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NBA: Los Angeles Lakers fire head coach Darvin Ham after two seasons

NBA: Los Angeles Lakers fire head coach Darvin Ham after two seasons

The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) have fired head coach Darvin Ham, the 17-time champions announced on Friday night. Ham, who became the Lakers’ head coach in 2022 after previously being an assistant in 2011, spent two seasons in Los Angeles as head coach, leading the team to the Western Conference playoff finals in 2023. The 50-year-old replaced Frank Vogel, who was...

BAL: All you need to know & how to watch AS Douanes vs Rivers Hoopers

BAL: All you need to know & how to watch AS Douanes vs Rivers Hoopers

The Sahara Conference of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) fourth season tips off on Saturday, May 4, in the Senegalese city of Dakar with two matches on the opening day. 2022 champions, US Monastir will open the conference against Rwanda’s APR, while host AS Douanes will tackle Nigeria’s representative at the tournament, Rivers Hoopers. It would be AS Douanes’ third BAL outing while the Hoopers will...

NBA: Brunson fires warning to conference rivals after Knicks series win over Sixers

NBA: Brunson fires warning to conference rivals after Knicks series win over Sixers

New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson has fired warning shots at the other teams in the Eastern Conference after their 118-115 win over the 76ers at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Thursday night. The 27-year-old All-Star, who said he and his teammates are looking forward to their next obstacle, reiterated that they will only continue to get better on the road to achieving their goal....

BAL: Preview of Rivers Hoopers & other teams in Sahara Conference

BAL: Preview of Rivers Hoopers & other teams in Sahara Conference

The outcomes have been decided in two of the three conferences in this season’s Basketball Africa League (BAL), and attention now shifts to the Sahara Conference in Dakar, Senegal. The Sahara Conference, which headlines the last round of the group phase before the playoffs, will feature four teams competing in 12 games at the Dakar Arena from May 4–12. Last season’s finalists, AS Douanes, who are...

NBA: Dallas Mavericks take 3-2 series lead over Clippers

NBA: Dallas Mavericks take 3-2 series lead over Clippers

The Dallas Mavericks handed the Los Angeles Clippers their biggest margin of defeat with a 123-93 win at Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday night in their Western Conference playoff first-round series. A half-fit Luka Doncic, who was battling both a right knee injury and illness, was all it took for Dallas as the Slovenian punished the Clippers throughout the game to finish with 35 points, seven rebounds,...