Category: Basketball
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Basketball: Meet D’Tigress’ new head coach, Rena Wakama
The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has announced the appointment of Rena Wakama as the head coach of the D’Tigress FC. The D’Tigress have been without a coach since Otis Hughley resigned her appointment from the post in 2022. The former national team player will now quit her role as an assistant coach at the Stony…
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2020 Olympics: D’Tigers draw Australia as D’Tigress to face U.S, France
The Nigerian national female basketball team, D’Tigress, have been drawn alongside world number one U.S, European powerhouse France and hosts Japan in their event’s Group B at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. With a developing rivalry between USA and D’Tigress recently, basketball aficionados are salivating over the matchup that promises premium excitement. The last meeting although…
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Sad! 48 NBA players test positive for COVID-19
The NBA announced Wednesday that 48 players have tested positive for the coronavirus, a dramatic increase over the zero positive tests reported during last season’s quarantine bubble in Florida. The league said the positive tests are the result of 546 tests carried out between November 24-30 as the NBA gets set to begin preseason games…
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Nigerian basketball player, Ojo, dies after allegedly suffering heart attack
A Nigerian basketball player who formerly played for Red Star Belgrade, Michael Ojo is dead According to reports, Ojo was having an individual training with Partizan and the collapse happened while he was running. Multiple reports from Serbia state that he was brought to the hospital from Partizan’s stadium but he was showing no…
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NBA: Bucks, Kings close practice facilities after positive COVID-19 tests
The Milwaukee Bucks and Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association closed their practice facilities due to positive COVID-19 tests, the teams said on Monday night, as the league prepared to resume its season. Teams across the league are expected to travel to Orlando, Florida, this week to restart the season, which was abruptly suspended…
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My mother in coma after contracting coronavirus – NBA star
Minnesota Timberwolves centre Karl-Anthony Towns says his mother is hospitalized and in a medically-induced coma after contracting the coronavirus. Towns talked about the condition of his mother, Jacqueline Cruz, Wednesday on his Instagram page. He urged his followers to take COVID-19 seriously and practice social distancing. Towns said both his parents went to the hospital…
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Coronavirus: NBA halts all games after player tests positive
The NBA has announced that all matches will be suspended from Thursday until further notice, after a Utah Jazz player tested positive for coronavirus. The announcement was made just before the Jazz game against the Oklahoma Thunder was due to start on Wednesday. The NBA said the player who tested positive was not at the…
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Buhari congratulates D’Tigress for qualifying for 2020 Olympics
President Muhammadu Buhari felicitated with female Basket Ball team, D’Tigress, for qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, urging them to remain focused, determined and energized for a good outing at the tournament. The President’s congratulatory message was conveyed in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on…
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D’Tigress qualify for Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Nigeria’s senior women’s national Basketball Team, D Tigress on Saturday booked a ticket to the 2020 Olympics Games in Tokyo. The team qualified despite losing 64-70 to host-Serbia in their second group game at the ongoing FIBA Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament. Mozambique’s quest to qualify ahead of Nigeria suffered a heavy knock as they lost…
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D’Tigers gets new coach for Tokyo 2020
The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) on Wednesday said it had hired U.S based Mike Brown, supported by Alex Nwora and J.B Bickerstaff, to lead Nigeria’s men team, D’tigers, to 2020 Summer Olympics. NBBF President, Musa Kida, told newsmen in Lagos that the team would be booked by the quality services of Brown who is highly…