Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander waxed lyrical about the team’s mean defence in the playoffs following their 117-95 win over the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference semifinals series at Paycom Center on Tuesday night. The top-seeded Thunder held the Mavericks to below 40% shooting from the field and below 35% from the 3-point line. They forced them to 15 turnovers while also edging the...
Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray has been fined for his improper conduct in their Western Conference semifinals Game 2 defeat to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night. The 27-year-old was fined $100,000 for “throwing multiple objects in the direction of a game official during live play,” the league announced on Tuesday via Joe Dumars, the NBA Executive Vice President and Head of Basketball Operations. Murray, who...
Minnesota Timberwolves center Ruby Gobert has been named the 2023–24 NBA Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY), the league announced on Tuesday night. Gobert, who missed Minnesota’s Western Conference semifinal Game 2 win over the Denver Nuggets due to the birth of his son, claims the award for the fourth time in his 11-year NBA career. Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert is the recipient of the...
Mats Hummels scored the all-important goal for Borussia Dortmund in their 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League semifinal clash at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday night. The Bundesliga outfit, which won the first leg courtesy of a strike from Germany international Niclas Fullkrug, secured a 2-0 win on aggregate to knockout PSG and advance to their third...
Nigerian champions Rivers Hoopers have so far made light work of the Sahara Conference tagged “Group of Death” as they secured an 84-63 blowout win over US Monastir at the Basketball Africa League (BAL) on Tuesday. The King’s Men were extremely dominant against the Tunisian champions, and the victory at the Dakar Arena on Day 3 ensured they maintained their 100-percent start to the tournament, having...
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