Basketball

NBA star Irving sidelined by Nets for refusing COVID vaccination 1:14 am

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The Brooklyn Nets decided yesterday to bar star guard Kyrie Irving from practice as well as games in the NBA season that starts next week because he refuses to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

NBA Celtics guard Brown out after contracting COVID-19 9:30 pm
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown is in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19, the NBA club announced.

Unvaccinated Irving misses Nets' first practice in New York 9:50 pm
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Brooklyn point guard Kyrie Irving, who has been staunchly against getting vaccinated for the novel coronavirus, missed the Nets' practice yesterday.

Basketball presentation

Thursday, August 19, 2021

Kytthany Bagaloo (left) of Montego Bay High gets her award from coach Rohan Robinson during the KFC/Jamaica Basketball Association (JaBA) Star Search basketball event, which was held in western Jamaica for the first time at the Montego Bay Boys' Club recently.

Clippers re-sign star Kawhi Leonard

Friday, August 13, 2021

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kawhi Leonard is sticking with the Los Angeles Clippers, the National Basketball Association (NBA) club announcing yesterday that they had re-signed their star forward.

KFC Star Search camp hopes to reach basketball dreamers

Wednesday, August 11, 2021

AFTER a successful first two days in Montego Bay, the KFC Star Search training camp staged by the Jamaica Basketball Association (JaBA) will move to central Jamaica today at Knox College for two more days.

Star Search basketball camp returns

Monday, August 9, 2021

The KFC Star Search basketball camp will return after a year's absence due to the novel coronavirus pandemic and will be staged this year at three venues across the island, starting today in Montego Bay.

All-conquering US win seventh-straight women's Olympic basketball title

Monday, August 9, 2021

SAITAMA, Japan (AFP) — A rampant United States swept past Japan to their seventh-straight women's basketball crown yesterday, with Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi collecting their fifth Olympic gold medals to cap remarkable careers.

Proud Durant leads US to fourth-straight Olympic basketball gold

Sunday, August 8, 2021

SAITAMA, Japan (AFP) — National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Kevin Durant hailed his team for overcoming adversity Saturday after pouring in a game-high 29 points to lead the United States past France 87-82 for a “beautiful” fourth-straight Olympic men's...

Durant-led USA to face France in Olympic basketball final

Friday, August 6, 2021

SAITAMA, Japan (AFP) — Kevin Durant scored 23 points and Devin Booker added 20 to power three-time defending champions United States past Australia 97-78 yesterday and into an Olympic men's basketball final against France.

Durant leads USA into Olympic semi-finals

Wednesday, August 4, 2021

SAITAMA, Japan (AFP) — The United States kept their basketball gold medal dreams on track Tuesday by sweeping past world champions Spain 95-81 and into the semi-finals, while Olympic debutants Slovenia crushed Germany to set up a last-four clash with...

Pistons select teen guard Cunningham first in NBA Draft

Friday, July 30, 2021

�NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Cade Cunningham, a 19-year-old guard who played at Oklahoma State University last season, was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the first pick in yesterday's NBA Draft.

Spain, Slovenia into Olympic basketball quarter-finals

Friday, July 30, 2021

SAITAMA, Japan (AFP) — Ricky Rubio scored 26 points as world champions Spain defeated Argentina 81-71 to join Slovenia in qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Tokyo Olympics yesterday.

Australia hoops blow as Baynes ruled out of Olympics

Friday, July 30, 2021

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Australia suffered a blow to their men's basketball gold medal hopes yesterday with Toronto Raptors star Aron Baynes ruled out of the rest of the Olympics with a neck injury.

JaBA names local U-17 squad

Thursday, July 29, 2021

A local provisional squad of 12 locally based players was named last weekend by the Jamaica Basketball Association (JaBA) to start preparation for the Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Under-17 Championship, originally set to be staged in Central America next...