Basket Pour Toutes: Fighting against France’s sports and Olympics hijab ban | Paris Olympics 2024 News

Basket Pour Toutes: Fighting against France’s sports and Olympics hijab ban | Paris Olympics 2024 News

Paris, France – Diaba Konate was a rising star in French basketball. Called up by the French Federation of Basketball (FFBB) at 17, she went on to play in the national youth teams in three major tournaments, reaching the finals of the U18 European Championship and the Youth Olympic Games in…

Jerry West, basketball legend and the NBA’s logo silhouette, dead at 86 | Basketball News

Jerry West, basketball legend and the NBA’s logo silhouette, dead at 86 | Basketball News

West was one of the greatest players in NBA history, redefining the modern day shooting guard position in basketball. Jerry West, an iconic 1960s star guard for the Los Angeles Lakers who inspired the NBA logo, died Wednesday at age 86, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. West played for the…

NBA Finals: Minnesota Timberwolves beat Dallas Mavericks in Game 4 | Basketball News

NBA Finals: Minnesota Timberwolves beat Dallas Mavericks in Game 4 | Basketball News

If Minnesota win the playoff series, they will become the first team in NBA history to advance after trailing 3-0. The Minnesota Timberwolves stay alive in the NBA Western Conference finals, riding on Anthony Edwards’ game-high 29 points and Karl-Anthony Towns’s long-range shooting form for a 105-100 victory over the…

Bill Walton, NBA champion and beloved broadcaster, dies aged 71 | Basketball News

Bill Walton, NBA champion and beloved broadcaster, dies aged 71 | Basketball News

Tributes pour in for Walton, a two-time NBA champion and basketball Hall of Famer remembered as ‘truly one of a kind’. Bill Walton, a two-time National Basketball Association (NBA) champion, Hall of Fame player and beloved broadcaster, has died at the age of 71, the league says. The NBA said…

NBA finals: Doncic, Irving give Mavs 3-0 series lead over Timberwolves | Basketball News

NBA finals: Doncic, Irving give Mavs 3-0 series lead over Timberwolves | Basketball News

The Dallas Mavericks’ Game 3 victory puts them just one win away from their first NBA finals appearance since 2011. Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving combined for 66 points, and Dallas surged home in a 116-107 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves, which gave the Mavericks a 3-0 stranglehold on their…

NBA finals: Doncic leads Mavericks to Game 1 win over Timberwolves | Basketball News

NBA finals: Doncic leads Mavericks to Game 1 win over Timberwolves | Basketball News

A team effort, led by Doncic’s 33 points, gives Dallas a 1-0 lead in the Western Conference finals against Minnesota. Luka Doncic scored 33 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter, and the Dallas Mavericks outlasted the Minnesota Timberwolves for a 108-105 win in Game 1 of the Western Conference…

Dallas rally to down Oklahoma City, reach NBA Western Conference finals | Basketball News

Dallas rally to down Oklahoma City, reach NBA Western Conference finals | Basketball News

After ousting the Thunder, the Mavericks will now face either Denver or Minnesota in the Western Conference finals. Luka Doncic posted a triple-double and PJ Washington drilled the deciding free throws as the Dallas Mavericks erased a 17-point deficit to beat Oklahoma City 117-116 to reach the NBA Western Conference…

Ronaldo tops Forbes’ list of highest-paid athletes again, Rahm second | Football News

Ronaldo tops Forbes’ list of highest-paid athletes again, Rahm second | Football News

Former Manchester United and Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo is named highest-paid athlete for a fourth time. Cristiano Ronaldo topped Forbes’ list of highest-paid athletes for the fourth time in his career while Spanish golfer Jon Rahm moved up to second following his sensational switch to Saudi-backed LIV Golf. Ronaldo…

NBA playoffs: Celtics fight past Cavs to enter finals, Mavs beat Thunder | Basketball

NBA playoffs: Celtics fight past Cavs to enter finals, Mavs beat Thunder | Basketball

Boston complete a 4-1 series win over Cleveland with a 113-98 win before Dallas beat Oklahoma City 104-92. The Boston Celtics overpowered the Cleveland Cavaliers 113-98 to reach a third straight Eastern Conference finals as Western Conference top seeds Oklahoma City moved to the brink of elimination after crashing 104-92…

Caitlin Clark scores 20 in first WNBA game but Indiana lose to Connecticut | Basketball News

Caitlin Clark scores 20 in first WNBA game but Indiana lose to Connecticut | Basketball News

Indiana Fever lost 92-71 to Connecticut Sun in the season opener that was sold out for Clark’s debut game in the WNBA. Caitlin Clark’s WNBA career officially began on the road with Indiana Fever’s 92-71 loss at the hands of the Connecticut Sun in the regular-season opener in Uncasville, Connecticut….