The Nigerian government decided last month to retire from international basketball for the next two years. The Ministry of Youth and Sports said at the time that the reason for the withdrawal was “the endless farce. The farce which almost disrupted the basketball game” in a country in West Africa. The decision, backed by Nigerian…

The Australian Diamonds, who are currently rated No. 1 in the World Netball rankings, are in Group A with Jamaica, South Africa, Scotland, Wales, and Barbados for the Commonwealth Games netball competition, which runs from July 29 to August 7. After head coach Stacey Marinkovich selected her team for this summer’s competition, Liz Watson will…

Golden State defeated the Boston Celtics and won its fourth NBA Championship in eight years and the first since 2018. The Warriors won Game 6 103-90 in Boston and won the series 4-2. After finishing the 2019/20 season with a terrible 15-50 result, they became the first team to win the worst team in the…

Stephen Curry scored 43 points after the Golden State Warriors defeated the Boston Celtics 107-97 and reached the final 2-2. Boston led 94-90 five minutes ago, but 10 straight points helped the Warriors win. Curry scored seven threes in 14 attempts and appeared unaffected by a left-foot injury in the third game of his seven-game…

In his first season as head coach in the NBA, Ime Udoka came very close to writing a piece of history. The 44-year-old Nigerian is aiming to lead the Boston Celtics to the 18th title. They rise again to the Los Angeles Lakers as the all-time champion. The Celtics, on the other hand, are in…

The Chicago Bulls will return to Europe for the 2022-23 season. They will play regular games against the Detroit Pistons in Paris, the Chicago Bulls announced on Tuesday. The game will be one of the Bulls’ 41 away games next season, to be held on January 19, 2023. It will be the team’s third game…

Leader Rob Paternostro says Leicester Raiders have a chance to “be one of the big ones again”. It is if they beat the London Lions in the NBA Finals on Sunday. The driver, who has already won trophies and titles, completes a hat-trick if he wins at the O2 Stadium in London. Due to his…

Marcus Smart returned from injury to refuel the Boston Celtics’ 1-1 draw with the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals. Smart had 24 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds in an overall appearance in the Celtics’ 127-102 victory over Florida. Jason Taitum led the Celtics with 27 points, while Jimmy Butler led the Heat…

The Golden State Warriors defeated the Dallas Mavericks 112-87 in their last opening game in the West, with Stephen Curry leading with 21 points. The Warriors defeated Dallas star Luka Doncic by 20 points, his lowest score in the playoffs. “We did what we had to do – defend at home and win the first…

On Tuesday night, the Miami Heat defeated the Boston Celtics 118-107 in the first game of the 2022 Eastern Conference Finals. It was half the story for Heat, who came back alive in the third quarter, trailing by 8 in the first half and dominating the Celtics for the rest of the game. Jimmy Butler…

The London Lions defeated the Seven Oaks Suns 70-45 in the WBBL final for all four titles this season. Shanice Beckford-Norton had 15 points, Kennedy Leonard 13 and Holly Winterburn 12, while five Lions players scored in double digits. Seven Oaks, led by 13 points by Janice Monakana, were with just 20 points in the…

After a streak of seven wins, the Boston Celtics will advance to the Eastern Conference Finals on Sunday afternoon, defeating defending champion Milwaukee Bucks 109-81 in Game 7. The Celtics led the series 3-2 after five games but managed to avoid relegation in games 6 and 7. They are now facing the Miami Heat for…

The London Lions defeated the Seven Oaks Suns 70-45 in the WBBL final for all four titles this season. Shanice Beckford -Norton had 15 points, Kennedy Leonard 13 and Holly Winterburn 12, while five Lions players scored in double digits. Seven Oaks, led by 13 points by Janice Monakana’s, were able to score just 20…

Memphis Grizzlies’ Desmond Bean handles the ball against Golden State Warriors Clay Thompson in Game 6 of the 2022 Western NBA Playoffs Klay Thompson (left) scores 40 as the Warriors’ best goal The Golden State Warriors defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 110-96 to advance to the NBA West Finals. Klay Thompson’s 30 points and Stephen Curry’s…

The pre-trial detention of basketball star Brittney Griner in Russia has been extended by a month. Griner, 31, has been detained since February after Moscow airport officials found marijuana oil in his luggage on his way back to the U.S. after a race in Russia. Also, U.S. officials said he was arrested illegally and should…

The Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic has won the Most Valuable NBA Player of the Year award for the second time in a row. The Serbs defeated Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid ’76 and Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo. In the playoffs, the Bucks defeated the Boston Celtics 110-107 and led 3-2 in the Eastern Semifinals. The Memphis Grizzlies…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Desmond Payne and Dillon Brooks each scored 23 points as the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-106 and won Game 6 again on Friday night. Brandon Clark scored 17 points and 11 rebounds from the bench for a quiet night for star Ja Morant and another double-digit deficit of the Grizzlies…

NBA stars Stephen Curry and Giannis Antetokounmpo showed their skills again. Also, they led their teams to victory in the playoffs on Wednesday. Curry scored 30 points in the first game of the playoffs and Golden State secured a spot in the Western Conference semifinals. The Warriors defeated the Denver Nuggets 102-98 for a 4-1…