Tinubu leads encomiums as Nigeria celebrates African champions, D’Tigress
Nigeria’s D’Tigress celebrate winning the AfroBasket Women title for a fourth time in a row.
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Jaren Jackson Jr. says Grizzlies need to 'navigate' being without Ja Morant - ESPN
LAS VEGAS — Memphis Grizzlies star Jaren Jackson Jr. said he and his teammates have little choice but to deal with the absence of Ja Morant across the first 25 games of the upcoming season, but Jackson said Morant will still find ways to impact the team during his suspension.
Citing mental health, Cavaliers and Spain guard Ricky Rubio taking break from basketball
Ricky Rubio of the Cleveland Cavaliers announced Saturday that he is taking a break from basketball to focus on his mental health, a move that comes as his Spanish national team prepares to defend its title at the FIBA World Cup that starts later this month.
Cade Cunningham plays Luka Doncic role, impresses in Team USA scrimmages - ESPN
LAS VEGAS — On the second day of Team USA's training camp, the 12-man roster headed to the FIBA World Cup later this month scrimmaged against the Select Team — a group of young players, plus a couple of veterans, brought in to help the senior group prepare for the competition.
D’Tigress beat Rwanda to FIBA Afrobasket Championship final
Defending champions, D’Tigress of Nigeria yesterday defeated hosts, Rwanda, to qualify for the final of the ongoing FIBA Afrobasket Championship holding in Kigali. D’Tigress won the largely one-sided game by 79 to 48 points to extend their unbeaten run to 23 games. They will face the winner of the second semifinal between Senegal and Mali in the final on Sunday Sunday’s final would be Nigeria’s fourth consecutive final following victories in the 2017, 2019 and 2021 editions of the tournament.
Rudy Gobert likens first-ever 3-pointer to another provocative first
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander among leaders of Canadian men's squad ahead of FIBA World Cup
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has come a long way from being the youngster soaking up information on the Canadian men's basketball team.
Ireland aim to end pre-qualifiers on a high against Luxembourg
Ireland head coach Mark Keenan has named an unchanged 12-man squad for their final FIBA EuroBasket 2025 pre-qualifier against Luxembourg on Saturday at the National Basketball Arena.