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NBA halts playoffs after Bucks lead shooting boycott
AFP, Published on 27/08/2020
» ORLANDO - The Milwaukee Bucks staged an unprecedented boycott over the police shooting of an unarmed black man on Wednesday, forcing the NBA to halt its playoff schedule and prompting a wave of walkouts by teams across other leagues.
Defending NBA champion Raptors rally over Nets, Jazz and Celtics 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.
Bucks beat Miami to clinch East top seed for NBA playoffs
AFP, Published on 07/08/2020
» MIAMI - Giannis Antetokounmpo says the biggest challenge in the championship quest for the Milwaukee Bucks, who clinched a top seed in the NBA playoffs on Thursday, isn't a rival, but the Bucks themselves.
NBA chief defends league over virus tests for 'wealthy'
AFP, Published on 19/03/2020
» LOS ANGELES - NBA commissioner Adam Silver defended the league's swift testing of players for the new coronavirus on Wednesday as the vast majority of Americans face long waits to be tested for the disease.
Kobe's relentless spirit inspired NBA fans, players
AFP, Published on 27/01/2020
» WASHINGTON - Kobe Bryant used a ferocious competitiveness and uncanny shooting touch to become an NBA icon, leaving behind a legacy that has influenced the newest generation of league talent and fans worldwide.
NBA mastermind David Stern dead at 77
AFP, Published on 02/01/2020
» NEW YORK - David Stern, who masterminded the NBA's growth into a global sports powerhouse while serving as commissioner from 1984 to 2014, died Wednesday after suffering a brain hemorrhage last month. He was 77.
Roaming Russian eagles leave scientists broke
AFP, Published on 25/10/2019
» MOSCOW - Russian scientists tracking migrating eagles were forced to start a crowdfunding campaign after their birds wandered into Iran and foreign text messages from their tracking devices depleted the project's budget.
Spanish falcons feed Arab passion for raptor hunting
AFP, Published on 17/10/2019
» FUENTESPINA (SPAIN) - For centuries, the art of falconry has been a prestigious tradition within Arab society. Today most of these formidable predators come from Spain, which has become the world's top exporter.
China punishes NBA as crisis over democracy tweet deepens
AFP, Published on 08/10/2019
» SHANGHAI: China on Tuesday scrapped plans to air NBA exhibition games as the league faced an escalating punishment campaign in the lucrative Chinese market ignited by an American basketball executive's pro-democracy tweet.
China punishes NBA as crisis over democracy tweet deepens
AFP, Published on 08/10/2019
» SHANGHAI - China on Tuesday pulled NBA exhibition games from television screens as the league faced an escalating punishment campaign in the lucrative Chinese market ignited by an American basketball executive's pro-democracy tweet.