The National Basketball Association’s (NBA) youngest-ever Most Valuable Player (MVP), Derrick Rose, announced his retirement from the game of basketball on Thursday, bringing an end to his 16-year career. The 35-year-old, who was the first overall pick in 2008 NBA Draft, won the MVP award in 2011 at the age of 22 while playing for the Chicago Bulls, where he spent eight years of his career...
Over 40,000 students from 54 secondary schools in Lagos, Nigeria have benefitted from the strategic partnership of NBA Africa and AFD, France’s public development institution after the conclusion of the third season of NBA & AFD Basketball Experience. The two-day Basketball Experience took place at the National Stadium in Surelere, Lagos and it had dignitaries including General Consul of France in Nigeria, Laurent Favier; AFD Country...
Nigeria's Junior D'Tigers on Saturday returned to winning ways at the 2024 FIBA Under-18 Afrobasket championship with victory over Angola in Pretoria, Afrosport reports. The Nigerian Under-18 side were beaten 70-57 by Egypt in their opening game. Fubara Onyanabo's team, will now play Uganda on Tuesday in their last group game as they aim to reach the knockout stages. The Nigerian team had a difficult traveling...
The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) and D'Tigress head coach, Rena Wakama have responded to assistant coach Abi Olajuwon's outburst over unpaid dues after the Paris 2024 Olympics. The daughter of NBA legend Hakeem Olajuwon, on Thursday, called out the NBBF for not paying D'Tigress coaches after their impeccable outing in Paris where they reached the women's basketball quarter-finals. Olajuwon took to social media to express her...
Carlik Jones scored 19 points as the South Sudan men's basketball team rallied to beat Puerto Rico 90-79 for their first-ever win in their maiden outing at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Puerto Rico led all through the first half of the contest, but top scorer Jose Alvarado left the court after sustaining an ankle injury. Although he returned in the third quarter and finished with 26...
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