The National Basketball Association’s (NBA) youngest-ever Most Valuable Player (MVP), Derrick Rose, announced his retirement from the game of basketball on Thursday, bringing an end to his 16-year career. The 35-year-old, who was the first overall pick in 2008 NBA Draft, won the MVP award in 2011 at the age of 22 while playing for the Chicago Bulls, where he spent eight years of his career...
Cameroon-born Philadelphia 76ers centre Joel Embiid and Memphis Grizzles guard Ja Morant have both been named Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for Week 9 of the 2023-24 NBA season. Embiid grabbed his second Player of the Week award this season and the 13th of his NBA career, further reducing the distance to the franchise record 20 honours set by Hall of Famer...
Latvian basketball star Kristaps Porzingis will be traded to the Boston Celtics as part of a three-team deal that also includes the Washington Wizards and the Memphis Grizzlies. The Wizards would receive point guard Tyus Jones from the Grizzlies along with Danilo Gallinari and Mike Muscala from the Celtics. The Grizzlies, meanwhile, would receive 2022 defensive player of the year Marcus Smart from the Celtics while...
Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. has been named the Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year for the 2022–23 season. Jackson Jr. receives the Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy for his excellent performances on the defensive end throughout the regular season, which earned him his first NBA All-Star appearance. The 23-year-old was selected by the Grizzlies with the fourth overall pick in the 2018 draft. https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1648100225754513408?t=mh0wul5Y8ixSfY7pTe54hA&s=19 Jackson...
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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