Basketball

Basketball

AI just beginning to reshape NBA

Using artificial intelligence, a top basketball team found the right defensive strategy that made the difference to win the NBA championship.

4w ago

South Sudan's Olympic basketball dream over

South Sudan coach Royal Ivey was highly critical of the officiating as his side's Olympic basketball dreams came to an end as they failed to qualify for the men's quarter-finals in a heartbreaking loss to Serbia.

9m ago

Ranjit becomes first FIBA match commissioner from Bangladesh

Ranjit Chandra Das, a former basketball player turned coach and an executive member of Bangladesh Basketball Federation as well as South Asian Basketball Association, has been nominated as a FIBA Match Commissioner for 2023-2025, said a press release.

1y ago

China upset Japan to win women's Asia Cup title

Giant centre Han Xu sank 26 points as China stunned five-time defending champions Japan 73-71 Sunday to win their first women's Asia Cup basketball title in more than a decade.

1y ago

Bangladesh suffer heartbreak in final

Bangladesh fell heartbreakingly short in the final of the Five Nation Basketball Championship after a rousing performance against Bhutan, losing 62-60 in Maldives and having to be content with second place.

1y ago

NBA legend Jordan shoes sell at auction for $1.38 million

Shoes worn by NBA legend Michael Jordan in the famous "Flu Game" of the 1997 NBA Finals were sold at auction for $1.38 million, Goldin memorabilia marketplace announced Thursday.

1y ago

‘Encouragement is key’

In conversation with Ashreen Mridha, founder of Deshi Ballers and former shooting guard of the national women’s basketball team, Naziba Basher of The Daily Star delves into some of the deeper questions of why the women are still made to lag behind.

2y ago

LeBron James breaks NBA all-time points-scoring record

The Los Angeles Lakers star, playing in his 20th season in the NBA, passed Abdul-Jabbar's longstanding total of 38,387 points after nailing a 21-foot shot late in the third quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

2y ago

Kobe Bryant's widow says she fears fatal crash photos will spread

Kobe Bryant's widow told a court Friday she was devastated when she learned first responders had snapped graphic photographs of her dead husband and daughter in the wreckage of the helicopter crash that killed them.

2y ago

Michael Jordan's 'Last Dance' jersey to be auctioned in September

A jersey worn by basketball legend Michael Jordan during Game 1 of the 1998 NBA Finals, his last title victory, is set to be auctioned off in September for an estimated $3-5 million, Sotheby's announced Wednesday.

2y ago

Basketball crying for a home

Basketball is one of the most popular sports in the world. Some of the biggest names and highest earners in the sporting world are basketball players. It is an Olympic sport, represented in two disciplines for both men and women.

2y ago

Cagers finish third

Bangladesh finished third in the Bangabandhu 6th South Asian Basketball Championship despite suffering a 106-41 points defeat against India at the Shaheed Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.

3y ago

'Bonded for life'

Kevin Durant said he is “bonded for life” with his US team-mates after they beat France to win basketball gold Saturday, ensuring the Brooklyn Nets star joined all-time great Carmelo Anthony with a third Olympic title.

3y ago
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