At Madison Square Garden earlier today, the Milwaukee Bucks upset the New York Knicks 109-103 in a fiercely-contested game. Giannis Antetokounmpo was in excellent form as his club earned their fourth victory in five games thanks to a double-double of 37 points and 13 rebounds. The 27-year-old topped both sides in points, scoring 13 of his 25 field-goal attempts and nine of his 12 free throws...
We look at the top five African internationals who have had success in the NBA thus far after 20 round of games in the first quarter of the 2022-2023 season have been successfully completed. JOEL EMBIID - PHILADEPHIA 76ERS: Arguably the best African basketball player, Cameroon-born Joel Embiid is one of the NBA's most difficult players to defend with his towering frame and athletic build. Embiid...
Congo-born Jonathan Kuminga was in impressive form for the Golden State Warriors with a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds, in their 116-113 defeat to Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night. Kuminga, a DR Congo international, who grew up in the city of Goma was the seventh overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft and he was part of the Warriors' championship-winning team last campaign. The...
Wigan Athletic have announced the appointment of former Arsenal and Liverpool defender Kolo Toure as their new head coach on a three-and-half-year contract. Tuesday's appointment makes the 41-year-old Ivorian the first African international to manage in senior English football. Toure joined the Ivory Coast coaching staff for the Africa Cup of Nations tournament in August 2017, and in September of that same year, he was hired...
Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker was in outstanding form against the Sacramento Kings, leading his side to a 122-177 win at the Golden 1 Centre. With 44 points, eight rebounds, four assists, six steals, and 17 of his 28 shots made, the 26-year-old American led both sides in scoring. After scoring 49 points in the Suns' loss to the Utah Jazz earlier this month, Booker recorded...
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