It was June 24th 1998, and a skinny tall white teenager from Germany emerged on American soil to change the face of European involvement in the National Basketball Association. 21 years, 31,560 points, a league MVP and an NBA Championship later, Dirk Nowitzki retired as the greatest European player of all time to grace
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March Madness – Why Brits should give it a shot
The different stages of recovering from a torn ACL with Portuguese basketball star Claudia Lomba Viana
Meet Claudia Lomba Viana, a 19-year-old basketball player that has represented Portugal at the FIBA World Championships and the FIBA U18 Women's European Championships. However, her promising career has momentarily come to a halt due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL.) The 5-foot-9 forward was playing against Myerscough U18 Women’s
The year in sport 2018: NBA
Knicks vs Pistons 2006 — A Christmas Miracle?
International NBA players to watch on Christmas Day
Everyone has a different Christmas tradition, but for basketball fans this means watching the NBA on Christmas. This year, there are five festive treats on Christmas Day, the biggest of which is the LeBron James/Steph Curry match-up during L.A. Lakers' game with Golden State Warriors. However, there are other players that
‘Chi-Town:’ A review of how Keifer Sykes is making a difference through basketball
The jewel in British Basketball’s brittle crown: Why Barking Abbey is the dynasty you’ve never heard of
British Basketball is in a perilous state. Despite representing one of the fastest growing, and most played, participation sports in the country, crippling funding cuts have led to fears within the federation that Great Britain’s international teams could be excluded from international competition. Men’s, women’s and youth teams alike are all on
The fall, and fall, of Bryan Colangelo – Twitter, Tears & Torment
Picture this if you will: two years after the departure of Arsene Wenger, Arsenal are viewed as an exciting young team.. Academy products Reiss Nelson and Ainsley Maitland-Niles, now full England internationals, have propelled the team back into the top four. Manager Unai Emery’s spell has been so full of
Wilt Chamberlain and the Unbreakable Scoring Record
The debate surrounding sport’s unbreakable records always provides a fascinating microcosmic insight into the nature of competition at the highest level. Today marks the anniversary of perhaps one of the most enduring statistics in the world of professional sport: Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game. To speculate on the nature of sporting records,