Kawhi Leonard has won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award for 2015-16. The announcement has been made in NBA official twitter account. Kawhi Leonard of the @Spurs named 2014-15 @Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year! #KiaDPOY pic.twitter.com/YZCF8wkyTo — NBA (@NBA) April 23, 2015 If you had followed him in the regular season you would have noticed his ... Read More »
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Brooklyn Nets gets Jason Collins, NBA’s first openly gay player
The Brooklyn Nets has reached an agreement with Jason Collins, who is NBA’s first openly gay player. This 10-day contract is a major breakthrough as it is the first contract for an openly gay athlete in major professional sports history. The agreement has already been signed. Which means that Jason Collins will be available to play on Sunday when Brooklyn ... Read More »
Former Sudanese shot blocker Bol dies at the age of 47
Manute Bol, the dominant shot blocker from Sudan who played in the NBA for 10 seasons, died on Saturday at the age of 47. A spokeswoman for the University of Virginia Medical Center told Reuters he had died but would not disclose the cause of death. According to media reports he was being treated at the Medical Center for severe ... Read More »