Former head coach of Nigeria men’s national basketball team, Mike Brown has been voted the NBA’s Coach of the Year for his outstanding exploits in the 2022–23 season with the Sacramento Kings. The 53-year-old, who was formerly an assistant coach with the Golden State Warriors, beat out finalists Mark Daigneault (OKC Thunder) and Joe Mazzulla (Boston Celtics) by unanimous votes to win the inaugural Red Auerbach...
Sacramento Kings guard De'Aaron Fox has been announced as the inaugural winner of the NBA's Clutch Player of the Year award. The 25-year-old beat competition from league veterans Jimmy Butler (Miami Heat) and Chicago Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan to win the Jerry West trophy, as selected by a panel of 100 writers and broadcasters who cover the league, and become the first Kings' player to win...
Based in the South African city of Gauteng, the Cape Town Tigers are a young basketball outfit looking to prey on as much success as they can get their hands on. The club was established in 2019 by American business partners Chante Butler, Raphael Edwards, Dia Martin and William McFarlan with the aim of developing a professional basketball team that would compete in the Basketball African...
Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. has been named the Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year for the 2022–23 season. Jackson Jr. receives the Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy for his excellent performances on the defensive end throughout the regular season, which earned him his first NBA All-Star appearance. The 23-year-old was selected by the Grizzlies with the fourth overall pick in the 2018 draft. https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1648100225754513408?t=mh0wul5Y8ixSfY7pTe54hA&s=19 Jackson...
The National Basketball Association announced on Tuesday that 36 officials have been selected for the first round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs which begins on Saturday, April 15. Byron Spruell, the NBA’s president of league operations, released the names of shortlisted officials and he further congratulated them for their hardwork throughout the season. “Qualifying for the postseason is the goal of NBA coaches and players, and...
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