Mantas Kalnietis and Jonas Maciulis each scored 21 points and Lithuania held off a late fightback Tuesday to defeat Nigeria 89-80 and stay unbeaten in Rio Olympics men's basketball.
Nigeria's Women Basketball team, D'Tigress, on Thursday defeated Senegal 72-65 to win their first game in Group A at the FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying event in Antwerp, Belgium.
The Basketball Wives star also submitted nine applications for Economic Injury Disaster Loans, which were intended to help struggling businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reacting to his death, Atiku recalled that Kobe redefined the game of basketball for all to watch. In a tweet, he wrote: "Kobe redefined the beautiful game of basketball for all of us. Rest In Peace, legend. -AA"
An American-Nigerian professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA), Jahlil Okafor is retracing his steps back to Nigeria.
NBA star LeBron James has said that he is not yet ready to retire amid speculations over his future. The Los Angeles Lakers player made this known at the ESPY awards ceremony on Wednesday while accepting the Best Record-Breaking Performance award for surpassing
Renowned Somali basketball player and activist Engineer Bana Ali has passed away. Ali died in London where he was receiving treatment before eventually succumbing to complications from the coronavirus.
Nigeria's women basketball team, D'Tigress defeated Turkey in their second group game, to claim first-ever win at the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup on Sunday night.D'Tigress defeated their opponent 74-68 after shooting 34 percent from
An undergraduate of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, the Anambra state capital, has passed away while playing basketball few hours to his last paper.
Bryant played basketball for twenty years all spent at LA Lakers, and during his active playing days, he achieved some records which may never be broken.
Nigeria's senior national women's basketball team, D'Tigress, have emerged champions of the 2017 FIBA Women's Afrobasket. D'Tigress won the title on Sunday evening after defeating strong rivals Senegal 65-48 in the final.