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NBA stars rip sprint king Lyles over 'world champ' claims
AFP, Published on 29/08/2023
» WASHINGTON - American NBA stars ripped world sprint king Noah Lyles on social media for comments saying he is offended when teams declare themselves "world champions" for winning an NBA crown.
Sport leaders eye Africa as talent source, investment target
AFP, Published on 20/09/2022
» NEW YORK - Africa offers a vast underdeveloped market for global sports, with thousands of athletes ready to join international ranks if only there were major investment, industry leaders and stars say.
Bulls, Heat vie for East supremacy as downtrodden rise in NBA
Sports, Dave Wiggins, Published on 20/01/2022
» Up is down and down is up in the current NBA standings.
Tearful Jeremy Lin seeks NBA return after one season in China
AFP, Published on 15/09/2020
» BEIJING - Jeremy Lin said Tuesday he is leaving the Beijing Ducks after one season in China and wants to return to the NBA, where he sparked the "Linsanity" craze of 2012.
NBA walkout sparks historic US sport boycott over police shooting
AFP, Published on 27/08/2020
» ORLANDO: The Milwaukee Bucks staged an unprecedented boycott Wednesday over the police shooting of a black man, forcing the NBA to halt its playoff schedule and prompting a wave of walkouts by teams and players across other sports.
Doncic nails epic buzzer-beater as Celtics, Raptors set up clash
AFP, Published on 24/08/2020
» MIAMI - Luka Doncic wasn't about to let a sprained ankle slow him down, nailing a game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer to lift the Dallas Mavericks to a 135-133 overtime playoff win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday.
Raptors exec Ujiri: Altercation happened 'because I am black'
AFP, Published on 21/08/2020
» LOS ANGELES: Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri said Thursday that the altercation between him and a California sheriff's deputy at the Raptors' 2019 NBA title-clinching game was racially motivated.
Defending NBA champion Raptors claw out victory over Nets, Jazz win
AFP, Published on 20/08/2020
» MIAMI: Toronto reserve Norman Powell scored 12 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter as the defending champion Raptors rallied to beat Brooklyn 104-99 Wednesday in their NBA playoff series.
Clippers rally to beat Mavericks, Nuggets edge Jazz in OT
AFP, Published on 18/08/2020
» LOS ANGELES - Kawhi Leonard scored 29 points and had 12 rebounds and Paul George tallied 27 points as the Los Angeles Clippers held on to beat the Dallas Mavericks 118-110 in the opening game of their playoff series.
Which star duo will prevail in the end
Sports, Dave Wiggins, Published on 27/10/2019
» The 2019-20 NBA campaign is shaping up as the season of the dynamic duos.