Coca-Cola has agreed to buy a stake in BodyArmor, a sports drink company backed by Kobe Bryant. The company made the announcement on Tuesday, August 14 after it reached an agreement with BodyArmor’s board of directors. Though specifics of the deal were not disclosed per financial terms regarding the share ...
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Festus Ezeli, Nigerian-born basketball player and a future legend in his own right, bade a warm farewell to legendary basketball player Kobe Bryant, Wednesday night, as the Los Angeles Lakers legend wraps up an illustrious career. Ezeli, born in Nigeria, picked up the game in his teenage years before moving ...
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In the words of Ice Cube, Giannis Antetokounmpo messed around and got a triple-double Monday night as the Bucks breezed past the visiting Lakers 108-101. Antetokounmpo’s 27 points 12 rebounds and 10 assists against the Lakers registers as his first career triple-double since being selected by the Bucks in the ...
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Chamberlain Oguchi, Nigeria D’Tigers guard and Most Valuable Player at the 2015 Tunisia Afrobasket, has nothing but deep respect for Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers guard and fellow Olympian. In a chat with Basketball Within Borders recently, Oguchi shared some of his fond memories of the Lakers legend and future ...
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June 25 is here and to many, it’s a significant day in basketball. For Jahlil Okafor, the American-born player with Nigerian roots, it is another milestone – one with a lot of expectations and future challenges. Exactly five years ago, today, the Los Angeles Clippers selected Al Farouq Aminu with ...
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