# Basketball

This year

2023

# Basketball

Classy Croatia end Ireland's European dreams

Battling performance at a sold-out National Basketball Arena sees home side beaten 95-61.

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Jul 29th 2023, 6:00 PM

# Get Well Soon

Bronny James: LeBron's son stable after suffering cardiac arrest in practice

The 18-year-old rising star collapsed while training with his University of Southern California team-mates on Monday.

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Jul 25th 2023, 5:45 PM

# Rising Star

Wembanyama chosen by Spurs with number one pick in NBA Draft

Wembanyama will begin his NBA career under the watchful eye of Spurs coach Gregg Popovich.

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Jun 23rd 2023, 9:28 AM

# Basketball

NBA suspends Grizzlies star Ja Morant 25 games after gun video

‘[It] is alarming and disconcerting given his similar conduct in March for which he was already suspended eight games,’ NBA commissioner Adam Silver said.

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Jun 16th 2023, 5:07 PM

# Basketball

Michael Jordan to sell stake in NBA franchise to investment group including rapper J.Cole

The basketball icon is to cash in his majority share in the Charlotte Hornets.

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Jun 16th 2023, 4:52 PM

# NBA

Jokic and Murray dominate as Nuggets take 2-1 lead over Miami

It was the first time any team in a Finals had two players making triple-doubles in the same game.

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Jun 8th 2023, 8:29 AM

# as it stands

'Don't give a damn' Heat pull level against Nuggets in NBA Finals

On Sunday, they handed Western Conference top seeds Denver their first home defeat of this post-season.

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Jun 5th 2023, 10:45 AM

# doubt

LeBron James considering retirement - reports

The Denver Nuggets completed a 4-0 Western Conference championship sweep over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday.

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May 23rd 2023, 12:40 PM

# Courts

Bill Kenneally given a four-and-a-half year sentence for indecently assaulting five boys

He has 10 previous convictions for indecent assault and is currently serving a sentence of 14 years and two months.

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May 22nd 2023, 5:04 PM

# Trouble

NBA star suspended after new video with gun

In March, Ja Morant told reporters he had received therapy to help him manage stress

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May 14th 2023, 10:36 PM

# Superstar

‘There's a segment of America that doesn't like LeBron... Fox News has really gone after him'

Hated by Donald Trump and loved by Jay Z, America’s greatest active athlete is also its most divisive, as Jeff Benedict details in a new biography.

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May 13th 2023, 7:00 AM

# Review

Warriors survive against Lakers, Knicks hold off Heat

Only 13 NBA teams have rallied from 3-1 down to win a series.

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May 11th 2023, 8:09 AM

# NBA

Unheralded Walker sparks Lakers rally as Warriors facing elimination

The Lakers completed a dramatic 104-101 victory.

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May 9th 2023, 8:13 AM

# Basketball

Sharp-shooting Celtics blitz Sixers to square Eastern series in NBA

The best-of-seven series is now level at 1-1 as the teams head to Philadelphia for game three on Friday.

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May 4th 2023, 8:44 AM

# NBA

Grizzlies, Bucks bounce back as Nuggets see off Wolves

Memphis ground out an attritional 103-93 win over LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers.

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Apr 20th 2023, 8:18 AM

# Take a Bow

Hero of new movie 'bet my job' on Michael Jordan

During a 1984 meeting at Nike headquarters, Sonny Vaccaro proposed devoting all the money that Nike had earmarked to recruit future NBA players to one man.

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Apr 10th 2023, 4:04 PM

# NBA

Suns win in Durant debut, Tatum powers Celtics

In Milwaukee, Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 31 points to lead the Bucks.

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Mar 2nd 2023, 8:42 AM

# Basketball

25-year-old coach steers Galway's Maree to first-ever National Cup title

Maree ran out five-point winners against DBS Eanna at the National Basketball Arena.

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Jan 21st 2023, 10:18 PM

# NBA

LeBron James passes historic 38,000-point mark but Lakers lose again

James is now second only to fellow Laker Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s record.

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Jan 16th 2023, 8:09 AM

# Ambition

The 19-year-old prodigy chasing basketball glory in USA and All-Ireland titles with Kerry

Paris McCarthy, who played in last year’s All-Ireland final with Kerry, is on a basketball scholarship at East Tennessee State University.

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Jan 14th 2023, 6:00 AM

# Basketball

DBS Éanna and University of Galway Maree to contest Pat Duffy Cup final

Trinity Meteors and Killester will face off in the Paudie O’Connor decider.

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Jan 9th 2023, 10:17 AM

Last year

2022

# NBA

Nike splits with NBA star Irving after anti-Semitism row

The tie-up, reportedly worth around $11 million to the athlete, was one of the largest in the sporting world.

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Dec 5th 2022, 9:58 PM

# just short

Agony for Ireland after narrow defeat to Netherlands in EuroBasket 2023 Qualifiers

Ireland were leading for the majority of the tie but lost out by 59-56.

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Nov 27th 2022, 9:33 PM

# brittney griner

US basketball star moved to penal colony following nine-year sentence for drug possession

A Russian court rejected an appeal against Griner’s nine-year sentence for drug possession last month.

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Nov 9th 2022, 9:00 AM

# luka bloom

Doncic bags 41-point triple-double as Mavs edge Nets, Warriors rebound against Heat

The Slovenian became just the 10th player in NBA history with three or more 40-point triple-doubles.

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Oct 28th 2022, 8:58 AM

# One of a Kind

NBA to honour legendary Bill Russell by retiring no.6 jersey across the league

The 11-time NBA champion and civil rights activist died last month aged 88 and will be the first player to receive such an honour from the league.

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Aug 11th 2022, 11:16 PM

# Basketball

Russia is 'ready' to discuss US prisoner exchange - a day after basketball star sentencing

Brittney Griner was detained at a Moscow airport in February after she was found carrying vape cartridges with cannabis oil in her luggage.

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Aug 5th 2022, 7:48 AM

# Profile

Multi-talented Galvin has squeezed in a whole other sporting life since Kerry's last All-Ireland appearance

The multi-talented star was part of the last Kerry squad to reach an All-Ireland final in 2012.

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Jul 30th 2022, 9:21 AM

# Basketball

Swiss surge sees Ireland defeated in EuroBasket pre-qualifiers

The game was played in front of a sell-out crowd at the National Basketball Arena.

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Jul 3rd 2022, 8:51 PM

# golden boys

Warriors on brink of NBA Finals return as Curry, Wiggins sink Mavs

The Warriors can finish the job with a win in Dallas on Tuesday.

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May 23rd 2022, 8:48 AM

# brittney griner

Russia extends drug detention of US basketball star Griner

Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medallist and WNBA champion, was detained at Moscow airport in February.

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May 13th 2022, 4:14 PM

# Hoops

Mavs drill 20 three-pointers to pull level with Suns, Sixers beat Heat

The Suns will try to regain the advantage when they host game five tomorrow.

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May 9th 2022, 8:01 AM

# Hoop Dreams

'Huge news for basketball in Ireland' - All National League games to be live-streamed

Basketball Ireland has agreed a five-year deal with Joymo.

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May 5th 2022, 5:59 PM

# brittney griner

US basketball star being wrongfully detained in Russia, say US officials

Brittney Griner was detained at a Moscow airport in February.

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May 4th 2022, 8:01 AM

# Wrap

Hawks hold off Heat, Bucks thrash Bulls in NBA playoffs

Trae Young delivered the game-winner for Atlanta.

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Apr 23rd 2022, 9:42 AM

# Sun Down

Pelicans shock Suns in NBA playoffs while Heat, Grizzlies win

Pelicans level series against the Suns ahead of game three in New Orleans.

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Apr 20th 2022, 8:41 AM

# game 1

Warriors take Curry's return while Jazz and Sixers also win NBA playoff openers

‘It was nice to just be out there with my guys,’ said Curry after Golden State’s Game 1 victory.

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Apr 17th 2022, 10:09 AM

# Golden State of Mind

Steph Curry 'very optimistic' that he'll win fitness race for Warriors' playoff opener

The Warriors opener their series against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets on Saturday.

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Apr 15th 2022, 9:55 AM

# Out the door

LA Lakers sack head coach after failure to reach NBA playoffs

Frank Vogel has paid the price for a disappointing season.

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Apr 11th 2022, 8:19 PM

# Wrap

LeBron-less Lakers out of NBA postseason contention after Suns rout

Los Angeles were officially eliminated from playoff contention after a seventh straight defeat.

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Apr 6th 2022, 9:04 AM