The Los Angeles Lakers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 110-106 in the Play-In Tournament opener at Smoothie King Center on Tuesday night to claim the seventh seed in the West, where they will face the Denver Nuggets in the playoffs. New Orleans took an eight-point lead into the second quarter but the Lakers tightened up their defense, keeping the Pelicans to just 16 points, while they...
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry has called his side’s Play-In Tournament clash against the Sacramento Kings as a “must-win scenario” as the seven-time NBA champions continue to push for a place in the playoffs. Curry, who finished the regular season averaging 26.4 points per game, reiterated his optimism and confidence in the Warriors getting the job done over their Pacific Division rivals, the Kings, who...
The world basketball governing body, FIBA has sanctioned the Burundian Basketball Federation (FEBABU) with an indefinite suspension for backing Dynamo's withdrawal from the 2024 Basketball Africa League. Dynamo forfeited all their matches in the Kalahari Conference in March. As a result, they were disqualified from the tournament after refusing to wear jerseys that had the 'Visit Rwanda' logo. The Burundian champions protested against wearing the sponsored...
The Nile Conference begins this Friday, signalling the resumption of the fourth season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL), following the completion of the Kalahari Conference in March. The Nile Conference, which will be played at the Hassan Mostafa Indoor Sports Complex in Cairo, Egypt, will take place from April 19–27, with four teams competing in the group phase. Defending champions Al Ahly (Egypt), Al Ahly...
The 2023–24 NBA regular season came to an end on Sunday, April 15, with all 30 teams in action across the Eastern and Western Conferences. However, the allure of the NBA season is in the competitiveness of the postseason, which opens with the Play-In Tournament scheduled to take place between April 16 and 19. Eight teams—four in each conference—will compete in the play-in tournament and the...
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