Category: Basketball
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Atiku reacts to Kobe Bryant’s death
Atiku Abubakar, former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, has reacted to the death of basketball legend, Kobe Bryant. Kobe was traveling on Sunday with at least 9 other people in his private helicopter when his helicopter went down and fire broke out. Kobe’s daughter, Gianna Maria was also reported to have been on board…
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UPDATED: Ex-basketball player, Kobe Bryant, daughter Gianna dead after helicopter crash
Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant died in a helicopter crash in California, according to a report by TMZ. Bryant, 41, and his daughter were on a flight over the Los Angeles county suburb of Calabasas when the helicopter reportedly crashed. The LA County Sheriff’s office confirmed in a tweet that five people…
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Buhari congratulates D’Tigers qualifying for Olympics 2020
President Muhammadu Buhari has joined Nigerians and Basketball fans all over the world in celebrating D’Tigers for a successful outing at FIBA World Cup 2019, defeating China, 86-73, and securing a place for Olympics 2020. The president’s congratulatory message is communicated through a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina,…
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FIBA World Cup: Nigeria face Cote D’Ivoire on Friday
Nigeria’s D’Tigers will now meet Cote D’Ivoire on Friday at the City Arena in Guangzhou, in their opening match of the classification round at the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China. The match is the first game for the Nigerian male senior team in the classification 17-32 of the competition, and will come up at…
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FIBA World Cup: Nigeria lose second game 81-94 to Argentina
Nigeria’s D’Tigers lost 81-94 to Argentina on Monday in their second Group B game at the ongoing FIBA Men’s Basketball World Cup in China. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the defeat was Nigeria’s second consecutive loss at the tournament, having lost the opening game 77-82 to Russia on Saturday. D’Tigers, being debutants…
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FIBA World Cup: D’Tigers face American side in friendly
Nigeria’s D’Tigers is set to take on the American One Orange Sports basketball team in New York, on Saturday. The exhibition match is part of the team’s preparations for the 2019 Federation of International Basketball (FIBA) World Cup. Nigeria is one of the five African countries that qualified for the tournament holding in China between…
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African Games: D’Tigers, D’Tigress open camp in Abuja Friday
The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) says the male and female basketball teams to the 2019 African Games in Morroco, will commence camping on July 5, in Abuja. NBBF Media Officer Afolabi Oni, disclosed this to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday, in Abuja. He said that the 3×3 National Team Head Coach Acha Ikwue,…
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Magic Johnson steps down as Lakers’ President
Magic Johnson announced his resignation as Los Angeles Lakers president of basketball operations Tuesday night at an impromptu news conference, before the team’s regular-season finale. Johnson, a Hall of Famer from his playing days with the Lakers, said he is resigning because he doesn’t enjoy the job. “I was happier when I wasn’t the president…
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We’ll be well prepared for 2019 FIBA World Cup – Kida
Musa Kida, the President, Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), on Tuesday said that the national senior men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, would be well prepared for the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China. Nigeria ranked number one in Africa and 33 in the world and in Group B with Russia, Argentina and Korea who are ranked 10,…
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2019 FIBA World Cup: D’Tigers drawn against Russia, Argentina, South Korea
Nigeria’s senior national male basketball team, D’Tigers, will face Russia, Argentina and South Korea at the 2019 FIBA World Cup, following the draw conducted on Saturday at Shenzhen in China. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Draw was presented by Wanda, before a crowd of 8,000 spectators…