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          Basketball

          Coverage of the NBA, international leagues and rising stars making an impact around the world

          Kobe Bryant and wife Vanessa Bryant at the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscars Party. AFP

          Los Angeles officer regrets sharing Kobe Bryant crash photos with bartender

          USAugust 16, 2022
          This undated handout image provided by Sotheby's shows Michael Jordan’s Game-Worn 1998 NBA Finals ‘The Last Dance’ Jersey, from Game 1, which is set to be auctioned in New York. AFP Photo / Sotheby's

          Jordan's jersey from 'Last Dance' season to be auctioned

          USAugust 11, 2022
          Sotheby's estimates Michael Jordan's jersey will fetch $3-5 million. Sotheby's / AFP

          NBA superstar Michael Jordan - in pictures

          August 11, 2022
          A Russian court sentenced US basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison after finding her guilty of drug possession and smuggling. Reuters

          Russian court sentences Brittney Griner to nine years in prison

          USAugust 04, 2022
          WNBA star and double Olympic gold medallist Brittney Griner is escorted to a hearing, in Khimki outside Moscow. AP

          Brittney Griner 'hoping' to go home, lawyer says

          USAugust 02, 2022
          Bill Russell, left, star of the Boston Celtics is congratulated by coach Arnold "Red" Auerbach after scoring his 10,000th point in the NBA game against the Baltimore Bullets in Boston Garden on December 12, 1964. AP

          NBA legend and Boston Celtics great Bill Russell dies aged 88

          USJuly 31, 2022
          US Secretary of State Antony Blinken plans to speak with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for the first time since the invasion of Ukraine. AFP

          US offers Russia deal to release Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan

          USJuly 27, 2022
          US basketball star and two-time Olympic gold medallist Brittney Griner stands in a courtroom before her hearing in Khimki City Court outside Moscow, Russia. EPA

          Brittney Griner's lawyers hope for 'lenient' sentencing

          USJuly 26, 2022
          Wael Arakji of Lebanon was awarded Most Valuable Player of the the Fiba Asia Cup. Getty Images

          'Heads held high' in Lebanon after Cedars basketball loss

          LebanonJuly 24, 2022
          JLebanon, whose top scorer was Wael Arakji with 32 points, had led by 16 points at one point and had to resist a late onslaught by China. Getty images

          Lebanon stun China to reach basketball Asia Cup semi-finals

          Other SportJuly 21, 2022
          US basketball star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to drugs charges in Russian. EPA

          Brittney Griner pleads guilty in Russia drugs trial

          USJuly 07, 2022
          US basketball star Brittney Griner in handcuffs in Russia. EPA

          Biden tells Griner's wife he is working on release from Russia

          USJuly 06, 2022
          Two-time Olympic gold medallist and WNBA player Brittney Griner is escorted to a courtroom for a hearing in Khimki City Court, outside Moscow. EPA.

          Brittney Griner: US basketball star makes freedom appeal to Biden

          USJuly 05, 2022
          Two-time Olympic gold medallist and WNBA player Brittney Griner is escorted to a courtroom for a hearing in Khimki City Court near Moscow, Russia. EPA

          Brittney Griner goes on trial in Russia

          USJuly 01, 2022
          Kevin Durant has spent three years with the Brooklyn Nets and averaged 29.9 points in 55 games last season. AP

          Durant requests trade from Nets hours before start of free agent period

          Other SportJuly 01, 2022
          WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medallist Brittney Griner is escorted to a courtroom for a hearing in Khimki, outside Moscow, Russia. AP

          Brittney Griner: Russian court sets July 1 trial date for WNBA star

          USJune 27, 2022
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