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NBA: Timberwolves star Gobert apologises after punching teammate

NBA: Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert named 2023-24 Defensive Player of the Year

Minnesota Timberwolves center Ruby Gobert has been named the 2023–24 NBA Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY), the league announced on Tuesday night. Gobert, who missed Minnesota’s Western Conference semifinal Game 2 win over the Denver Nuggets due to the birth of his son, claims the award for the fourth time in his 11-year NBA career. Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert is the recipient of the...

NBA: Ranking top African stars after first quarter of 2022-23 season

NBA: Ranking top African stars after first quarter of 2022-23 season

We look at the top five African internationals who have had success in the NBA thus far after 20 round of games in the first quarter of the 2022-2023 season have been successfully completed. JOEL EMBIID - PHILADEPHIA 76ERS: Arguably the best African basketball player, Cameroon-born Joel Embiid is one of the NBA's most difficult players to defend with his towering frame and athletic build. Embiid...