Basketball

NBA: Bucks’ Damian Lillard to miss start of playoffs, timeline for return unknown

NBA: Bucks’ Damian Lillard to miss start of playoffs, timeline for return unknown

Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard will reportedly miss the start of the 2025 NBA playoffs due to a blood clot in his right calf, Afrosport reports. Lillard has been sidelined since 18 March, but the Bucks on Tuesday announced that the 34-year-old had made "significant improvement on his deep vein thrombosis". The Bucks added that the nine-time All-Star will increase his on-court activity, but the team...

NBA: James Harden, Giannis Antetokounmpo named Players of the Week for Week 25

NBA: James Harden, Giannis Antetokounmpo named Players of the Week for Week 25

Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo have been named the NBA Players of the Week for Week 25 of the 2024-25 season, Afrosport reports. NBA Players of the Week for Week 25. West: James Harden (@LAClippers) East: Giannis Antetokounmpo (@Bucks) pic.twitter.com/TuS2JqNJhh — NBA (@NBA) April 14, 2025 Harden wins the Western Conference Player of the Week award for the first time this...

NBA: Suns fire head coach Mike Budenholzer after one season 

The Phoenix Suns on Monday announced the sacking of head coach Mike Budenholzer after just one season, Afrosport reports. Budenholzer, who led the Milwaukee Bucks to the 2021 NBA Championship, was appointed as Phoenix's coach last year on a five-year, $50 million deal. However, having missed the NBA playoffs and play-in tournament this season, the Suns have decided to relieve Budenholzer of his duties after he...

Tyrese Maxey: Philadelphia 76ers’ guard named 2023–24 NBA Most Improved Player

NBA: Sixers guard Maxey to miss rest of season with finger injury

Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey will miss the remainder of the season after re-injuring his sprained right finger, the team announced on Wednesday. Maxey, who was closing in on a return to the team before the end of the regular season, has been shut down after an MRI confirmed the recent damage to the finger. Philadelphia, meanwhile, revealed that the 24-year-old is expected to make a full recovery...

NBA: Denver Nuggets part ways with head coach Michael Malone after a decade

NBA: Denver Nuggets part ways with head coach Michael Malone after a decade

The Denver Nuggets on Tuesday announced the sacking of head coach Michael Malone in a move that sent shockwaves through the National Basketball Association (NBA), Afrosport reports. Malone, who led the Nuggets to their only title in 2023 and has recorded eight consecutive winning seasons with the franchise, has been relieved of his duties with less than a week to the end of the regular season....