NBA Preview: 15 Players Who Will Define the 2024-25 Season
Opening Night of the 2024-25 NBA season will be one for the history books. That’s when the league’s career scoring leader, 22-year veteran LeBron James, is expected to share the […]
Konate steals the spotlight for UC Irvine
On paper, Diaba Konate wouldn’t typically be labeled a star on the University of California-Irvine women’s basketball team. While the 5-foot-7 senior guard is a regular in the starting lineup, […]
Sanogo leads UConn to national title while fasting
The NCAA Tournament is a college basketball battle of attrition, with the eventual champion being the team that, among other factors, best overcomes fatigue and a grueling schedule to emerge […]
Muslim players to watch in the NBA playoffs
The story of Kyrie Irving‘s 2021-22 NBA season has been one of the most unique in recent memory. The Brooklyn Nets’ star point guard played in just 29 of the […]
Musa Abdul-Aleem has his own baller brand
Basketball has taken Musa Abdul-Aleem all over the world. In the two years since he finished his collegiate career at Troy University in Alabama — where he played his senior […]
FIBA finally votes to allow hijab headscarves
It is a victory, albeit one that came late and resulted from a battle that shouldn’t have had to be fought in the first place. On Thursday, FIBA, basketball’s international […]
FIBA moves toward lifting ban on religious headgear
Back in August 2016, the same month in which the Olympic Games began in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, basketball’s international governing body (FIBA) was supposed to meet and vote on […]
Turkish NBA player gets death threats following failed coup
Far from the spotlight of American media and politics — where debates rage on about racism, gun violence, immigration, poverty, LGBT equality and a struggling bipartisan government — a harsh […]
Basketball players urge FIBA to allow hijab
On August 6, the women’s basketball tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics will tip off in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with 12 teams representing 12 countries vying for the 12 […]
High school hooper Ahmed Ali scores 103 points in one game
In the annals of Canadian basketball, Denham Brown holds a special place. The former University of Connecticut standout, who was drafted by the NBA’s Seattle Supersonics and has played all […]
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