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The National Basketball Association (NBA) and China may have encountered turbulence in their relations over the years but retired great Yao Ming told Reuters the league is still first class in his home country. Yao, the president of the…

A bronze statue honouring late Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant will be unveiled outside the team's arena in February 2024, the NBA club announced with his widow Vanessa Bryant. The statue of the five-time NBA champion, who died aged…

The Denver Nuggets captured their first title in 47 NBA seasons on Monday, defeating the Miami Heat 94-89 behind 28 points and 16 rebounds from Nikola Jokic. The Nuggets won the best-of-seven NBA Finals 4-1 to bring the Mile High…

Miami Heat's chances of overcoming the odds and beating favourites Denver Nuggets in the NBA Finals will hinge on big man Bam Adebayo's success in containing dynamic centre Nikola Jokic, his teammate Jimmy Butler said. The series shifts…

Boston Celtics secured a 104-103 victory against the Miami Heat in Game 6 of NBA's Eastern Conference finals, forcing a Game 7 after a thrilling contest at the Kaseya Center in Miami, USA. The Boston Celtics were three seconds away from…

Power forward Jayson Tatum recorded 33 points and 11 rebounds as the visiting Boston Celtics fought off elimination from NBA's Eastern Conference finals after a 116-99 victory against the Miami Heat in Game 4, at the Kaseya Center in Miami,…

Point guard Jamal Murray recorded 37 points as the Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 119-108 to take a 3-0 series lead in their NBA Western Conference finals, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, USA. Murray, who was filling up…

Cameroonian star and Philadelphia 76ers power forward Joel Embiid has won the NBA's Most Valuable Player (MVP) award for the first time, the league announced. Embiid was chosen over Denver Nuggets centre Nikola Jokic, to whom he lost the…

Houston Rockets have hired American-Nigerian Ime Udoka as the head coach of the NBA team, the basketball outfit announced on Wednesday. Udoka was suspended by the Boston Celtics just before the 2022-23 season after he violated the team's…

Milwaukee Bucks Power Forward Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded 36 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists as the visitors beat the Phoenix Suns 116-104, becoming the NBA's first team to reach the 50-win mark. Brook Lopez had 21 points and 10…