Jokic, Nuggets begin title defense by downing Lakers
Nikola Jokic had 29 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists, Jamal Murray scored 21 points and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers...
Basketball
Harden hasn’t changed tune about 76ers
James Harden was asked again Friday if his fractured relationship with the Philadelphia 76ers front office and general manager Daryl Morey could be repaired, and...
Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball players arrive in Cyprus
All non-Israeli players of the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball team, along with their families, have arrived in Cyprus, president of the Cyprus Basketball Federation Andreas...
Germany beat Serbia to win Basketball World Cup for first time
Germany won their first-ever FIBA Basketball World Cup title by beating undermanned Serbia 83-77 in a slugfest of the two European powerhouses on Sunday in...
Serbia beat Canada to reach Basketball World Cup final
Serbia will return to the FIBA Basketball World Cup final after defeating Canada 95-86 by imposing their will in the paint and controlling the boards...
Canada, Germany complete Basketball World Cup final four
Canada will make their debut in the FIBA Basketball World Cup semi-finals after overpowering Slovenia 100-89 through a third-quarter rally as Germany edged past Latvia...
United States, Serbia cruise into Basketball World Cup semi-finals
The United States and Serbia booked their tickets to the FIBA Basketball World Cup final four with rousing victories over Italy and Lithuania respectively on...
Serbia’s Simanic has kidney removed after injury at Basketball World Cup
Serbian Borisa Simanic underwent surgery to remove a kidney after taking a blow to his midsection against South Sudan at the Basketball World Cup last...
Spain knocked out of World Cup, Lithuania spring surprise over US
Canada eliminated champions Spain 88-85 in a thriller in Jakarta on Sunday to book their place in the FIBA Basketball World Cup quarter-finals in Jakarta,...
NBA welcomes first ever Cypriot player
‘Every kid who plays in Europe wants to come to the NBA’. Born in Nicosia, the new Sacramento Kings forward is living the American dream...
