Tag: basketball
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Wemby misses at the end, Knicks beat Spurs 105-104 for 2-0 lead in NBA Finals
●President Trump to attend Game 3, tickets approaching $9,000 apiece Admin Go crazy, New York. Or, perhaps more accurately, crazier. The red-hot Knicks are going home, two wins away from an NBA championship that the capital of the world has been waiting to see for generations. Jalen Brunson hit a go-ahead free throw with 9.5…
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Brunson scores 30 as Knicks nick NBA Finals Game 1 from Spurs with 105-95 win
●OG Anunoby had 17 points for New York Admin The New York Knicks’ winning streak lives on, and they struck first in the NBA Finals. Jalen Brunson scored 30 points, Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds, and the Knicks erased a 14-point second-half deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 105-95 in…
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Raptors beat Comets as Hoops & Read hand Rivers Hoopers’ first defeat of 2026 season
Pius Ayinor Rivers Hoopers stumbled to a 70-65 defeat against Hoops & Read on Day Four of Atlantic Conference Group A action at the ongoing 2026 Nigeria Basketball Premier League (NPBL) Phase I in Ibadan. The match was played on Wednesday afternoon. In another Matchday 4 game, the Raptors secured a narrow 66-63 win over…
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David Fizdale named Nigeria’s D’Tigers coach
Pius Ayinor Former NBA coach David Fizdale has been named by the Nigeria Basketball Federation as D’Tigers coach (Nigeria men’s basketball team). The Nigerian federation said on Saturday that hiring Fizdale was in the quest of achieving a long-term vision of building a world-class basketball structure and teams capable of competing at the highest international…
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Dallas Mavericks name Masai Ujiri Team President and Alternate Governor
Pius Ayinor The Dallas Mavericks are turning to one of the NBA’s most accomplished architects to lead their next chapter, naming Masai Ujiri Team President and Alternate Governor. Ujiri will oversee all aspects of the Mavericks’ basketball operations, including roster construction, player personnel, and scouting, while working with team leadership to shape the organization’s basketball…
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Ugo Udezue sees huge long-term investment in D’Tigress WNBA Tour
By Pius Ayinor The Chairman of the Marketing and Sponsorship Committee of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, Ugo Udezue, has described D’Tigress WNBA Tour as a huge long-term investment for the team and the federation. The Nigerian women’s national basketball team, D’Tigress, will round off their playing tour of the USA with a game against WNBA…
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Kiki Iriafen: The missed big international basketball opportunity
●A deep and quiet warning for Diaspora talent Pius Ayinor In international basketball, the biggest decisions are often made long before the spotlight arrives. For many dual-nationality athletes, the choice of which country to represent can quietly determine whether they become a global star – or remain on the margins of opportunity. A recent case…
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D’Tigress begin exhibition tour in USA
By Editor The Nigeria Basketball Federation has announced that Nigeria’s senior women’s national team, D’Tigress, will embark on an international exhibition tour in the United States as part of its strategic build-up toward the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup. In collaboration with teams from the Women’s National Basketball Association, the tour marks another defining…
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Toronto Tempo’s first draft pick is UCLA star and champion Kiki Rice
By Editor The Toronto Tempo went West with the first draft pick in franchise history. UCLA point guard Kiki Rice, fresh off leading the Bruins to the school’s first NCAA women’s title, fulfilling the promise that made her the highest-ranked recruit in that programme’s history, now becomes one of the faces of another team with…
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Pamodzi boss calls for unity, one goal amongst Nigerian basketball stakeholders
●Marketing NBBF is an acceptable challenge Pius Ayinor Chief Mike Itemuagbor, Chairman and CEO of Pamodzi, has called on Nigerian basketball stakeholders to remain united and peaceful as the company takes on the challenge of promoting the Federation and its activities. Itemuagbor has spoken on the heels of the letter from the International Basketball Federation,…
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