Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Milwaukee Bucks in scoring at the Fiserv Forum against the Portland Trail Blazers with 37 points, seven rebounds and six assists. The Bucks power forward of Nigerian descent propelled his team to a 119-110 victory against a Portland side who were without their star man, Damian Lilliard. Antetokounmpo had a good shooting night, scoring 16 of his 24 field goal attempts while...
Back-to-back NBA MVP Nikola Jokic is set to miss Denver Nuggets' next couple of games after entering the NBA's Covid-19 protocols. The Serbian star will consequently miss the Nuggets' trip to New York Knicks on Thursday morning. Jokic joins teammate Nah'Shon Hyland in the protocols and they will need to be cleared under NBA guidelines before returning to action. Entering the protocols does not automatically mean...
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has played down the severity of the groin injury in his team's 114-101 loss to LA Clippers. After scoring 30 points in Wednesday's game, James was forced off midway through the fourth quarter. The 37-year-old power forward complained of soreness in the groin area of his leg and he is hopeful to get back to action when the Lakers battle...
New Orleans Pelicans guard Dyson Daniels has rated Dallas Mavericks as the toughest player he has faced in his maiden NBA season. Daniels joined the Pelicans as the eighth overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft and he has settled in well in the NBA with fine displays shutting out LA Lakers' LeBron James, Atlanta Hawks' Dejounte Murray and Mavericks' Doncic. Of all those challenges he has...
Global sportswear company Nike has suspended their relationship with Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving with immediate effect after he posted a link to an anti-semitic video on social media. The suspension comes after the Nets announced that Irving will serve at least a five-game suspension and he will serve his punishment without pay which could cost him approximately $2.2 million in salary. The announcement that...
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