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Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James on Saturday refrained from committing to his team beyond the current NBA season. The four-time NBA champion has a player-option for the 2024-2025 NBA season, which gives him the power to decide…

Point guard Tyler Herro scored 21 points and rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 16 points as the visiting Miami Heat recorded a 110-96 victory against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday. Miami led 25-18 after the first quarter. The 18 points…

The National Basketball Association (NBA), on Wednesday appointed Rwanda's Clare Akamanzi as the Chief Executive Officer of NBA Africa, with the top investment lawyer to oversee the sport and its business on the continent. Akamanzi will…

In their first meeting since the Eastern Conference Finals, the Miami Heat fell to the Boston Celtics, 119-111 in their second game of the new season on Friday. Miami got off to a fast start, leading 26-13 lead in the first…

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,…