Basketball
Basketball news that shoots from distance, as aubuzzer.be tells it: BNXT League, Cats and Lions, NBA and Europe, by four fictional columnists. Every dispatch is read on aubuzzer.be.
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Silver calls the Finals, Gilgeous-Alexander counts 81 games: the table keeps the clock
The Oklahoma City Thunder opened their NBA season with a 116-104 win over the Spurs, with 32 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. A few hours earlier, Adam Silver had said the two-time MVP…
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A banner, the rings, then 106-100: Dimitri would have saved the jingle for last
The New York Knicks celebrated their 2026 title with rings and a banner at Madison Square Garden, then lost 106-100 to the Philadelphia 76ers, who closed the third quarter on an 11-0…
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The NBA shares out $400 million to its lowest earners: Darnell’s mother has a question
The NBA redistributed about $400 million to its lowest-earning teams in 2025-26, paid for by the richest teams and by 50% of the luxury tax. The Golden State Warriors generated $895 million,…
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Thirty points in the Finals, then a biscuit shoe: the sheet only keeps the game
The day after her 30 points and 16 rebounds in the WNBA Finals, which levelled the series at 1-1 for Atlanta against the Golden State Valkyries, Angel Reese sees Reebok release a…
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Dwight Howard ends his career in Tbilisi: Darnell’s mother asks who played defence
Dwight Howard, a Hall of Famer, played the last game of his career for Georgian club Black Fortress Tbilisi, after just two games. On Saturday his team lost 82-89 to TSU; he…
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Kai Jones has missed ten shots in a year, and Martine’s new column stays empty
Kai Jones, the Anadolu Efes big man, has missed only 10 of his 145 shots in the EuroLeague and the Turkish league over the past year, a 93.1% success rate. Against Zalgiris…
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Apology at half-time in Paris: Dimitri would at least have cued the jingle
Paris Basketball beat Boulazac 90-75 on 18 October, carried by Tyson Etienne (26 points) and Jared Rhoden. According to Antoine Eïto, Paris president David Kahn came to apologise at half-time for his…
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The Suns owner is looking for a culture, Chantal looks among the stacked chairs
Mat Ishbia, owner of the Phoenix Suns, told CNBC Sports “I kind of just threw money at the problem” and said he hadn’t defined an identity at the start. Kevin Durant, in…
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A push-up at centre court against the Netherlands: Dimitri redoes Carpréaux’s intro
Marjorie Carpréaux tells the Belgian daily La Dernière Heure about a national team game against the Netherlands: a shot from midcourt, then a Bob Cousy between the legs and a push-up. According…
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Brown and Tatum didn’t greet each other at warm-up: nothing for the table to note
Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum have reportedly not spoken since Brown’s trade from Boston to Philadelphia in June, according to BasketNews. A viral preseason video shows them a few steps apart at…
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Mike Conley coaches the Celtics for a night: Darnell’s mother asks who picked him
Mike Conley, 39, the Boston Celtics point guard, ran his team’s rotations in a preseason game against Charlotte, at coach Joe Mazzulla’s request. Half of the GMs name him as the active…
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GMs vote Wembanyama MVP before the first game: Martine looks for the scoresheet
In the NBA’s 2026-2027 “GM survey”, Victor Wembanyama gets 77% of the general managers’ votes for MVP, ahead of Nikola Jokic (10%) and Anthony Edwards (7%). The San Antonio Spurs are title…