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Hoop Dreams: Kerala’s captain siblings look to take the big leap

Nervousness and excitement seized Grigo Mathew when he learnt he was appointed the Kerala men’s basketball team captain for the senior national tournament in Ludhiana from December 3 to 10. It was his sister Grima who would be leading the women’s team, in a rare instance of siblings leading their teams in the nationals. While it’s Grigo’s first major tournament, Grima has led her state in the past and donned the country colours as well. So, she knew she had to call. “A quick chat with her eased all my nerves,” says Grigo, “I felt I was ready for the challenge.” This has been the story through the life and career so far of Grima and Grigo, now 28 and 25, the two having grown up to be “friends and fellow players”. Somehow, the sister telepathically reads the brother’s mind, mentors him,...
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LeBron James’ business manager Maverick Carter placed bets on NBA games through illegal bookie

NBA superstar LeBron James’ business partner Maverick Carter placed approximately 20 bets on football and basketball games over the course of a year, with each bet ranging from $5,000 to $10,000. Carter also admitted that the bets were made on the matches through an illegal bookie, according to media reports in USA. Maverick Carter has been a long-time friend-turned-associate for LeBron James. They know each other since their Akron, Ohio days. Besides being LeBron James’ business partner, Carter also co-owns SpringHill Company, an entertainment and production company, with the NBA star. Maverick Carter is said to have made the revelation to federal investigators, according to a report on The Washington Post on Thursday. The revelations were made during an interview as part of an inves...
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LeBron James interested in joining Team USA at 2024 Paris Olympics Games, say reports

LeBron James may have sat out the last two Olympics but the NBA’s all-time leading scorer is interested in making a return to the international stage with USA Basketball at the 2024 Paris Games, according to multiple reports on Monday.Most Read 1 India vs Pakistan Live Score, Asia Cup 2023: Kuldeep Yadav claims fifer as India defeat Pakistan by 228 runs 2 Jawan box office collection Day 4: Shah Rukh Khan-starrer grosses Rs 520 crore globally in four days See More Citing unnamed sources, ESPN said James is among a number of top players who are interested in competing in Paris while The Athletic said the Los Angeles Lakers forward has already called multiple stars in a bid to recruit them.James has not played for...
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The Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes and draft lottery has a winner: It’s the San Antonio Spurs

Victor Wembanyama is set to follow in the footsteps of David Robinson and Tim Duncan, and the San Antonio Spurs are ready to welcome the French phenom. It sure seems like an ideal pairing. The Spurs hit the lottery jackpot on Tuesday, landing the No. 1 pick and the right to draft one of the most highly touted prospects in NBA history. Not since LeBron James made the jump from St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, to the NBA two decades ago has a player come with this much fanfare. At 7-foot-3 and with the ability to shoot like a wing player and pass like a point guard, the 19-year-old Wembanyama is expected to make an immediate impact. And he had a message for San Antonio. “I’m trying to win a ring ASAP,” Wembanyama told ESPN after the lottery results. “So be...
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Daughter of hoopsters, Ann Mary moves up to NCAA Division 1

Ann Mary Zachariah looked up to her father, the 6-foot-7 former international hoopster Zachariah Thomas’ post play, even when he played as a jagged veteran in his 40s. But it’s only now, at 19, as she takes her massive stride into American collegiate basketball, that she reckons she’s inching close to living out her hoops dream. Ann Mary signed up with Colorado State University, one of the top NCAA Division 1 programmes, and will begin her 3 years of a virtual try-out aiming for the ultimate, catching the eye of the WNBA scouts. “Starting from this year, every practice, every match, I hope to be better than everyone, that’s the sort of effort and hard work I’m willing to put in,” she says earnestly, speaking from Texas, where she attended Howard College. “Colorado State is a high-level ...