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Host nation Finland survived a real scare on the opening night of EuroBasket 2025 in a local derby with Sweden, eventually securing a 93-90 victory at the Nokia Arena in Tampere as the sides began their respective Group B campaigns. The two rivals' preparations for the tournament could not have been more different, as Finland beat Belgium and Poland twice each, while Sweden lost all four of their warm-up matches, including a heavy loss to Portugal and a narrow defeat to Finland's conquerors Poland.  

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The forward, who won an NBA ring in 2023 with the Denver Nuggets, has revealed that he has always fallen to "the constant lure of the flesh". He did so on his own podcast, 'Curious Mike'. The lives of professional NBA players are often enough to write a book or make a movie about. Many of them had complicated childhoods and troubled families before becoming the millionaire stars they are today.  Such is the case of Michael Porter Jr. (27), who after a career with the Nuggets was traded to the Brooklyn Nets about a month ago.

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Angola clinched a record-extending triumph at the 2025 FIBA AfroBasket with a thrilling victory over Mali in the final played on Sunday night.

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Reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City will play host to the Houston Rockets on October 21 to tip off the league's 80th season, NBA officials announced on Tuesday. The Thunder will raise their championship banner before reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and his teammates face the Kevin Durant-led Rockets. 

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The news of John Wall’s retirement came in a terse tweet. After becoming a star in the mid-2010s, the point guard was never the same again, between injury and bad choices.

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Opening night of the upcoming NBA season will feature the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder hosting Houston and a star-studded clash between the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State, ESPN reported Friday.

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Tom Dundon, owner of the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes, has agreed to buy the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers at a valuation $4.25 billion from the estate of Paul Allen, Sportico and other US media reported on Wednesday.

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Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla has signed a multi-year contract extension with the team he guided to an NBA title in 2024, the club announced on Friday. Terms of the deal were not revealed but the move extends the 37-year-old American's stay with the club after serving as an assistant coach from 2019 through 2022.