Basketball News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
The Canada men’s basketball team will look to qualify for the Summer Olympics for the first time since 2000. They will open their Olympic qualifying tournament against Greece. All the Olympic qualifying games will take place at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Canada Men’s Olympic Qualifying Basketball Roster Analysis Eight NBA Players […] READ MORE
Amar Sylla is a 19-year-old Senegalese professional basketball player who was born in Dakar, Senegal. He plays for Filou Oostende of the Pro Basketball League in Belgium. He is a six-foot-nine power forward/center for the Sengelese basketball team. NBA Draft Profile for Amar Sylla Amar Sylla – Amateur/Professional Career in Europe Sylla started his career […] READ MORE
The WNBA has had only three Japanese players in its history. These players have come in the first three decades of the WNBA’s existence. Japanese players can be seen in the WNBA since the inaugural season of the league. None of them are currently in the WNBA, but there is still one former WNBA player […] READ MORE
Bennedict Mathurin is a 6-foot-7 shooting guard/small forward for the Arizona Wildcats. The Montreal native, who is part of the new wave of Quebec basketball talent, played a big part with Arizona playing 25 minutes per game in his lone season with the Wildcats. He took an unusual route into the NBA, first going to […] READ MORE
The province of Quebec is currently experiencing the rapid growth of players playing in the NBA. There are several reasons for this including the presence of the Toronto Raptors, immigration, and academies in the province of Quebec. As a result, Quebec has become a basketball hotbed for talent in Canada, although none of the players […] READ MORE
Gary Trent Jr. has played extremely well with the Toronto Raptors. The 22-year-old player had been with the Portland Trail Blazers since 2018. He was traded to the Raptors along with Rodney Hood for fan-favorite Norman Powell last month. Gary Trent Jr. and His Impressive Start Gary Trent Jr. as a Raptor Trent Jr. has […] READ MORE
Famous NBA player Dwyane Wade recently purchased a stake into the ownership group of the Utah Jazz. The Jazz are currently the best team in the league with 41 wins and 14 losses (as of the early afternoon on April 16). Utah Jazz is now partly owned by Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade Wade is […] READ MORE
The Canadian women’s basketball team will be making their fourth straight Olympics appearance in Tokyo this year. They are currently ranked fourth in the world and will be looking to get their first-ever medal in the Tokyo Olympics. Canada currently has the third most WNBA players by nationality, only behind Australia and the U.S. Despite […] READ MORE
The JaVale McGee and Isaiah Hartenstein trade has been finalized. The Denver Nuggets are trading away Hartenstein and two second-round picks to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for McGee. The Denver Nuggets Acquire JaVale McGee at the NBA Trade Deadline The Nuggets made a move during yesterday’s trade deadline to acquire McGee from the Cavaliers. […] READ MORE
Meyers Leonard and a 2027 second-round draft pick have been traded from the Miami Heat to the Oklahoma City Thunder. In exchange, Trevor Ariza is headed to Miami from Oklahoma City. Trevor Ariza will be traded to the Miami Heat According to Adrian Wojnarowski, an ESPN Senior NBA Insider, the trade has been finalized. ESPN […] READ MORE
Raheem Bashir started blogging on a Gmail site called Blogger and has covered sporting events in rugby union/league and soccer. Since then he has become the Last Word on Sports writer for rugby, soccer, and previously basketball. He is also a member of the North American Soccer Reporters and The Rugby Union Writers’ Club.
Raheem graduated from George Brown College with a Digital Media Marketing Post-Grad Certificate in 2019. From the same college, Raheem also did a post-grad certificate in Sport and Event Marketing in 2017. Lastly, he did an undergrad Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto in 2016.