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The National Basketball Association (NBA) has suspended Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid for three games for pushing a journalist, Afrosport reports. The Olympic gold medallist and 2023 NBA Most Valuable Player has been sanctioned for shoving a "member of the media" after a Philadelphia Inquirer columnist wrote an article criticising his fitness and professionalism while also mentioning his son and late brother. The incident happened in...

NBA Roundup: Suns win fifth straight as Clippers end three-game skid

by Ibikunle Salako

5 November 2024

The Phoenix Suns recorded their fifth straight win this season after beating the Philadelphia 76ers 118-116 at Footprint Center on Monday night, Afrosport reports. NEVER QUIT.#SunsUp pic.twitter.com/dStU41SJl2 — Phoenix Suns (@Suns) November 5, 2024 Kevin Durant led all scorers with 35 points, Bradley Beal added 17 and Jusuf Nurkic finished with a 15-point and 15-rebound double-double for the Suns, who also had Devin Booker and Grayson...

NBA: Mitchell, Booker named Eastern & Western Conference Players of Week 2

by Ibikunle Salako

4 November 2024

Cleveland Cavaliers and Phoenix Suns guards Donovan Mitchell and Devin Booker have been named the NBA Players of the Week for Week 2 of the 2024-25 season, Afrosport reports. Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker and Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell have been named the NBA Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for Week 2 of the 2024-25 season (Oct. 28 – Nov. 3). pic.twitter.com/j037kJZRx1 —...

NBA: Mavericks rout Magic in Dallas as Hawks beat Pelicans to end four-game skid

by Ibikunle Salako

4 November 2024

Luka Doncic led the Dallas Mavericks with 32 points in their 108-85 blowout win over the Orlando Magic on Sunday night to improve to 4-2 for the season. The Slovenian grabbed nine rebounds and dished out seven assists as Dallas led by as much as 25 points heading into the halftime break, restricting the Magic to only 18 points in the second quarter. No Sunday scaries...

NBA: Toronto Raptors retire Vince Carter’s iconic No. 15 jersey

by Ibikunle Salako

4 November 2024

The Toronto Raptors on Saturday night, retired Vince Carter's iconic No. 15 jersey in a ceremony at halftime of their 131-128 win over the Sacramento Kings at Scotiabank Arena, Afrosport reports. The Canada-based team held a grand ceremony in front of a packed crowd that had former Raptors players, coaches, and executives, as Carter's jersey was hung in the rafters, becoming the first ever to be...

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NBA: 76ers’ Joel Embiid suspended for three games for shoving journalist

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NBA: Toronto Raptors retire Vince Carter’s iconic No. 15 jersey

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