Atlanta Hawks guard Kobe Bufkin will miss the rest of the ongoing 2024-25 NBA season as he is set to undergo shoulder surgery, the franchise announced on Wednesday. The Hawks revealed that Bufkin will “undergo surgery to address right shoulder instability”, with the procedure scheduled for 7 January 2025, and the 21-year-old is expected to make a full recovery before the beginning of the 2025-26 season....
The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) on Tuesday announced a new format for the 2025 All-Star Game set to take place at Golden State Warriors’ Chase Center in San Francisco, Afrosport reports. The league announced that this season’s All-Star game, which is scheduled to take place on 16 February 2025, will feature a mini-tournament with four teams and three games played, with the...
The Milwaukee Bucks blew past the Oklahoma City Thunder with a commanding second-half performance to claim the 2024 NBA Cup following a 97-81 win at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Afrosport reports. After an evenly contested first half, which saw the Bucks head into the break with a one-point lead, the Eastern Conference giants proved to be a much more dominant force coming out...
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is expected to be out for at least a week after sustaining a nasal fracture, the team announced on Monday. Embiid, the 2023 NBA Most Valuable Player, caught a forearm and elbow to the face while jostling for a rebound late in the first half of the Sixers’ 121-107 loss to the Indiana Pacers last Friday. The Sixers say Joel Embiid...
The Golden State Warriors have acquired point guard Dennis Schroder in a trade with the Brooklyn Nets, the teams announced Sunday. The Warriors, who will get the 31-year-old Schroder as well as a 2025 second-round draft pick, will send injured guard De’Anthony Melton as well as undrafted rookie Reece Beekman along with three unprotected second-round draft picks to Brooklyn. From Braunschweig, Germany to The Bay. Welcome...
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