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Jacqueline Cruz, the mother of Timberwolves star forward and New Jersey native Karl-Anthony Towns, passed away on Monday afternoon due to complications from the novel coronavirus, the team announced on Twitter.

Nick Kyrgios has unveiled an incredible tattoo dedicated to the memory of basketball legend Kobe Bryant.

Billionaire Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta said he was doing fine after laying off 45,000 employees — claiming he was doing them a “favour”.

The NBA may not know when — or if — play will resume this season, but the league reportedly has a plan to get players into game shape and onto the court should that day come.

Greg Oden is near the top of the list of NBA what-ifs, a player with so much potential who never was able to realise his promise due to injuries.

Nigeria is a modern-day powerhouse of African football – but that wasn’t always the case.

Roberto Carlos said Roy Hodgson “destroyed” him at Inter Milan and says the manager “didn’t know much about football” as he made the Brazilian play in midfield.

The list of Australians in the NBA is about to have another member, with Sydney’s Josh Green announcing on Saturday that he’s declaring for the 2020 draft.

NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal has maintained his innocence over an appearance in hit Netflix docu-series Tiger King but that didn’t save him from his colleagues’ good-natured ribbing.

Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell have both recovered from coronavirus, but the Jazz teammates’ relationship may not be as fortunate.