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Who is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, man who beat Nikola Jokic and Giannis Antetokounmpo to NBA MVP title
May 22, 2025 5:40 pm
Gilgeous-Alexander winning the MVP title means that for the seven consecutive year, a player born outside the US -- extending the longest such streak in league history -- has now been awarded the title
'Nobody's happy' & other Coach Pop 3-pointers: Unforgettable quotes from NBA ultimate coach, Gregg Popovich, who stepped down after 28 years
May 04, 2025 7:21 pm
Terse but witty - the San Antonio Spurs big man, an adored figure, detested sideline interviews at NBA games. Which meant he gave some brilliant lines
InBL Pro: Despite teething troubles, new league attempts to breathe life into Indian basketball
February 22, 2025 9:33 pm
India’s first-ever international 5x5 basketball league kicked off in New Delhi in February with the intent of addressing a few of the problems plaguing the sport in the country.
NBA: Philadelphia 76ers centre Joel Embiid to miss out on $1 million for shoving reporter
November 06, 2024 7:00 pm
After the Sixers lost to Memphis Grizzlies, Embiid shoved the Philadelphia Inquirer columnist for writing about his son and late brother, while criticising his fitness.
LeBron James' business manager Maverick Carter placed bets on NBA games through illegal bookie
December 01, 2023 2:32 pm
Carter and James, the NBA's career scoring leader, are friends from Akron, Ohio, who together own SpringHill Company, an entertainment and production company.
LeBron James' 18-year-old son Bronny in stable condition after suffering cardiac arrest
July 25, 2023 8:57 pm
Medical staff treated the 18-year-old James on site and he was transported to a hospital, where he was in stable condition
NBA Board of Governors approves Michael Jordan's sale of the Charlotte Hornets
July 24, 2023 4:58 pm
Charlotte went 423-600 under Jordan, the 26th-best record over that span. The Hornets never won a playoff series in that time and haven't been to the postseason in the past seven seasons
As Denver Nuggets claim NBA title, examining what Nikola Jokic’s rise tells us about the sport and league
June 14, 2023 7:38 am
In Nikola Jokic and Denver Nuggets’ rise to the NBA mountaintop, a confirmation of brewing international revolution in sport, a hint that tall ball is back, a rebuttal that you cannot dominate without looking menacing, and a reassurance that small market teams can win titles too.
NBA Finals: Miami Heat struggle with outside shooting in Game 1 to stumble at Denver Nuggets
June 02, 2023 6:29 pm
It was that kind of forgettable shooting night for the Heat in a 104-93 loss to the Denver Nuggets during Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday.
Butler, Jokic lead Heat, Nuggets into a NBA Finals after unconventional paths
June 01, 2023 10:15 am
The Nuggets — in the finals for the first time — had by far the easier road to the title round. They climbed atop the Western Conference standings in mid-December and never fell from that perch, then lived up to that No. 1 seed by going 12-3 in the West playoffs.
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