Side Philadelphia Union

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant officially joined the ranks of sports team owners on Monday with the announcement that he purchased a stake in the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer....... Read more NBA Approves 22-Team Format To Finish Season

The NBA board of governors voted Thursday to approve a 22-team format to restart the 2019-20 season in Orlando, Florida, the league announced. Sources told ESPN that the vote was 29-1,...... Read more