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A Russian court on Thursday sentenced US basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison over drug smuggling as US President Joe Biden called the ruling “unacceptable”. The court “found the defendant guilty” of smuggling and…

Hakeem Olajuwon slapped teammate Vernon Maxwell at halftime of an NBA game? Maxwell lobbed a chair at the future Hall of Famer in retaliation? Police rushed in with guns drawn? Maxwell, the fiery 56-year-old known as 'Mad Max,' swears…

US basketball star Brittney Griner is “hoping” to return home from Russia where she is standing trial on drug smuggling charges, her lawyer said Tuesday, amid talk of a prisoner exchange with Washington. Griner, a two-time Olympic…

NBA legend Bill Russell, an 11-time NBA champion with the Boston Celtics and the first Black head coach in the league, passed away "peacefully" Sunday, according to a family statement from his verified Twitter account. He was 88.…

Brittney Griner is “the fun aunt,” according to Nneka Ogwumike. She is resilient and kind, Ogwumike said. A fellow daughter of Texas, and Ogwumike’s father’s favorite player. Speaking Friday ahead of the WNBA’s All-Star festivities in…

American basketball star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty Thursday to drug possession charges on the second day of her trial in a Russian court in a case that could see her sentenced to up to 10 years in prison. The abrupt guilty plea by the…

Jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner returns to a Russian court Thursday amid a growing chorus of calls for Washington to do more to secure her release nearly five months after she was arrested on drug charges. Griner was…

The Nation's basketball team D’Tigers opened their campaign in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifiers in Kigali Rwanda on Friday on a losing note. The Nigerian side were humbled by Cape Verde 79-70 who now boasts of two…

The National Basketball Association (NBA) named four-time champion and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal as the official NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2022 Ambassador. O'Neal will attend The NBA Abu Dhabi Games…

Seattle Seahawks linebacker Uchenna Nwosu cited the desire to take on a more prominent role in an NFL team as a reason for leaving the Los Angeles Chargers for his new team. Nwosu spent four seasons with the Chargers, with his…