Kemba Walker signing with Knicks after Thunder buyout (NYPost)

Kemba Walker is coming home. The Bronx native has agreed to join the Knicks and form a point-guard tandem with Derrick Rose after being bought out by the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday, according to an NBA source. The Thunder…

Raptors drub Warriors in 53-point blowout

Pascal Siakam scored 36 points in three quarters on his 27th birthday, and the Toronto Raptors routed the Golden State Warriors 130-77 Friday night, with the largest margin of victory in the NBA this season. Toronto shot 53.4 per cent…

Kevin Durant: Brooklyn Nets star fined and ‘sorry’ for Michael Rapaport exchange

Two-time NBA champion Kevin Durant has apologised for the language he used in a social media exchange with actor and comedian Michael Rapaport. Rapaport has shared images of private messages sent to him by the Brooklyn Nets forward which included…

John Wall feared foot amputation before making long-awaited NBA return

John Wall played in his first NBA game in two years Thursday night after a prolonged recovery from two injuries, which the five-time All-Star said he thought at one point might not only end his basketball career but cause him…

*Fire razes Ketu Plank Market in Lagos (Tribune)* FG to lift total shutdown of Third Mainland Bridge at midnight (Vanguard)

Fire razes Ketu Plank Market in Lagos (Tribune) A fire has broken out in the Ketu Plank Market, Lagos State on Sunday destroying goods and shops worth millions of naira. The Director-General of LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, has confirmed the…

NBA stars could miss Tokyo Olympics, says chief Adam Silver

The NBA’s best players could miss the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics if the 2020-21 season begins in January. A December start was suggested for the delayed campaign, but NBA commissioner Adam Silver believes it might now be the new year. A…

Giannis Antetokounmpo: Milwaukee Bucks star wins MVP award for 2019-20

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has been named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player for the second successive season. He becomes only the third player, after Michael Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon, to earn the MVP and Defensive Player of the Year…

Celtics dethrone defending champion Raptors in hard-fought Game 7 win

It took every bit of seven games, but Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics are headed to the Eastern Conference finals. And they dethroned the NBA champions to get there. Tatum scored 29 points, Jaylen Brown had 21 and the…

Kawhi Leonard’s one-finger block on Jamal Murray amazes Clippers teammates

Future Hall of Famer Kawhi Leonard keeps finding way to impress the NBA world – and that is not limited just to those watching from the couch. With less than two minutes left in Monday night’s game against the Nuggets,…

LeBron James’ moment of truth that nearly crashed NBA bubble

With the NBA season hanging by a thread, LeBron James was put on the spot. Following the surprise postponement of Wednesday’s game between the Bucks and Magic — sparking a wave of postponements across sports in support of the social…

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