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29 Nov

NBA In-Season Tournament: Giannis Antetokounmpo Helps Milwaukee Bucks Reach Last Eight

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Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 33 points as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Miami Heat 131-124 to reach the knockout rounds of the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament with a perfect record. Damian Lillard added 32 for the Bucks, who advanced to the last eight as the top seeds in the Eastern Conference. They will host the New York Knicks, seeded fourth, when the quarter-finals are held on 4 and 5 December. Six teams clinched last-eight places as the Group Play stage ended on Tuesday. The Knicks progressed as runners-up to the Bucks in Group B by beating the Charlotte Hornets 115-91, while the Boston…

23 Nov

NBA: San Antonio Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich Chastises Fans For Booing Kawhi Leonard In Loss To LA Clippers

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San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich chastised home fans who jeered former player Kawhi Leonard during the 109-102 defeat to LA Clippers. Leonard left the Spurs in 2018 and was booed by their fans as he lined up to take free throws in the second quarter. Popovich grabbed a courtside microphone to make a spikey announcement. “Excuse me for a second, please stop all the booing. Let these guys play, and show a little class, it’s not who we are. Knock off the booing,” he said. Leonard played a starring role in the Spurs’ NBA Finals victory in 2014, being named…

16 Nov

Draymond Green Banned For Five Games For Headlock

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Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has been banned for five games for putting Minnesota Timberwolves’ Rudy Gobert in a headlock. Three players were ejected for fighting inside the first two minutes of Minnesota’s 104-101 win on Tuesday. Green wrapped his arm around Gobert’s neck after Klay Thompson and Jaden McDaniels grabbed each others’ jerseys. NBA vice-president Joe Dumars said Green was sanctioned without pay for “escalating an on-court altercation”. Green, who will begin his suspension on Thursday when the Warriors host the Oklahoma City Thunder, was suspended for “forcibly grabbing” Gobert around the neck “in an unsportsmanlike and dangerous manner,”…

07 Nov

NBA: Bam Adebayo’s Triple-Double Helps Miami Heat Hold Off LeBron James And The Los Angeles Lakers

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Bam Adebayo’s triple-double helped the Miami Heat hold off LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers to win 108-107. Adebayo recorded 22 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists, while Jimmy Butler contributed a season-high 28 points. Miami had seen a 10-point lead reduced to one as James scored seven of his game-high 30 points during a one-minute 19-second period in the fourth quarter. Joel Embiid made 48 points, 11 rebounds and six assists as the Philadelphia 76ers beat Washington Wizards 146-128. It was a fifth successive win for Philadelphia since their season-opening loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, as Tyrese Maxey added 22 points…

24 Oct

NBA 2023-24: Wembanyama And Bol Among Five Africans To Watch In New Season

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On the eve of the new NBA season, the profile of African basketball is riding high. That is thanks largely to the performances of Joel Embiid, who last season became the first African-born NBA star to win the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award since Hakeem Olajuwon in 1994. Two-time NBA champion Olajuwon was born in Nigeria but opted to represent the USA as part of the so-called “Dream Team” at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, a decision that Philadelphia 76ers centre Embiid recently mimicked, much to the disappointment of those in his birth country Cameroon. Like Embiid and Olajuwon, many legendary…

23 May

NBA Play-Offs: Nikola Jokic Leads Denver Nuggets To First Finals Appearance

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The Denver Nuggets reached the NBA finals for the first time in their history after Nikola Jokic led a second-half fightback to complete a 4-0 Western Conference championship sweep over the Los Angeles Lakers. The Nuggets overturned a 15-point half-time deficit to win 113-111. Jokic, the two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, finished with 30 points. The Nuggets will face either the Miami Heat or Boston Celtics in the finals from 1-18 June. The Heat lead the Eastern Conference 3-0 and can secure the series with a win in game four on Tuesday (01:30 BST Wednesday). LeBron James had looked to…

26 Jan

From The Hennessey Mansion To An NBA Game: M.anifest’s Trip To Paris

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“Go where the love is, even if it’s in France” is an oft-quoted line from M.anifest’s hit single Azumah Nelson Flow. The rapper practiced what he preached when he visited Paris and experienced all the love in the city, if his social media handles are anything to go by. While in France, M.anifest was hosted at the Hennessy estate in Cognac where he toured the cellars and distilleries that produce the famous Hennessy cognacs many rappers name-drop. He also joined a list of VIP guests from across the world for dinner at the Château de Bagnolet: the Hennessy family home soaking in all the rich history…

19 Jan

NBA: How Long Till LeBron James Overtakes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar As All-time Scorer?

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On January 16, LeBron James became only the second player in the history of the NBA to hit 38,000 career points. The Lakers forward needed only points versus the Philadelphia 76ers to break the mark, but went on to make 35. On the following game day, LeBron saw his career point tally improve with his 48-point performance against the Houston Rockets – pushing his tally to 38,072, leaving him 315 points behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. So how long till LeBron unseats the former Lakers centre as all-time scorer of the franchise? In his last five games for the Lakers, LeBron has contributed…

04 Jan

NBA: Giannis Antetokounmpo Scores Career-High 55 Points In Milwaukee Bucks Win

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Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a career-high 55 points as the Milwaukee Bucks claimed a 123-113 victory against the Washington Wizards. The 28-year-old also recorded 10 rebounds and seven assists to end the Wizards' five-game winning run. It was the fourth time in his career that Antetokounmpo has scored more than 50 points in a game. "I work hard. A lot of people think my game is boring, but I'm doing everything to improve," he said. Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Antetokounmpo added: "I tried to make the right decisions, to stay aggressive throughout, to do everything for the team to win."…