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Basketball
Pistons select teen guard Cunningham first in NBA Draft 12:00 am
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
9:50 pm
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
9:40 pm
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...
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USA lose first men's Olympic basketball game since 2004
Monday, July 26, 2021
SAITAMA, Japan (AFP) — A USA team led by 11-time NBA All-Star Kevin Durant were beaten 83-76 by France on Sunday, snapping an Olympic winning streak stretching back to the 2004 Athens Games.
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NBA FINALS: Bucks-in-six
Friday, July 23, 2021
“Bucks-in-six” was the chant echoed in Fiserv Forum by an enthusiastic crowd last week Wednesday, July 14 following an emphatic, pivotal home win by Milwaukee in the 2021 National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals.
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5 western Jamaica players invited to basketball trials
Thursday, July 22, 2021
Five players from western Jamaica have been invited to the final trials for the national Under-17 basketball team that will be held in Kingston, this weekend at Jamaica College in St Andrew.
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Team USA defeats 'punch in mouth' we needed, says Durant
Thursday, July 22, 2021
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Kevin Durant yesterday said two shock defeats for the USA leading into the Tokyo Olympics was the “punch in the mouth” they needed to fire them up as they search for a fourth consecutive gold medal.
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Bucks use perseverance to snap 50-year NBA title drought
Thursday, July 22, 2021
MILWAUKEE, United States (AFP) — A resilient Milwaukee Bucks squad that battled back from adversity throughout the NBA play-offs and bonded over past failures ended a 50-year title drought Tuesday by winning the NBA Finals.
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Holiday heroics put Bucks on brink of ending 50-year drought
Monday, July 19, 2021
PHOENIX, United States (AFP) — Jrue Holiday made a spectacular steal with the game up for grabs Saturday to lift the Milwaukee Bucks over Phoenix and within one game of their first NBA title since 1971.
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NBA FINALS: History of Suns, Bucks being written with every second of every game
Friday, July 16, 2021
The Phoenix Suns and the Milwaukee Bucks are knee-deep into the 2021 National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals and, win or lose, both finalists have already contributed a significant chunk of history to their respective franchise.
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Suns beat Bucks to seize 2-0 lead in NBA Finals
Saturday, July 10, 2021
PHOENIX, United States (AFP) — Devin Booker scored 31 points and Chris Paul added 23 on Thursday to spark Phoenix over Milwaukee 118-108 and give the Suns a commanding lead in the National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals.
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Phoenix Suns the $1.31 JustBet favourites to win NBA title
Friday, July 9, 2021
The 2021 National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals got underway a little earlier than anticipated after the Milwaukee Bucks dispatched the Atlanta Hawks in their six-game, Eastern Conference series last Saturday, June 3. Their opponents in the finals, the Phoenix Suns, had already...
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JaBA's hunt for Under-17 players continues this weekend
Thursday, July 8, 2021
M ONTEGO BAY, St James — The Jamaica Basketball Association's (JaBA) hunt for players for the National Under-17 boys' team to participate in the FIBA Americas Under-17 tournament in Nicaragua from August 4-8 will continue in Montego Bay on...
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Momentum building for NBA Finals
Friday, July 2, 2021
The 2021 National Basketball Association (NBA) play-offs have produced enticing action and exposed some immense, young talent. It is guaranteed that last year's finalists will not repeat, after the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers and the 'runner-up' Miami Heat were both eliminated...
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Bucks dominate game two to even East final series 1-1
Sunday, June 27, 2021
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 25 points and Jrue Holiday delivered 22 as the third-seeded Milwaukee Bucks crushed the Atlanta Hawks 125-91 to level their Eastern Conference final series at 1-1.
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Top seeds fall as NBA postseason provides unexpected results
Friday, June 25, 2021
The top seeds in both the Eastern and Western Conferences of the National Basketball Association (NBA) were eliminated from the postseason last weekend in their respective semi-finals series and now the door is wide open for a champion to emerge from any of the four remaining...
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Basketball uncertainty in west
Thursday, June 24, 2021
Despite Government's approval for the resumption of training and competition in the sport of basketball as COVID-19 restrictions are gradually eased, stakeholders in western Jamaica say they are yet to be advised under what conditions the sport will be played.
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