Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham said his team will not be “overly emotional” as they prepare to face the reigning NBA champions, the Denver Nuggets, and watch on as they receive their championship rings in the 2023–24 season opener later tonight. The 50-year-old added that he expects the 17-time champions to showcase the best version of themselves, see the season opener as just one...
Two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo has indicated that he has agreed to a contract extension with the Milwaukee Bucks, the franchise that drafted him in 2013. The 28-year-old sent out a cryptic message on his official social media page, shouting out the city of Milwaukee along with the words “Let’s get it” and the hashtags #BucksInSix and #Extended. Giannis’ post follows the report that the Greek-Nigerian...
The 2023–24 NBA season begins on Tuesday night with about 450 players across 30 teams jostling to help their respective franchises. Like every other sports league in the world, Africans also ply their trade in the NBA, arguably the best basketball league in the world. Afrosport takes a look at five of the biggest African players that are expected to stand out in the new season....
Four-time NBA champion and former Finals MVP Andre Iguodala announced he is retiring from the NBA after a career that spanned across 19 years. The 39-year-old, who is of Nigerian descent, told Andscape on Friday of his decision to call time on his successful career. “It’s just the right time,” Iguodala said. “Time started to get limited for me and I didn’t want to put anything in...
Two-time MVP Stephen Curry and Congolese youngstar Jonathan Kuminga both stole the show as the Golden State Warriors beat the Sacramento Kings 116-115 at Chase Center on Wednesday night. Curry, who was back on the team after sitting out the first game of the double-header against the Kings, scored 30 points in 31 minutes, while Kuminga continued his impressive preseason run with 18 points and six...
Copyright © Afrosport Network 2022. All rights reserved. Developed by Guildtouch