The biggest trade saga of the offseason finally comes to an end as seven-time NBA All-Star Damian Lillard heads to Milwaukee in a reported three-way trade deal involving the Portland Trail Blazers and the Phoenix Suns. The Olympic gold medallist, who finally requested a trade away from Portland on the second day of free agency after his attempt to get the Trail Blazers to improve their...
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 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...
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,...
Milwaukee Bucks forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo has been handed a one-game suspension without pay for his unsportsmanlike behaviour in the game against Boston Celtics, as announced by Joe Dumars, Executive Vice President and Head of Basketball Operations of the National Basketball Association on Saturday. The 30-year-old head-butted Celtics forward Blake Griffin after the latter had fouled him hard, in a play that resulted in a scuffle between...
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