The Women’s National Basketball Association’s (WNBA) continued expansion plans has hit Portland, Oregon, as the city is the latest to be awarded a franchise that will begin play in 2026, the league announced on Wednesday. Portland becomes the third franchise the WNBA adds over the next two years after Golden State and Toronto have been awarded teams. This marks the WNBA’s return to the city of...
The Golden State Warriors ended the regular season on a high note with a 157-101 rout of a depleted Portland Trail Blazers side on Sunday. In doing so, the reigning NBA champions set a new record, scoring the most points in a first quarter in league history with the 55 points they scored at the Moda Center. They led 55-27 after the first quarter, opening a...
Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard had a historic performance against the Houston Rockets at the Moda Center on Sunday, finishing with a career-high 71 points to earn his side a 131-114 victory. LEGENDARY. #RipCity pic.twitter.com/BaYNtlqSMK — Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) February 27, 2023 On his record-breaking night, the seven-time All-Star scored the joint eighth most points in an NBA game while also setting a...
Nigeria-descent Bam Adebayo helped the Miami Heats to a 115-110 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers at the FTX Arena. Adebayo finished the game with 31 points and 10 rebounds in 36 minutes, his eleventh double-double of the season. In his second game back from a right knee injury, Jimmy Butler provided the Heat with 26 points, 8 assists, and 5 rebounds in just 34 minutes....
Congo-born Jonathan Kuminga was in impressive form for the Golden State Warriors with a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds, in their 116-113 defeat to Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night. Kuminga, a DR Congo international, who grew up in the city of Goma was the seventh overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft and he was part of the Warriors' championship-winning team last campaign. The...
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