LeBron James set yet another NBA record on Thursday night as the 39-year-old surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the all-time leader in regular-season minutes played, Afrosport reports. The Los Angeles Lakers forward played 34 minutes at Golden 1 Center as the 17-time NBA champions beat the Sacramento Kings 113-110, taking his career total to 57, 471 minutes, moving Abdul-Jabbar to number two, having played 25 minutes...
The NBA on Thursday announced the All-Tournament Team for the 2024 NBA Cup, which was concluded on Tuesday night, Afrosport reports. The Milwaukee Bucks won their maiden NBA Cup title after defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder 91-87 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The NBA Cup All-Tournament Team, however, has a different pattern to it, as unlike the All-NBA Teams, which are selected following the conclusion...
Atlanta Hawks guard Kobe Bufkin will miss the rest of the ongoing 2024-25 NBA season as he is set to undergo shoulder surgery, the franchise announced on Wednesday. The Hawks revealed that Bufkin will “undergo surgery to address right shoulder instability”, with the procedure scheduled for 7 January 2025, and the 21-year-old is expected to make a full recovery before the beginning of the 2025-26 season....
The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) on Tuesday announced a new format for the 2025 All-Star Game set to take place at Golden State Warriors’ Chase Center in San Francisco, Afrosport reports. The league announced that this season’s All-Star game, which is scheduled to take place on 16 February 2025, will feature a mini-tournament with four teams and three games played, with the...
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is expected to be out for at least a week after sustaining a nasal fracture, the team announced on Monday. Embiid, the 2023 NBA Most Valuable Player, caught a forearm and elbow to the face while jostling for a rebound late in the first half of the Sixers’ 121-107 loss to the Indiana Pacers last Friday. The Sixers say Joel Embiid...
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