Former Boston Celtics power forward Paul Silas, has died at the age of 79. Silas, had a long association with the NBA, first as a player where he played for the Celtics between 1972 and 1976, winning two championships in 1974 and 1976, and also for the Seattle Supersonics (now Oklahoma City Thunder) from 1977 to 1980, winning the 1979 championship. He was also President of...
Cameroon-born Joel Embiid was in hot-blazing form in the Philadelphia 76ers' 131–113 win over the Charlotte Hornets at the Wells Fargo Center. He finished the game with 53 points and 12 rebounds in 34 minutes to become the first player in the NBA this season to post two 50-plus point games, following a league-best 59-point effort against the Utah Jazz in November. Amid chants of "MVP"...
NBA Africa and Afrosport, a broadcast group distributing free-to-air premium live sports content across 40 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, have announced a multi-year collaboration to air more than 35 live and delayed NBA games each season, including weekend games in primetime as part of “NBA Saturdays presented by NBA2K23,” across Afrosport TV and its free-to-air partner channels in English, French, Portuguese and Swahili. Afrosport TV’s first...
The San Antonio Spurs will square off against the Miami Heat in tonight's NBA game at the FTX Arena in Miami. The San Antonio Spurs are currently 14th in the Western Conference standings, tied on wins and losses with the bottom-placed Houston Rockets, while the Miami Heat are two spots out of the playoffs in 10th place with 12 wins in 26 games. The clash will...
Cameroon-born Joel Embiid combined with 10-time All-Star James Harden to secure an emphatic 133-122 overtime win for the Philadelphia 76ers over the Los Angeles Lakers at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The Lakers welcomed the return of star duo LeBron James and Anthony Davis after they both missed the last game due to an ankle injury and flu-like illness, respectively. However, it was Embiid who...
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