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Kawhi Leonard celebrates after the Toronto Raptors defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in game seven of the Eastern Conference semifinals of the NBA playoffs. The team has had a standout season. (Jesse D Garrabrant/NBAE/AFP/Getty Images)

2019: The year of the Raptor

Canada’s NBA franchise, and Africa’s biggest influence on the league, is one of those special stories that only comes around once every few years

Draymond Green (left) scored two consecutive triple doubles against Portland in the playoffs. (Troy Wayrynen/USA Today Sports)

NBA stars share the limelight

Basketball’s big-name heroes are taking a back seat as resurgent role players make the game sing

Can King James take the Cavs to another championship win?

NBA finals: Same, same but different

To say that the 2017/18 NBA season has been characterised by unpredictability and unforeseeable trajectory shifts would be quite an understatement.

All-Star games are always high scoring and low on defensive play because of the level of showmanship and the fact that players don’t play as hard because they’re not part of the all-important league season

​What’s really in an All-Star?

It’s not part of the regular NBA season. It’s not part of the postseason. It doesn’t work according to established teams. It’s all about skill.

Steph Curry of Golden State.

NBA: Warriors thump Heat, Rockets rule the road

​The NBA champion Golden State Warriors rode a dominant third quarter to a decisive 123-95 victory over the Heat in Miami on Sunday.

Steph Curry’s signature mouthpiece has landed him in a spot of trouble.

To shush Steph or not to shush, that is the question

The two-time MVP lost his cool when the officiating referee for the Warriors versus Memphis Grizzlies game didn’t call what he thought was a foul.

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant

Deserved redemption for Warriors in NBA final

This year NBA fans the world over found themselves looking forward to a finals series clash between the Cavaliers and the Warriors once again.

King James dunks the Cavs into the Finals.

NBA Finals: Cavs vs Warriors – what’s different this year?

Will the Cavaliers’ previous finals win give them the ego boost they need to win or will hindsight’s 20/20 vision give the Warriors the extra edge?

Titans take domestic limited-overs title

Excellent batting and bowling took the Titans to a well-deserved 38-run victory over the Warriors in the final of the MTN domestic championship at SuperSport Park on Wednesday.…

Birds wary ahead of match against Warriors

Moroka Swallows coach Ian Gorowa says his team will not take their Nedbank Cup last-32 clash against National First Division side the African Warriors lightly. The two clubs meet…

Titans stutter to victory

A career-best 68 by Jaco Booysen helped the Titans to maintain their unbeaten record as they stuttered to a one wicket victory over the Warriors in their MTN domestic…

Louw shines in weekend cricket action

Dolphins all-rounder Johann Louw upstaged his international teammates to give the KwaZulu-Natal side a welcome boost with a crushing 10-wicket win over the Warriors in their…

Dolphins seem poised for the kill

With one day left in their SuperSport Series match at Buffalo Park in East London against the Warriors, the Dolphins were poised for the kill at the close of play on Saturday.…

Dolphins put on fine batting display

Responsible batting by the Dolphins enabled them to end the second day’s play in their SuperSport Series match against the Warriors in East London 206 runs ahead with two wickets…