Aminu’s defence on Harden pays off
Nigerian-American Al-Farouq Aminu has played one of the best playoff games of his NBA career on Sunday to help the...
Basketball
NBA stars to play in Johannesburg in first Africa game
Johannesburg (AP) Luol Deng and Chris Paul will play in an NBA exhibition game in South Africa on Aug. 1,...
Duke freshman Tyus Jones named Most Outstanding Player of Final Four
Tyus Jones INDIANAPOLIS -- At the bottom of the pile, two young basketball players and old friends embraced, celebrating the...
Mutombo headlines Hall of Fame
Dikembe Mutombo (Photo: nbcsports.com) - African-born NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo and fellow NBA All-Stars Spencer Haywood and Jo Jo White...
LeBron James triple-double lifts Cavs over Bulls
LeBron James and Nikola Mirotic © Gallo Images - LeBron James notched his first triple-double of the season on Sunday...
Clippers send Lakers to club record 56th loss
Blake Griffin and Carlos Boozer © Gallo Images - Blake Griffin bagged 18 points and Chris Paul chipped in with...
Rockets defeats Thunder in thriller
James Harden scored 41 points and the Houston Rockets withstood a triple-double by Russell Westbrook to edge Oklahoma City 115-112...
Trail Blazers clinch division title
C.J. McCollum © Gallo Images - C.J. McCollum scored a career-high 27 points as the Portland Trail Blazers routed the...
NBA African Player of the Week: Clint Capela of Houston Rockets
Clint Capela (Photo: Gallo Images) - Houston Rockets rookie Clint N’Dumba Capela has only played seven games this season, but...