Jamaica edged out of FIBA World Cup pre-qualifiers 8:00 pm
Paulton Gordon, president of the Jamaica Basketball Association (JaBA), and Rohan Robinson, assistant coach of the Jamaican senior men's national team, have both expressed disappointment with Jamaica's failure to advance past the first FIBA World Cup Central America and the Caribbean...
Curry hot streak continues as Warriors down Sixers
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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Stephen Curry extended his scoring streak with an electrifying 49-point display as the Golden State Warriors upset the Philadelphia 76ers 107-96 on Monday.
Adebayo's step-back jumper at buzzer propels Heat to win over Nets
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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Bam Adebayo hit a thrilling game-winner at the buzzer on Sunday to lift the Miami Heat to a 109-107 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, who lost superstar Kevin Durant to another injury.
Sunday, April 18, 2021
Jamaica's two-game winning run at the first round of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 CONCENCABA Pre Qualifiers in San Salvador, El Salvador came to an end yesterday as they went down to a heavy 92-54 loss to a well rested Nicaragua team.
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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Joel Embiid scored 36 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as the NBA East-leading Philadelphia 76ers snapped the Los Angeles Clippers' seven-game winning streak with a 106-103 win on Friday.
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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Brooklyn Nets centre LaMarcus Aldridge retired from basketball on Thursday after revealing the recent discovery of a heart problem.
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There is only one month left in the 72-game pandemic-shortened National Basketball Association (NBA) regular season, which is scheduled to conclude on May 16, and the battle for top places are more fervent than in previous seasons due to the novel “Play-In Tournament” that...
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MINNEAPOLIS, United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant scored 31 points as the Brooklyn Nets bounced back from defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers with a blowout victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday.
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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Denver Nuggets star Jamal Murray has suffered a torn knee ligament and will almost certainly miss the rest of the National Basketball Association (NBA) season, the team and reports said yesterday.
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SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Steph Curry erupted with 53 points to pass Wilt Chamberlain's all-time Golden State scoring record on Monday as the Warriors downed the Denver Nuggets 116-107.
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Los Angeles, United States (AFP) — Andre Drummond finished with a double double of 20 points and 11 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Brooklyn Nets 126-101 on Saturday in a battle between two teams lacking much of their star...
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MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Twenty years after leaving Barcelona for the riches of the NBA, 40-year-old Pau Gasol returned to his Spanish club on Friday, playing in a EuroLeague clash against Bayern Munich.
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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Toronto Raptors guards DeAndre' Bembry and Fred VanVleet and Los Angeles Lakers guard Talen Horton-Tucker have been suspended one game apiece for their roles in an on-court altercation, the NBA said Thursday.
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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Devin Booker did the heavy lifting offensively, scoring 35 points as the Phoenix Suns edged the Utah Jazz 117-113 in overtime in a Western Conference showdown between the two best teams in the NBA.
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A recent nine-game victory run by the Utah Jazz ensured they remained as leaders in the Western Conference and atop the National Basketball Association (NBA) standings while the Philadelphia 76ers have lost ground in the Eastern Conference and have the Brooklyn Nets poised to leapfrog into the...
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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The NBA's Milwaukee Bucks have signed guard Jrue Holiday to a contract extension worth a reported $135 million over four years.
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The National Basketball Association (NBA) trade deadline was last week Thursday, March 26 and there were some big trades 'on the table', but the biggest of names managed to maintain their current places — Kyle Lowry (Toronto Raptors), Lonzo Ball (New Orleans Pelicans) and John...
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