LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers came out on top 100-95 at the Crypto.com Arena against Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns in the first match that the two All-Stars have faced each other in five years, since Christmas 2018. James scored 21 points for the second game in a row, along with eight rebounds, nine assists and two blocks. The 19-time All-Star scored ten...
The defending champions of the National Basketball League (NBA), the Denver Nuggets, held firm on their homecourt on ring night in front of their fans as they defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 119-107 on the opening night of the 2023–24 season on Tuesday. Two-time MVP Nikola Jokic got back to his mesmerizing ways with a triple-double performance at the Ball Arena. The towering Serb finished the...
The 2023–24 NBA season begins on Tuesday night with about 450 players across 30 teams jostling to help their respective franchises. Like every other sports league in the world, Africans also ply their trade in the NBA, arguably the best basketball league in the world. Afrosport takes a look at five of the biggest African players that are expected to stand out in the new season....
The 2023–24 NBA season, which is the 78th regular season in the league's illustrious history, returns in less than a fortnight, and like the 77 seasons before it, this incoming campaign promises to be a thrilling one. Like every other sports business, players come and go, and the NBA is no different, as a barrage of trades have gone down amongst different franchises as they all...
The biggest trade saga of the offseason finally comes to an end as seven-time NBA All-Star Damian Lillard heads to Milwaukee in a reported three-way trade deal involving the Portland Trail Blazers and the Phoenix Suns. The Olympic gold medallist, who finally requested a trade away from Portland on the second day of free agency after his attempt to get the Trail Blazers to improve their...
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