Rivers Hoopers suffered a 63-57 defeat to Sahara Conference rivals AS Douanes on Saturday in the first-ever seeding games in the history of the Basketball Africa League. The Nigerian champions left it too late at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, in the battle between the third and fourth seeds, which determines the final placement for the playoffs, which begins officially on Sunday, May 26. The...
The Cleveland Cavaliers, on Thursday, fired head coach J.B. Bickerstaff following their elimination in the second round of the Eastern Conference playoff. The 45-year-old, who became the head coach of the Cavaliers in June 2020, departs after five years in charge despite leading the 2016 NBA Champions to their first East semifinals berth in six years. He replaced John Beilein, who resigned from the Cavs in...
Team Lagos defeated Team Oyo 43-33 in the final of the Fantastic Four to clinch the maiden edition of the Betking Wheelchair Basketball League League in Abuja. Lagos led Oyo in the first quarter 15-13 before extending the lead by five points to head into half time with a 25-20 lead. An additional five points were scored in the third quarter including a three pointer to...
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has announced the 2023–24 All-NBA Teams, with five players each selected from the first, second, and third teams announced late on Wednesday. Three-time NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic, alongside Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and two-time league MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, all headline the 2023–24 All-NBA First Team selection. Joining them on the list is Dallas Mavericks guard and this...
The Boston Celtics came out of their Eastern Conference Final Game 1 at TD Garden with a hard-fought 133-128 overtime win over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night. The top-seeded Celtics, who are in their third consecutive Conference Finals, needed a game-tying 3-pointer from Jaylen Brown with six seconds left on the clock in the fourth quarter to force overtime and open the series with a...
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