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NBA: Oklahoma halt losing streak with victory in Dallas

The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday to complete a season sweep of the Texas franchise. Oklahoma playing led for the

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NBA: Kings down Nuggets

The Sacremento Kings came from behind to beat the Denver Nuggets for their third win on the bounce. DeMarcus Cousins starred for the Kings in victory

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Westbrook and Bryant shine as West beat East in All star game

The 65th edition of the NBA All star game took place over the weekend the Eastern Conference’s star players against their Western Conference

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NBA: Atlanta pile on the misery for struggling Chicago Bulls

The Chicago Bulls continued their struggles in the NBA regular season after losing to the Atlanta Hawks for the team’s fourth straight defeat and

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Jazz sink Dallas in overtime

The Utah Jazz extended their season-best winning streak to seven games on Tuesday night after a thrilling overtime victory against the Dallas Mavericks.

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Raptors continue fine form with victory over Pistons

Kyle Lowry starred as the Atlantic Division-leading Toronto Raptors beat the Detroit Pistons on home court in Michigan. There was nothing much to

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NBA champions meet President Obama

Last season’s NBA champions The Golden State Warriors followed up their win over the Washington Wizards with a visit to the White House on Thursday

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NBA: Miami too hot to handle for Mavs

The Miami Heat enjoyed a narrow three point victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday evening to complete their fourth sweep in five seasons

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Harlem Globetrotters celebrate 90th birthday

Watch the clip above from members of the Harlem Globetrotters – an exhibition basketball team that has brought a combination of athleticism, theater

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McCollum stars as Portland beat the Bucks

The Portland Trailblazers stretched their winning streak to a season-high five games as they beat the Milwaukee Bucks at the Moda Center in Portland

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Spurs extend impressive home record with victory over Orlando

The San Antonio Spurs made a fourth quarter charge to eventually cruise to victory over the Orlando Magic for the franchise’s 26th straight home win

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Shaquille O'Neal joins street basketball game

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LA Lakers star Bryant to retire

LA Lakers star Kobe Bryant has announced he is to retire after the current season. The 37-year-old Guard is arguably one the best players of his

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Serbian basketball player returns following amputation

Natasa Kovacevic is a 21-year-old professional basketball player from the Serbian capital, Belgrade. But Natasa’s talent on the court is even more

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Fiesta in Madrid as basketball champs celebrate

Spain’s basketball team have returned to Madrid to a heroes welcome after winning Eurobasket 2015. The side depleted by the loss of a number of its

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Gas man Gasol asphyxiates France in Eurobasket semis

Spain dumped France out of the semi-finals of Eurobasket 2015 with an 80-75 overtime win. The plaudits go to Pau Gasol, he came good for his country

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European champs Barca hit the road in California

NBA star Kobe Bryant linked up with the Barcelona football team this week during the Catalan’s summer Tour of the States. The LA Lakers shooting

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Serbia's celebrate Eurobasket title with fans in Belgrade

The queen’s of European basketball returned home to a heroes welcome on Monday after having won their first Eurobasket title. Thousands of supporters

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Basketball brothers win Asturias Sports award

This year’s Princess of Asturias Sports award has two winners, the Gasol brothers Pau and Marc, who have been bossing the NBA basketball courts for

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Real Madrid win Euroleague as Elshorbagy enjoys British Open triumph

The Euroleague is the most coveted title for basketball clubs across Europe. Real Madrid lost the previous two finals but had another crack at making