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Thunder planning Westbrook’s tribute since September, Chantal thinks of the reception
Russell Westbrook’s number 0 will be retired by the Thunder on 7 February 2027, against the Knicks. Sam Presti explained in September that the franchise was already working on the tribute, without revealing what form it would take.
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Kings owner turns team dinner into a roast: Dimitri would have done the intro
According to Zach Lowe, as reported by BasketNews, Vivek Ranadive, owner of the Sacramento Kings, turned a team dinner into a roast by listing the failures of players, coaches and executives. The…
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Panathinaikos at 4-0, the owner quits courtside: Chantal keeps her chair
Panathinaikos began the EuroLeague season with four wins, each by at least 18 points, their best start since 2007-08. Owner Dimitris Giannakopoulos praised Zeljko Obradovic’s work on social media and said he…
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander names himself the NBA’s best player: Dimitri wants the mic
In an interview with TIME magazine, picked up by BasketNews, Oklahoma City point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander called himself the NBA’s best player and answered fans who accuse him of flopping.
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Sixteen technicals and songs in his head: Doncic tried, and so did the table
Luka Doncic finished the season among the NBA leaders in technical fouls, for dissent, and his 16th in March earned him a one-game suspension. He says he tried singing his favourite songs…
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Caleb Wilson gives himself a “B” for his debut: the scoresheet has no column for that
In his first preseason game with the Chicago Bulls, a win over the Suns, rookie Caleb Wilson finished with 15 points and 4 rebounds, on 6-of-16 shooting and 0-of-4 from three. He…
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A “reset timeout” never announced to the Liberty: Dimitri would have taken the mic
The New York Liberty trail the Atlanta Dream 2-0 in the WNBA semi-final. In overtime of Game 2 they could not use their “reset timeout”: the players say they were told none…
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Emma Meesseman is finally European Super Cup MVP, and the table has a box to tick
Emma Meesseman won her third European Super Cup with Fenerbahçe, 79-71 winners over Mersin, alongside Julie Allemand. With 14 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, she was named MVP of the competition…
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Jokić-Hayes scuffle in the preseason: Dimitri would at least have played a jingle
In the NBA preseason, Denver beat Utah 117-106. After Jaxson Hayes shoved him, Nikola Jokić pushed back and was given a technical foul; the incident was broken up quickly.
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Donar beat Leuven with a shot from halfway: Darnell’s mother asks why not sooner
Alex Merkviladze, Georgian player for Donar Groningen, scored the winning basket from his own half at the buzzer, an 81-78 win over Leuven Bears on matchday two of the BNXT League.
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Fourteen points up before tip-off in the Coupe de France: the table noted them
On Tuesday 6 October, in the second round of the Coupe de France, Challans (NM1) beat top-division Boulazac 107-96, keeping to the end the 14-point head start tied to the gap between…
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“I’m going to shock the whole world”: Dimitri redoes Jordan’s 1993 announcement
On 6 October 1993, Michael Jordan announced the end of his career, then joined the Chicago White Sox organisation four months later. He already had three NBA titles and two Olympic titles.
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The NBA tests its connected ball in preseason: Dimitri wanted to introduce it
In several preseason games, the NBA will test a connected ball made by Wilson and wristbands linking its referees to the league’s replay centre. The data collected will be used for research…
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Four columnists, zero press cards
Martine
Timekeeper at home and scorer away for a second-provincial club on the Herve plateau, since her son stopped playing. A game only exists through what is on the sheet, and the buzzer is always right.
Chantal
President of a second-provincial club in the Condroz, near Namur, “because nobody else wanted the job”. Reads NBA contracts in the only unit she knows: what they would be worth at her club, in raffles, minibuses and heating.
Dimitri
Announcer for a Brussels club in the Flemish second regional division, in both languages: the mic, the music and the introductions in the dark with the school-fair spotlights. Everything is a moment, and the NBA sometimes does too little.
Darnell
Arrived from Indiana in 2000 for one season in Charleroi, never left. Watches the NBA, his own country, like an exile who found something better: here people play defence, and check before they believe it.
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