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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 NBA In Talks To Play Rest Of Season At Disney World

The NBA has confirmed that talks are underway with Disney about hosting games at the Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando. League spokesman Mike Bass said the NBA and the...... Read more D’Tigress Will Return Stronger After Pandemic — Akhator

D’Tigress forward, Evelyn Akhator believes the Nigerian senior women’s basketball team will return stronger when the Covid-19 pandemic is over. In February this year, the African champions booked a ticket to...... Read more 2020 NBA Draft: Oyedeji Lauds Nigerian Players

Olumide Oyedeji, a former Captain of the national male basketball team D’Tigers, has commended young Nigerian basketball players who have shown interest in the 2020 NBA Draft in America. The 2020...... Read more Lakers Return $4.6M To Coronavirus Relief Fund

The NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers have reportedly returned about $4.6 million to a US government program aimed at helping small businesses cope with the coronavirus pandemic shutdown The Los Angeles Lakers...... Read more NBA Players Agree 25 Percent Pay Cut

The NBA players agreed to receive 25% less in paychecks starting May 15 in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. "The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association announced today that...... Read more NBBF Promises Financial Support For Ailing Onah Deborah •Appeals To Nigerians

The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has promised to financially assist the family of budding basket player Onah Deborah, who is currently battling Tuberculosis of the spine. Speaking on at the weekend...... Read more I Won’t Play Without Fans — Lebron James

LeBron James says he would refuse to play if the Los Angeles Lakers had to stage games behind closed doors because of the coronavirus outbreak. On Friday, the NBA asked teams...... Read more