This has been a terrific year for the Leicester Riders’ affiliate clubs this season – while the men’s senior team won the regular season and are on course for the playoffs title, NBL club Loughborough Riders will be another team in the playoffs this...
FIBA Europe gave the green light so that the 2021 European Basketball Men’s Championship for Small Countries will go ahead as planned in Dublin Ireland, albeit on different dates than previously scheduled. Malta’s men national team is one of the...
Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown will miss the remainder of the season after suffering torn wrist ligaments, the team confirmed on Monday. The Celtics star had already been sidelined by an ankle injury suffered during a collision with teammate...
Australian basketball star Liz Cambage on Tuesday withdrew a threat to boycott the Tokyo Olympics over “whitewashed” team photoshoots, but vowed to remain outspoken on social justice issues. The 29-year-old, a two-time Olympian who is preparing for the...
Russell Westbrook wrote his way into NBA history on Monday, bagging the 182nd triple-double of his career to break Oscar Robertson’s 47-year-old record. Washington Wizards star Westbrook, who had equaled Robertson’s record of 181 triples on Saturday,...
Malta international KURT CASSAR left the comfort of the island at the age of 14 to play basketball in Italy. Now heading into the Serie B play-offs with Janus Fabriano, Cassar is setting career-highs in a season which he hopes can shape the years to...
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 27 points to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 128-96 rout of the Orlando Magic Sunday, then lifted the lid on how emotional it is for him to play on Mother’s Day. The two-time all-star Towns lost his mother, Jacqueline...
A Michael Jordan game-worn jersey from his 1982-83 season at the University of North Carolina has sold for $1.38 million dollars at auction, Heritage Auctions said Saturday. “We’re extremely proud to have shattered records for a Jordan game-worn...
Another historic night from Russell Westbrook helped the Washington Wizards to a 133-132 overtime victory over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday. Westbrook notched the 181st triple-double of his career on Saturday, tying Oscar Robertson for the most in...
The Leicester Riders are through to the BBL Playoffs semi-finals after cruising past the Bristol Flyers for the second time with a 92-79 win, adding to Monday’s 85-56 win to end the two legs with an aggregate 42-point margin. Malta international Aaron...
With around three weeks worth of games to catch up on, Janus Fabriano have had a marathon of games in the past week and Malta international Kurt Cassar has been in the form of his life, scoring a career-high in points and grabbing two Game MVP awards...
Shavon Shields put on a show for Olimpia Milano on Tuesday as he scored a career-high 34 points in the EuroLeague Playoffs Game Five against Bayern Munich, a 92-89 win which sends them into the Final Four stage. Barcelona asserted their dominance as...
Steph Curry erupted for 41 points as the Golden State Warriors stayed on course for the postseason with a 123-108 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday. Curry’s 33rd 30-point game of the season helped the Warriors move to 33-32 to leave the...
Zenit look to emulate football team success
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a season-high 49 points in his return from an injury as the Milwaukee Bucks overcame Kevin Durant’s 42-point performance to beat the Brooklyn Nets 117-114 on Sunday. Two-time reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Antetokounmpo,...
Luka Doncic posted a triple double with 31 points, 20 assists and 12 rebounds as the Dallas Mavericks won their sixth game in the last seven by edging the Washington Wizards 125-124 on Saturday. It was the first triple double for Doncic since March 15...
The Leicester Riders won the British Basketball League (BBL) regular season last week, confirming them as the top seed heading into the playoffs this month. This title also means that AARON FALZON becomes the first-ever Malta international to not only...
Zenit St. Petersburg will get another opportunity to get into the EuroLeague Final Four after they forced a Game Five on Friday with a 74-61 win over Barcelona. Bayern Munich produced a comeback late on against Olimpia Milano, similar to the one the...
Bayern Munich coach Andrea Trinchieri believes his side’s series against Olimpia Milano is like a chess game where “they’ve taken the first steps, now we’ll try to follow suit again”. The German side won the first-ever EuroLeague playoffs tie in their...
Kevin Porter became the youngest NBA player to post a 50-point double-double with assists as last-placed Houston Rockets snapped a five-game losing skid with a 143-136 upset win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday. The 20-year-old finished with 50...
Anadolu Efes will need to forget their late 80-76 loss to Real Madrid on Tuesday if they are to win their way into the EuroLeague semi-finals on Thursday. The Game three loss to the ten-time champions was unexpected but Efes head coach Ergin Ataman...
Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. was fined $50,000 by the NBA on Wednesday for violating the league’s Covid-19 health and safety protocols by visiting a Miami club last week. The violation came April 19 after the team traveled to Miami following...
Fenerbahce were no match for CSKA Moscow on Wednesday as the Russians became the first side to progress into the semi-finals of the EuroLeague playoffs. Barcelona proved too strong for Zenit St. Petersburg as the latter lost their first-ever home...
Zenit St. Petersburg may be facing their toughest task this season as they meet Barcelona for Game three of the EuroLeague playoffs, a series kept level after a close Game One win and an overtime Game Two loss. CSKA Moscow have taken over their series...
After around three weeks away from the court due to COVID-19 quarantine, Kurt Cassar and Janus Fabriano returned to play last weekend. Another regular-season champion emerged as Aaron Falzon became the first-ever Malta international to win the BBL...
Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving combined for 26 points as the Brooklyn Nets became the first Eastern Conference team to punch their playoff ticket on Tuesday with a 116-103 victory over the Toronto Raptors. The Nets overturned a six-point deficit with...
Real Madrid produced an incredible fourth-quarter comeback to get back into their EuroLeague playoffs series against Anadolu Efes. Efes who had dominated both Game One and Two, were on course to dominate the third and take the sweep but Real’s Sergio...
Real Madrid will be hoping to forget the previous two Euroleague playoff games against Anadolu Efes, two tough losses of 90-63 in Game 1 and 91-68 in Game 2, as they head into Game 3 on Tuesday looking for a way back into the series which could be over...
Devin Booker scored 33 points as the Phoenix Suns snapped the New York Knicks’ nine-game winning streak with a come-from-behind 118-110 victory at Madison Square Garden on Monday. The Suns roared back to life after trailing by 15 points in the first...
Julius Randle carried the offense, scoring 31 points and grabbing 10 rebounds as the New York Knicks won their ninth NBA straight game by routing the Toronto Raptors 120-103 on Saturday. The Knicks are in the midst of their longest winning streak in...
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