Cameroon power forward Pascal Siakam scored 22 points and grabbed five rebounds in 30 minutes as the Toronto Raptors saw off the Bulls 106-102 in preseason at the United Centre in Chicago. The two-time NBA All-Star had three steals in another solid defensive performance and was 8-of-11 from the field, shot 4-of-6 from the free throw, as well as making two out of his five 3-point...
It was a good night for the new superstar duo in Milwaukee as Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo starred in the Bucks 108-97 win over the Los Angeles Lakers at the Crypto.com Arena in the early hours of Monday. Lillard scored 14 points in 22 minutes in his preseason debut for the Bucks, while two-time MVP Antetokounmpo finished with 16 points and eight rebounds in 15...
Two-time NBA All-Star Jrue Holiday expressed his delight at the completion of his trade to the Boston Celtics while speaking at his unveiling at the TD Garden on Wednesday. The 33-year-old moved to the seventeen-time champion from the Portland Trail Blazers, where he was initially transferred as part of a three-team trade deal that saw Blazers’ guard Damian Lillard move to the Milwaukee Bucks and DeAndre...
Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo made a surprise visit to Lagos, Nigeria for a youth basketball programme on Fiday. Giannis was present at Rowe Park, Yaba to engage kids participating in the Youth Alive Basketball Championship. Born to Nigerian parents in Athens, the 28-year-old plays for Greece national basketball team and does not hide his Nigerian heritage. The surprise visit of the two-time NBA MVP to...
The Milwaukee Bucks have announced the appointment of Adrian Griffin as their new head coach following the sacking of title-winning manager Mike Budenholzer. Budenholzer, who led the Bucks to a league-best record this regular season, won them their second-ever NBA championship in 2021. However, he was fired after a first-round exit in the playoffs following a 4-1 series defeat to the eighth-seeded Miami Heat. Griffin, however,...
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