In the absence of star guard Anthony Edwards, who was out due to an ankle issue, Karl-Anthony Towns scored 20 points in 17 minutes at the Etihad Arena as the Minnesota Timberwolves overcame the Dallas Mavericks 111-99 in the first NBA preseason game of the year. The matchup which marked the third time in a year that NBA teams have played in Abu Dhabi after Atlanta...
The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced on Thursday the complete game schedule for the upcoming 2023–24 season, which will kick off on Tuesday, October 24. The organisers of the league, which is heading into its 78th regular season, released the dates and opponents to be faced by each team during the regular season, along with the dates for the end of the season, the NBA Play-In...
The deals are coming in thick and fast in the NBA Free agency this summer as teams and players are agreeing on potential moves. Although the deals signed over this period will not become official until Thursday, July 6, a host of big names have chosen to re-sign and stay put with their beloved franchises, while some have struck life-changing deals elsewhere. Kyrie Irving, 2016 NBA...
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is on course to win his second scoring title in the NBA after he emerged as the league's leading scorer in the 2021-22 season. The Cameroonian-born basketball star saw off stern competition from Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo and Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James last season and he also set a number of records with his maiden triumph last season,...
Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving spoke out against the American media for their "unfair treatment" of Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant following his recent controversies. The former Brooklyn Nets guard termed the media’s treatment of the 23-year-old "an overload of judgment from the public court of opinion." Kyrie, who is not new to media scrutiny with recent accusations of making anti-semitic comments, has thrown his support...
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