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In the world of hoops, when someone refers to “overseas” they typically are referring to somewhere in Europe, Australia or even Asia. But the motherland, Africa, has emerged as a hotbed to challenge and reshape the narrative surrounding international basketball. This hasn’t happened overnight, though. It’s taken a commitment from…

Photo: Miami Heat /Twitter Turkey beat Iceland 99-72 in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament group stage, with Utah Jazz’s Omer Yurtseven scoring 13 points and seven rebounds. Despite his recent move to the Utah Jazz, big man Omer Yurtseven opted to dedicate the summer to the Turkish National Team. “Being…

Jayson Tatum is still enjoying the thrill of winning the 2024 NBA Finals. The Celtics star loves to greet his championship teammates with the nickname “Champ.” He’s also celebrating another milestone, signing the biggest contract in NBA history this summer. Tatum and the Celtics agreed to a five-year, $313.9 million…

Photo: Tom Fox/The Dallas Mavericks Spencer Dinwiddie took the postgame podium on Friday denouncing long-time referee Tony Brothers. Dinwiddie alleged Brothers for unfairly calling a technical foul against him and referring him in an obscene manner. In the dying seconds of the second period of the Toronto Raptors-Dallas Mavericks battle,…

Photo: Denver Nuggets/Twitter After Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope said that Nikola Jokic and LeBron James are similar, except for athleticism. Former NBA player turned analyst Jay Williams tends to agree with that assessment. He went even further to say that this postseason’s version of Jokic…

Bruce Brown, recently traded from the Indiana Pacers to the Toronto Raptors in the Pascal Siakam deal, is once again the subject of trade talks, with the Los Angeles Lakers expressing a keen interest in acquiring the NBA champion. Jova Buha from The Athletic reported that the Lakers are closely…