Towering as Eiffel, Frenchman Wembanyama tipped for stellar NBA career
PARIS (AFP) ˗ Just 19 and heading for No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft, Victor Wembanyama is aiming to ...
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Thompson joins elite club as Warriors barrel into playoffs
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The Golden State Warriors roared into the NBA playoffs with a 157-101 blowout of Portland on ...
Tatum, Brown sizzle as Celtics beat Bucks by 41
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown combined for 70 points as the Boston Celtics crushed the Milwaukee ...
Warriors pull off crucial win after Mavs blunder; Morant impresses on return
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The Golden State Warriors boosted their hopes of an automatic playoff berth with a crucial road ...
Knicks demolish Celtics; misfiring Tatum ejected
NEW YORK (AFP) – Julius Randle and Immanuel Quickley combined for 46 points as the in-form New York Knicks upset ...
‘King James’ breaks Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time scoring mark
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – LeBron James finally eclipsed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the most prolific scorer in NBA history on Tuesday, ...
Warriors capture seventh NBA title; Curry wins 1st Finals MVP
Stephen Curry (AFP) BOSTON (AFP) – A dazzling performance from Stephen Curry powered the Golden State Warriors to a seventh ...
LeBron ejected after bloodying Stewart in Lakers road win over Pistons
Isaiah Stewart (right photo) is being restrained as he confronts the Lakers superstar LeBron James. (AFP) LOS ANGELES (AFP) – ...
Kobe Bryant chopper crash victim families win $2.5-M over photos
Los Angeles County Fire Department firefighters and coroner staff check the wreckage at the scene of the January 26 2020 ...
Clarkson eyes another milestone after making one for Utah Jazz
Jordan Clarkson By Reynald Magallon Jordan Clarkson set a new franchise record for the Utah Jazz after posting the most ...
Nike buys stake in LeBron’s media company
LEBRON JAMES NEW YORK (AFP) – US sports equipment giant Nike and video game publisher Epic Games have acquired a ...
In Brazil, where football reigns, NBA makes steady inroads
MICHAEL Jordan SAO PAULO (AFP) – For much of Brazil, football remains almost a religion. But the spectacle, glamour and ...
18 ex-NBA players charged in $4-M health fraud scheme
NEW YORK (AFP) – Eighteen former NBA players have been charged with allegedly defrauding the league's health insurance scheme of ...
Unvaccinated Irving misses Nets’ first practice in New York City
KYRIE IRVING LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Brooklyn point guard Kyrie Irving, who has been staunchly against getting vaccinated for the ...
Ex-NBA champion Pau Gasol makes ‘difficult decision’ to retire
Pau Gasol and Kobe Bryant. (File) BARCELONA (AFP) – Double NBA winner and Europe's most successful basketballer Pau Gasol ...