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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 Coronavirus Delays Basketball Africa League

Amid rising coronavirus fears, the new Basketball Africa League will postpone the inaugural games that had been set for this month, league chief Amadou Galo Fall told VOA Thursday. “We have...... Read more Kobe Bryant, Daughter Gianna Laid To Rest In Private California Funeral

A private funeral was held in California for Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, who died along with seven others when the Lakers icon’s chopper crashed last month, according to...... Read more 2020 Olympics: Buhari Congratulates D’Tigress For Qualifying

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday congratulated the female Basket Ball team, D’Tigress, for qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He urged D’Tigress to remain focused, determined and energised for a good...... Read more D’Tigress Seals Tokyo 2020 Olympics Ticket After 16 Years

Nigeria’s senior women basketball team, D’Tigress yesterday booked a ticket to the 2020 Olympics Games in Tokyo despite losing to host-Serbia in their second group game at the ongoing FIBA Olympic...... Read more LeBron Breaks Silence On Bryant’s Death

Lebron James promised to continue Kobe Bryant’s legacy as the heartbroken superstar reacted to the Los Angeles Lakers legend’s tragic death. Bryant, 41, and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were killed in...... Read more Injured Parsons' NBA Career 'In Doubt' After Car Crash

An American law firm has said that Chandler Parsons' NBA career could be over after "a traumatic brain injury". His team, the Atlanta Hawks, announced on 16 January that the small...... Read more Ex-NBA Chief David Stern Dies Aged 77

David Stern, the former commissioner of the US National Basketball Association (NBA), has died at the age of 77. He had been in a serious condition after suffering a brain haemorrhage...... Read more NBBF Applauds Government’s Financial Support for Injured Nkem Akaraiwe

The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has thanked the Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare for his fatherly intervention towards sourcing funds for injured D’Tigress player, Nkem Akaraiwe. The federation described the...... Read more Hughley Names 14 D’Tigress Players For Last Phase Of Tokyo 2020 Olympics Qualifiers

D’Tigress’ Head Coach Otis Hughley has called up 14 players for the last phase of preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Qualification Tournament. Louisville University guard, Elizabeth Balogun, who was not...... Read more Anthony Davis Scores 50 In Lakers Win

Anthony Davis scored a season-high 50 points as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 142-125. Davis scored 20 of his 29 field goal attempts and 10 from 10 from...... Read more Lebron James Sets New NBA Record

LeBron James became the first player in NBA history to score a triple-double against every team in the league as his LA Lakers side beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 112-107. James...... Read more Air Warriors, MFM Queens Move Straight To 2019 FIBA Africa Club Championship

Two Nigerian women clubs, Air Warriors and MFM Queens of Lagos have gained automatic tickets to the 2019 FIBA Africa Club championship to be played in December. They will no longer...... Read more Williamson To Miss Start Of NBA Season

Zion Williamson will miss the start of the NBA season for the New Orleans Pelicans after undergoing knee surgery. The 19-year-old forward, the number one pick in June’s NBA draft, picked...... Read more Deng Retires After Signing One-Day Deal With Chicago Bulls

Britain's Luol Deng has retired from basketball after signing a one-day contract with Chicago Bulls, meaning he ends his playing career with the NBA franchise at which it started in 2004....... Read more Kida, Ahmedu Appointed Into FIBA Commissions

The duo of Engr Musa Kida and Col Sam Ahmedu have bagged FIBA appointments after being appointed into the Finance and Legal Commission respectively. The NBBF President and Ahmedu (NBBF board...... Read more D’Tigers Move Up 10 Places, Now 23rd Best Team In The World

D’Tigers have moved up 10 places to rank as the 23rd best team in the world in the latest FIBA ranking released after the 2019 FIBA men’s World Cup in China....... Read more D’Tigers’ Victory Tonic for Basketball Growth, Says Sports Minister

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has restated his commitment to developing basketball further in Nigeria. A statement by Tunde Akpeji, the Special Assistant to the Minister, made...... Read more JUST IN: D’Tigers Qualify for 2020 Olympic Games

Nigeria’s senior men’s basketball team D’Tigers have secured a ticket for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games after beating China 86-73 at the FIBA World Cup game played at the Gyangzhou Gymnasium,...... Read more Kada Queens Basketball Players Boycott Training Over 20 Months Unpaid Allowances

Kada Queens basketball players of Kaduna are boycotting training over 20 months unpaid allowances, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The protest is coming two days to the commencement of...... Read more FIBA World Cup: D’Tigers Rip Koreans Apart To Seal First Win

Nigeria’s D’Tigers Wednesday crushed South Korea 108-66 in their last game of Group B to record their first win of the on-going FIBA Basketball World Cup in Wuhan, China. The win...... Read more D’Tigress Defeat Senegal to Retain Afrobasket Title

Nigeria’s female basketball team D’Tigress on Sunday defeated Senegal 60-55 to win the 2019 women’s Afrobasket title they won two years ago. The final match played at the at the Dakar...... Read more AFA Sports Unveils D’Tigress’ New Jerseys

AFA sports, the official kitting outfit for the women basketball national team, D’ Tigress, at the weekend unveiled a new set of jerseys for the team, as they prepare for their...... Read more Fund Threatens D’Tigress African Title Defence

The national women’s basketball team and African champions D’Tigress are programmed to depart Lagos for Dakar on Monday, August 5th but that plan is now doubtful as the Nigeria Basketball Federation...... Read more