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NBA : For the first time in history, OKC grabs the Larry O’Brien trophy

The best team of the regular season made it: the Oklahoma City Thunder are the new NBA champions. The former franchise of Spanish Congolese center Serge Ibaka won the game 7 at home against the Indiana Pacers of Pascal Siakam by 103 points to 91. The Thunder’s players take the NBA Finals 4-3 and a first crown ever. In the times of Kevin Durant (who … Continue reading NBA : For the first time in history, OKC grabs the Larry O’Brien trophy

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As an NBA fan, are you comfortable with tanking ?

The 2024/2025 NBA regular season is about to end up soon, and some teams already know that they will not be able to get anything positive in the next following days: no playoffs, no play in tournament, and no perspective of trophy. While some squads keep on being tough and professional, some others completely assume their tanking strategy to get the best choices of draft … Continue reading As an NBA fan, are you comfortable with tanking ?

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Earthquake in the NBA : Luka Doncic leaves the Mavs for LA, AD bids farewell to California and goes to Dallas

Nobody was expecting this. The Dallas Mavericks, finalists of the 2024/2025 NBA season, decided to trade their Slovenian point guard Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. In return, they get Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a first-round draft pick in 2029. The trade was considered by many as the most astonishing one in the 21st century, because Luka Doncic is 25 years old, and also because NBA franchises usually … Continue reading Earthquake in the NBA : Luka Doncic leaves the Mavs for LA, AD bids farewell to California and goes to Dallas

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NBA Paris Games 2025 : Siakam and the Pacers take their revenge after a terrible Game 1

It has now become a habit to see the NBA come to Paris for a basketball game in the beginning of the year. Over the last couple of years, the Hornets, the Pistons, the Cavaliers and the Bucks already took the plane to visit the French capital and propose a glimpse of American basketball to the European continent.   For 2025, NBA commissioner Adam Silver decided to play, not … Continue reading NBA Paris Games 2025 : Siakam and the Pacers take their revenge after a terrible Game 1

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NBA : Should we still trust The Process?

What is happening to the Sixers? The Pennsylvania franchise is currently stuck at the bottom of the Eastern Conference, ranking 14th with barely three victories (for fourteen defeats). Only the Washington Wizards are making worse with two victories. Should we begin to wonder whether Joel Embiid can enable Philly to grab a Larry O’Brien trophy? The Cameroonian center, awarded NBA Most Valuable Player in 2023, missed the beginning of the … Continue reading NBA : Should we still trust The Process?

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NBA : Who can still compete for the Larry O’Brien trophy?

The NBA playoffs are currently raging in the US, and this 2023/2024 edition is a good vintage with a bunch of very good quality confrontations. The opposition between the New York Knicks and the Philadelphia Sixers in the first round of the playoffs was a tough one, eventually won 4-2 by the Big Apple franchise who sent Cameroonian center Joel Embiid on vacation earlier than … Continue reading NBA : Who can still compete for the Larry O’Brien trophy?

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FIBA World Cup: is Greece going to play without the Greek Freak?

The upcoming FIBA World Cup is coming close and basketball fans will have the opportunity to have fun after the last NBA playoffs that put the Denver Nuggets of Serbian MVP Nikola Jokic on top of the best league in the world. If the Colorado franchise grasped the Larry O’Brien trophy in June, things did not end up well for the Milwaukee Bucks of Greek … Continue reading FIBA World Cup: is Greece going to play without the Greek Freak?

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Joel Embiid MVP but out of the game with Sixers

Joel Embiid was designated MVP (Most Valuable Player) of the 2022/2023 NBA regular season with the Philadelphia Sixers earlier this month before players like Nikola Jokic and Giannis Antetokounmpo.  The Cameroonian center, who had to wait for two years before being able to play in the NBA due to multiple injuries, ended up best scorer of the season with an average of 33,1 points per … Continue reading Joel Embiid MVP but out of the game with Sixers

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ASG 2022: inventory of fixtures before the closing of the votes in less than two weeks

Before the votes of the NBA fans get closed on January 22, the NBA All-Star game of the year 2022 is already leading to surprising choices that will be either confirmed or turned down by players, the media and the coaches in less than two weeks. Taking place in Cleveland, Ohio, on February 20, the 2022 ASG is showing us that some players, no matter … Continue reading ASG 2022: inventory of fixtures before the closing of the votes in less than two weeks

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