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NBA: Lebron James makes history, hits 39,000 points

LeBron James claimed another piece of NBA history on Tuesday, becoming the first player to break the 39,000-point barrier as the Los Angeles Lakers routed the Utah Jazz to reach the...... Read more vwo: 6ft9in giant ‘made by God’ toplay b’ball

If you are well over 6ft in height, you would have been asked multiple times if you play basketball. This was the case of Lewis Uvwo before he fell in love with...... Read more D’Tigers edge US, China, win autumn tourney

D’Tigers have emerged winners of the friendly China Autumn Basketball Tour tagged Jishou Rural Commercial Bank Cup in China, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The of China provided D’Tigers an opportunity to be back in...... Read more Okogie inspires Suns to Warriors win

D’Tigers star, Josh Okogie, made a clutch three-pointer and scored 17 points to help the Phoenix Suns defeat the Golden State Warriors 108-104 on opening night at the Chase Centre in San...... Read more MFM beat Customs, claim Zenith Bank basket ball title

MFM of Lagos have emerged champions of the Zenith Bank Women’s Basketball League after beating Nigerian Customs 64-60 on the final day of the Super Four at the Indoor Sports Hall...... Read more 19th Doregos schools b’ball tourney set to dunk off

The 19th Doregos Inter-School Basketball Championship dunks off Saturday Nov 4 with the zonal preliminaries, organisers of the event have stated. According to the organisers, the 19th edition will hold in four...... Read more D’Tigress battle US, Belgium, Senegal for Olympic slot

African champions D’Tigress will face Senegal, US and Senegal at the 2024 FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The draws, which took place in Hungary on Thursday, had...... Read more Olympic qualifiers: D’Tigress know foes Oct 5

African champions D’Tigers will know their group opponents in the upcoming Olympic qualifying tournament on October 5, Saturday PUNCH reports. The Nigerian side qualified for the final stage of the qualifiers...... Read more D’Tigers crash out of Pre-Olympics qualifiers

It was a sad end to Nigeria’s pre-Olympics qualifiers after D’Tigers lost their second consecutive game to Mali at the Eko Convention Centre, Lagos on Tuesday, The PUNCH reports. After losing...... Read more Adeleke receives D’Tigress star Olawuyi

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke in Osogbo, received a member of the victorious D’Tigress squad to the recently concluded 2023 FIBA AfroBasket Championship in Kigali, Adenike Olawuyi. Olawuyi, who is...... Read more Afrobasket: Shun hard drugs, FG urges victorious D’Tigress

The Federal Government has urged the country’s women’s national basketball team, D’Tigress, to shun drug addiction and other forms of social vices for them to enjoy the benefits of winning the...... Read more D’Tigress demolish Rwanda 79-48, reach AfroBasket final

Champions D’Tigress outclassed hosts Rwanda 79-48 in the semi-finals of the ongoing 2023 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket in Kigali, Rwanda to book a place in the final, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The win on Thursday...... Read more FG charges D’Tigress to retain Afrobasket title

As the 2023 AfroBasket FIBA Women’s Competition unfolds in Kigali, Rwanda, the Federal Government has rallied behind the Nigerian women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, urging them to maintain their impressive performance and secure...... Read more Afrobasket: D’Tigress begin title defence with DRC rout

The Nigerian national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, began their title defence in the 2023 Women’s AfroBasket tournament with a resounding victory against the Democratic Republic of Congo, Saturday PUNCH reports. The...... Read more AfroCan: D’Tigers eye semi-final spot

Nigeria will play 2019 champions DR Congo for a place in the semi-finals of the ongoing 2023 FIBA AfroCan on Thursday (today) after they overcame Gabon 71-55 at Pavilhao Multiusos de Luanda...... Read more Applause as NBBF appoints Wakama new D’Tigress head coach

The basketball community has been thrown into a frenzy after the Nigeria Basketball Federation confirmed the appointment of coach Rena Wakama as head coach for the Team Nigeria Women’s basketball team,...... Read more Denver Nuggets win NBA Finals for first title

The Denver Nuggets captured their first title in 47 NBA seasons on Monday, defeating the Miami Heat 94-89 behind 28 points and 16 rebounds from Nikola Jokic. The Nuggets won the...... Read more Nuggets move within one win of first NBA title

The Denver Nuggets moved within one win of their first NBA title on Thursday, beating Miami 108-95 to take a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven championship series. Aaron Gordon starred for...... Read more Joshua trainer denies Wilder fight

Anthony Joshua’s trainer, Derrick James, has responded to the growing speculation that his man will face American knockout artist, Deontay Wilder, later this year. Joshua and Wilder, at one stage, were...... Read more Qatar to host Basketball World Cup for first time

Qatar was named host of the 2027 men’s Basketball World Cup on Friday, burgeoning its reputation for staging major global sports events. Germany will hold the women’s version in 2026, basketball’s...... Read more FIBA ranks D’Tigers No.1 in Africa, 19th globally

Despite missing out on the FIBA World Cup, Nigeria’s men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, retained their position as the number one team on the continent and 19th in the world in the...... Read more W’Cup: D’Tigers beat Guinea 62-59, keep hope alive

D’’Tigers on Saturday recorded their second win at the ongoing FIBA Men’s Basketball World Cup qualifiers in Luanda, Angola. Following poor performances in the previous windows, D’Tigers got their World Cup...... Read more D’Tigers beat Ivory Coast, keep W’Cup hope alive

The Nigeria male basketball team, D’Tigers, on Friday revive their hopes of qualifying for the World Cup after beating group leaders, Ivory Coast, in the first game of the last window...... Read more LeBron James breaks NBA all-time points-scoring record

LeBron James finally eclipsed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the most prolific scorer in the National Basketball Association history on Tuesday, breaking a 39-year record that many throughout basketball believed would never be...... Read more LeBron James jersey sells for record $3.7m

A game-worn jersey of basketball superstar LeBron James sold for $3.7 million at auction Friday, five times more than the previous record for one of his shirts. The sale comes with...... Read more