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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 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