• AFP

    Gobert sad 'triggered' Shaq calls him all-time NBA worst

    French center Rudy Gobert, a four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year, said Thursday he was sad his success "triggered" Shaquille O'Neal into calling him the NBA's all-time worst player.The dispute began Wednesday afternoon when a video clip was posted on social media from an interview by four-time NBA champion O'Neal with Complex Networks where he is asked who is the NBA's worst all-time player.

  • AFP

    NBA star Antetokounmpo gets married in Greece: media

    Greek-Nigerian basketball star Giannis Antetokounmpo and his long-term partner Mariah Riddlesprigger, the mother of his three children, tied the knot in Greece on Sunday according to media reports.Nicknamed the "Greek Freak" and one of the country's top global ambassadors, Antetokounmpo has reached the pinnacle of sporting success after overcoming a poverty-stricken childhood familiar to tens of thousands of migrant children growing up in Greece.

  • AFP

    Next NBA season openers are Knicks at Celtics, T-Wolves at Lakers

    The NBA will open its 2024-25 season with the reigning champion Boston Celtics hosting New York and the Los Angeles Lakers hosting Minnesota in a schedule unveiled on Thursday.The NBA will stage five games on Christmas, with San Antonio at New York, Minnesota at Dallas, the Lakers at Golden State, Philadelphia at Boston and Denver at Phoenix.

  • The Guardian

    Chase Budinger made $18m in the NBA. But Olympic beach volleyball called him

    The Californian made enough money from his basketball career to retire in comfort. But he was called back to the sport he loved as a high schooler