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NBA: Cavaliers’ Garland out for 4-5 months after undergoing toe surgery

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland will be sidelined for four to five months after undergoing surgery on Monday to repair a left big toe injury, Afrosport reports. Cleveland announced that the procedure was performed by Dr. Nicholas Strasser at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, in consultation with team physician Dr. James Rosneck and Dr. Bob Anderson. The Cavs added that Garland would “resume basketball...

Which teams can possibly win the NBA title heading into the 2024-25 season?

by Ibikunle Salako

22 October 2024

After about four months of break, action returns in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the 30 teams once again ready to jostle for the much-coveted Larry O’Brien trophy. Year in and year out, teams from the Western and Eastern Conferences go through a rigorous 82-game regular season schedule in order to secure a spot in the playoffs and hopefully reach the NBA Finals. With tip-off...

NBA: Cleveland Cavaliers part ways with head coach J.B. Bickerstaff

by Ibikunle Salako

23 May 2024

The Cleveland Cavaliers, on Thursday, fired head coach J.B. Bickerstaff following their elimination in the second round of the Eastern Conference playoff. The 45-year-old, who became the head coach of the Cavaliers in June 2020, departs after five years in charge despite leading the 2016 NBA Champions to their first East semifinals berth in six years. He replaced John Beilein, who resigned from the Cavs in...

Brooklyn Nets part ways with head coach Jacque Vaughn

by Ibikunle Salako

20 February 2024

The Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) have fired head coach Jacque Vaughn after less than two seasons, the franchise announced on Monday. The 49-year-old's eight-year association with the Nets finally comes to an end having previously held the positions of assistant coach, interim coach and most recently head coach. The team added that an interim coach will be named "in the near future."...

NBA: Erik Spoelstra signs record-breaking contract extension with Miami Heat

by Ibikunle Salako

10 January 2024

Miami Heat and Erik Spoelstra have agreed on a historic contract extension, which will see the 53-year-old extend his record as the longest-serving manager in the franchise’s history. Spoelstra, a three-time NBA champion and the second-longest-tenured manager in the league, has signed an eight-year extension reportedly worth around $120 million, with his current deal expiring at the end of the season. The Illinois native, who has...

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NBA: Cavaliers’ Garland out for 4-5 months after undergoing toe surgery

Which teams can possibly win the NBA title heading into the 2024-25 season?

NBA: Cleveland Cavaliers part ways with head coach J.B. Bickerstaff

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NBA: Erik Spoelstra signs record-breaking contract extension with Miami Heat

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