Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic and Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum have been named the NBA Players of the Week for Week 11 of the 2024-25 season, Afrosport reports. NBA Players of the Week for Week 11. West: Nikola Jokić (@nuggets) East: Jayson Tatum (@celtics) pic.twitter.com/FkMC5trKSI — NBA (@NBA) January 6, 2025 Jokic led Denver to a 3-1 record in the week under review to win the Western...
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid on Friday was fined by the NBA for making “obscene gestures on the playing court” during their 118-114 win over the Boston Celtics on Christmas Day, Afrosport reports. The sanction, which was announced by Joe Dumars, NBA Executive Vice President and Head of Basketball Operations, follows the incident that occurred during the first half at TD Garden in Boston. The following...
Sacramento Kings have parted ways with head coach Mike Brown following a five-losing streak that leaves them 12th in the Western Conference standings, Afrosport reports. Brown, who is in his third-year with the Kings, was voted Coach of the Year in the 2022-23 season and helped the Kings to a playoff berth, their first in 17 years. The 56-year-old recently signed a three-year $30-million extension that would've kept...
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama and Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham have been named the NBA Players of the Week for Week 9 of the 2024-25 season, Afrosport reports. NBA Players of the Week for Week 9. West: Victor Wembanyama (@spurs) East: Cade Cunningham (@DetroitPistons) pic.twitter.com/Pmqr0LXSQy — NBA (@NBA) December 23, 2024 Wembanyama led San Antonio to a 2-0 record in the week under review...
The world of basketball provided many fun moments for both the players, experts, and fans alike in the year 2024. A new champion was crowned in the world’s foremost basketball league, the NBA, as well as the Basketball Africa League, in its historic fourth season. The year’s brilliance reached its peak at the Paris Olympic Games, where the sport drew attention from millions of spectators around...
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