New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson is set for a spell on the sidelines after picking up a hamstring injury during Monday night’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers. The 22-year-old will be sidelined for at least three weeks following an MRI scan on Tuesday. Pelicans announced that medical imaging taken earlier today confirmed forward Zion Williamson sustained a right hamstring strain during last night’s game against...
11 players have been suspended by the National Basketball Association following a mass altercation towards the end of the second quarter, during the Detroit Pistons' 121-101 win over the Orlando Magic at the Little Caesars Arena on Wednesday. Detroit Pistons guards Killian Hayes and Hamidou Diallo both received three-game and one-game suspensions without pay, while Orlando Magic center Moritz Wagner was given a two-game suspension without...
Indiana Pacers star Buddy Hield has set an NBA record for the fastest 3-pointer in a game after scoring just three seconds into Thursday's night game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The sharp shot at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse made Hield break Pacers legend Reggie Miller's record of a 3-pointer within four seconds of an NBA game in March 2000. Hield has cemented his spot as one f...
Afrosport TV is Africa's first continental Free-to-Air (FTA) sports channel with a variety of content for sports fans' consumption. Afrosport TV added the NBA to its long list of partners in November with the agreement to show a live NBA game every week, which includes the Christmas Day fixture between Luka Doncic-inspired Dallas Mavericks and LeBron James' Los Angeles Lakers. Afrosport TV is a channel with...
American billionaire Mat Ishbia has agreed to buy NBA and WNBA teams Phoenix Suns and the Phoenix Mercury in a historic deal worth $4 billion. The 42-year-old mortgage executive agreed to a deal in principle with owner Robert Sarver, who has endured a tumultuous tenure after he was suspended for racist and sexist behaviour. Ishbia graduated from Michigan State University, where he played on the team...
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