Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell have been named the NBA Players of the Week for Week 15 of the 2024-25 season, Afrosport reports. NBA Players of the Week for Week 15. West: LeBron James (@Lakers) East: Donovan Mitchell (@cavs) pic.twitter.com/ak2MIjnVG4 — NBA (@NBA) February 3, 2025 James wins a league-record 69th weekly award and has been named the Western...
Devin Booker became the Phoenix Suns’ all-time leading scorer in their 121-119 overtime loss to the Trail Blazers at Moda Center in Portland on Monday night, Afrosport reports. Booker finished the game with 34 points, taking his career points total to 15,678 to overtake Walter Davis (15,666) as the Suns’ leading scorer. The 28-year-old, who surpassed the franchise record on a 3-pointer with 7:34 remaining in...
The National Basketball Association (NBA) on Monday unveiled four former players, who will serve as honorary head coaches for the Rising Stars Challenge at the 2025 All-Star weekend, Afrosport reports. The list comprises three Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famers, as the trio of Tim Hardaway Sr., Chris Mullin, and Mitch Richmond are joined by Jeremy Lin. Tim Hardaway Sr., Jeremy Lin, Chris Mullin and Mitch Richmond...
Five-time NBA All-Star Luka Doncic has penned a heartfelt message to fans of the Dallas Mavericks following the blockbuster trade that has sent him to the Los Angeles Lakers, Afrosport reports. Doncic departs Dallas seven years after he was selected by the Mavericks with the third overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. He will team up with four-time NBA champion and the league's all-time scoring...
A one-of-a-kind trade ensued in the NBA in the early hours of Sunday as the Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks, and Utah Jazz agreed to a three-team deal that will see Anthony Davis and Luka Doncic swap teams. Los Angeles will reportedly receive Doncic, Maxi Kleber, and Markieff Morris from the Mavericks, who are getting Davis, Max Christie, and a 2029 first-round draft pick from the...
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