Anfernee Simons

NBA: Celtics trading Holiday to Portland for Simons, picks

NBA: Celtics trading Holiday to Portland for Simons, picks

The Boston Celtics are reportedly sending guard Jrue Holiday to the Portland Trail Blazers for Anfernee Simons and two second-round draft picks, Afrosport reports. The Trail Blazers are getting Holiday back two years after trading him to the Celtics for Malcolm Brogdon, Robert Williams III, a 2024 first-round pick and a 2029 first-round draft pick. The deal at the time also saw Damian Lillard traded to...

NBA: Damian Lillard wins 2023 Starry 3-point contest

NBA: Damian Lillard wins 2023 Starry 3-point contest

Portland Trailblazers' guard Damian Lillard saw off stiff competition from the Indiana Pacers' duo of Buddy Hield and Tyrese Haliburton in the three-man final round to claim the 2023 Starry 3-point contest at the ongoing NBA All-Star weekend in Salt Lake City. The sharpshooter, who was competing for the third time in the event, came out victorious thanks to his precision on the "Starry” shots in...

Congo-born Kuminga impresses in Golden State Warriors loss

Congo-born Kuminga impresses in Golden State Warriors loss

Congo-born Jonathan Kuminga was in impressive form for the Golden State Warriors with a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds, in their 116-113 defeat to Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night. Kuminga, a DR Congo international, who grew up in the city of Goma was the seventh overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft and he was part of the Warriors' championship-winning team last campaign. The...