The NBA established records for total attendance, average attendance, percentage of capacity and sellouts this season, the league announced in a news release on Monday. A record 791 sellouts easily surpassed the 760 figure set during the 2018-19 season. And…
Rudy Gobert apologises after throwing punch at Minnesota Timberwolves team-mate Kyle Anderson
Minnesota Timberwolves centre Rudy Gobert has apologised after throwing a punch at team-mate Kyle Anderson during his team’s 113-108 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. Frenchman Gobert, 30, appeared to hit Anderson in the chest and the pair were separated…
LeBron: Lakers ”got to step up” in Anthony Davis’ absence
The Los Angeles Lakers’ Christmas Day took a turn for the worse after halftime, with the Mavericks blitzing L.A. in the third quarter to win 124-115, L.A.’s fourth straight loss without Anthony Davis. Lakers coach Darvin Ham has continued to…
Morant’s triple-double, Herro’s 41 points spark wins
It was a day for the rising stars in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as Memphis’ Ja Morant and Miami’s Tyler Herro, two of the league’s top young guards, delivered dazzling performances on Thursday in impressive triumphs. Morant had a…
Ime Udoka reacts to Boston Celtics suspension after alleged affair
Ime Udoka is breaking his silence. After the Boston Celtics head coach was suspended Thursday for allegedly having a consensual intimate relationship with a woman on the team’s staff, which sources previously confirmed to PEOPLE, Udoka, 45, responded to the…
Boston Celtics Ime Udoka likely to be suspended for violation of team guidelines
The Boston Celtics have had to deal with a handful of injury news to both Danilo Gallinari and Robert Williams III this offseason and they are now dealing with some internal drama surrounding head coach Ime Udoka. On Wednesday night,…
NBA players will continue season after racial injustice boycott
National Basketball Association (NBA) players agreed on Thursday not to boycott the rest of the season after forcing the postponement of a slate of play-off games in a protest against racial injustice and police brutality. US President Donald Trump on…
*Lagos man allegedly commits suicide with insecticide (Punch) *Bridge rehabilitation may not end Apapa gridlock, says NSE chair (Punch)
Lagos man allegedly commits suicide with insecticide (Punch) The body of a yet-to-be-identified man has been recovered by men of the Lagos State Police Command by the rail line in the Ijora-Badia area of the state. PUNCH Metro gathered that…
*Scores wounded, shops looted as armed thugs, tanker drivers clash in Lagos (Guardian) *Lagos yellow taxi drivers association gets mobile App (DailyTrust)
Scores wounded, shops looted as armed thugs, tanker drivers clash in Lagos (Guardian) About 50 people, including truck drivers were fatally injured yesterday, while many shops and trucks were looted and torched after heavily armed thugs invaded Vinager and Abule-Ado…
