Tag: nba
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Warriors retiring Iguodala’s No. 9 next month
The Golden State Warriors will retire Andre Iguodala’s No. 9 jersey on February 23 when they host the Dallas Mavericks in San Francisco. The team made the announcement Tuesday on Iguodala’s 41st birthday. Iguodala is the seventh player in Warriors history to have his number raised to the rafters, joining Wilt Chamberlain, Chris Mullin, Nate…
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Mutombo was a giant, says Raptors’ Masai Ujiri
Masai Ujiri delivered a heartfelt speech for Basketball Hall of Famer and NBA global ambassador Dikembe Mutombo, sharing what he meant to basketball, Africa, and those who loved him. For as loved as Dikembe Mutombo was in the NBA, and for as many souls as he’s touched around the game of basketball, there aren’t many…
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Webber gifts Anthony Village youths shoes, shares basketball dreams with them
Pius Ayinor Opeyemi Babalola, the Chief Executive Officer of Webber Hoops and Courts has reemphasized his dream of pushing the game of basketball to every neighbourhood of Nigeria. The structural engineer best known in the sports circle as Webber shared canvas shoes and his goals with the youths as the Anthony Village Ballers 3×3 Face-off…
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