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• 4 major women’s college basketball games in the 2025-26 season we’re excited about

Photo by Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images UConn vs. Louisville in Germany, N.C. State vs. Tennessee in Greensboro, and South Carolina at USC lead the way for big games to watch next season. The transfer portal has closed and the coaching carousel has stopped spinning in women’s college basketball. So, let’s look ahead to next season. We won’t know official schedules for a while, but some big-tim...2025
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• Thunder vs. Nuggets Game 6 Injury Report, Predictions, and Predicted Lineups
The Nuggets face elimination in Game 6 vs. the Thunder. Get the latest injury updates, predictions, and projected lineups ahead of tip-off....2025
• Valkyries’ latest cut revealed by cryptic social media post

Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images As WNBA rosters are released and final cuts made, one WNBA team continues to shock fans with their moves. The mass cuts have begun as WNBA teams finalize their rosters today. With the season starting on Friday, opening day rosters are due just 24 hours before tip-off. While a lot of the cuts have been harsh but somewhat expected, one team continue...2025
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• Julius Randle Reformation

Aaron and Evan tip off by getting into the ramifications of what appears to be a major injury for Jayson Tatum and what that means for the Celtics, both present and future....2025
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• Caitlin Clark Posts 1-Word Reaction As Flau’jae Johnson Name Drops WNBA Star in Latest Song
Caitlin Clark reacts with one word after LSU star Flau’jae Johnson name-drops the WNBA star in a new rap, just ahead of the 2025 season tip-off...2025
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• Cavs-Pacers Game 1 Tipoff Time Finally Determined

With less than 48 hours left before tipoff, the Cavaliers and Pacers finally know when they will start Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. That’s because of the Rockets’ biggie of a Game 6 road win over the Warriors out West. So, now, the Cavs and Pacers will tip off at 6 p.m. […] The post Cavs-Pacers Game 1 Tipoff Time Finally Determined appeared first on ...2025
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• Thunder vs. Nuggets Game 6 Injury Report, Predictions, and Predicted Lineups
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• Celtics Rule Out Jrue Holiday For Game 4
Jrue Holiday will miss his second straight game with a strained right hamstring when the Celtics face the Magic on Sunday, according to Brian Robb of MassLive. Robb notes that Holiday had been listed as questionable going into Friday night’s contest and was ultimately ruled out shortly before tip-off. The injury was detected after Game […]...2025
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• Cavs’ Darius Garland Sidelined For Game 3
Cavaliers point guard Darius Garland will be unavailable for Game 3 vs. Miami due to his left great toe sprain, the team announced in its last injury report prior to Saturday afternoon’s tip-off. Garland was affected by the toe issue earlier this month, missing two of Cleveland’s final three regular season games as a result […]...2025
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• Warriors vs. Grizzlies Stats: Comparing Head-to-Head Record and Player Performance Before Play-In Clash
The Warriors will host the Grizzlies in a high-stakes play-in clash. Check out the head-to-head record, player stats, and injury updates before tip-off....2025
• Tiny Nick’s Gambling Picks: 03/31
Locks NBA (1 Unit) LA Clippers Team Total Over 106.5 (-110; Odds via Caesars): 6:00 PM CT on Fanduel Sports SE This depends entirely on whether Kawhi Leonard plays for LA tonight, so keep a close eye on the injury report leading up to tip-off. Leonard is currently questionable, because of course he is, and missed their game yesterday but has been going off when he’s in the lineup, averaging 25....2025
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• Louisville players say there’s ‘no bad blood’ with Hailey Van Lith ahead of March Madness matchup

Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images Hailey Van Lith, who helped Louisville go to a Final Four in 2022, will face her former team for the first time with TCU in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Even if it’s not explicitly stated, part of the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee’s job is to make a television show, to put teams on paths that might be compelling must-watch matchups in Marc...2025
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• March Madness 2025: The Best and Worst from Day 2

Photo by Jason Miller/NCAA Photos via Getty Images It can only get better from here, folks. Allow me to be the millionth person to say that at least these second round games look like they’re going to be awesome. They need to be. Round one did not deliver at the level all of us are used to. It was still wonderful. It’s impossible for 32 games in two days not to be. Just not wonderful en...2025
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• The Best and Worst from Day 1 of March Madness

Photo by Ben Solomon/NCAA Photos via Getty Images The madness returned in full-force on Thursday. Let’s break down everything that happened. Let’s just get this out of the way straight from the jump: If you were ranking the best opening Thursdays in NCAA Tournament history, this one wouldn’t be near the top. It wouldn’t be somewhere in the middle either. That doesn’t mean it wasn’t great...2025
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• Valkyries’ Natalie Nakase spent offseason with unexpected mentor: Celtics’ Joe Mazzulla

Noa Dalzell/SB Nation The new Golden State Valkyries head coach — known for her obsessive work ethic — has spent significant time shadowing the Celtics’ head coach behind the scenes as she prepares for her first season in the lead chair. BOSTON — Natalie Nakase knew she had the opportunity of a lifetime. After years of serving as an assistant coach — in the G League, NBA, and ultimately th...2025
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• Jameis Winston's Elaborate Campaign to Be Trusted as the NFL Draft's No. 1 Pick
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• Memphis' Main Man: How Big Macs, Blues City Made Marc Gasol NBA's Top Center
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• Valkyries’ latest cut revealed by cryptic social media post
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• Most WNBA Draft picks won’t make their opening day rosters. Here’s why.

Photo by C. Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos via Getty Images Last year, of the 36 WNBA players who were drafted, only 13 made their Opening Day rosters. NEW YORK CITY — Dozens of beloved college basketball players heard their names called on the night of the WNBA Draft. Some, like Harvard’s Harmoni Turner, celebrated from back home, surrounded by family for the momentous occasion. Others, like ...2025
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• WNBA Post-Draft Schedule 2025: Detailed Look at League’s Important Dates After Successful NYC Event
Get ready for tip-off! Explore the WNBA's full 2025 post-draft schedule, key dates, and rookie storylines after a star-studded draft in New York....2025
• Raptors sign Cole Swider
The Toronto Raptors have signed forward Cole Swider. Swider, 6-foot-8, 220 pounds, is averaging 6.5 points, 2.3 rebounds and 17.8 minutes in six games with the Raptors after signing a 10-Day contract on Mar. 26. He also averaged 21.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 34.6 minutes in 31 Tip-Off Tournament and regular season games … Continue reading "Raptors sign Cole Swider"...2025
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• Why the Joe Milton trade is a much better deal for the Cowboys than the move for Trey Lance

Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Joe Milton trade last week really was incredible. It’s important to have a quality backup quarterback. The Dallas Cowboys have learned this lesson the hard way a time or two. There have been many times over the last two decades where the team has been put in a bad spot due to not having a viable backup quarterback on the roster...2025
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• Cole Swider, Raptors Sign 10-Day Contract

The Toronto Raptors have signed forward Cole Swider to a 10-day contract. Swider, 6-foot-8, 220 pounds, is averaging 21.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 34.6 minutes in 31 Tip-Off Tournament and regular season games with Motor City and South Bay in the NBA G League this season. He is shooting .482 (220-456) from the field and .442 (136-308) from three-point range. Swider has scored 20+ poi...2025
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• Louisville players say there’s ‘no bad blood’ with Hailey Van Lith ahead of March Madness matchup
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• Phoenix Mercury sign veteran guard in full-circle moment

Photo by George Walker/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Alex Prince, who was first drafted by the Mercury in 2017, returns to the organization where it all began after a lengthy career overseas. Alexis Prince was drafted by the Phoenix Mercury in the third round in 2017, after a successful collegiate career at Baylor University. But, like most third-round picks in the WNBA, Prince wasn’...2025
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• Surprising Unrivaled injury update could have major implications

Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images Napheesa Collier is now questionable to play on Sunday night, thanks to a left ankle injury, becoming the latest WNBA. Napheesa Collier is the latest WNBA star who could be held out of Sunday’s postseason Unrivaled action. Collier is now questionable with a left ankle injury, and in turn, relief contract player Kiki Jefferson has been assigned to the Lun...2025
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• 4 major women’s college basketball games in the 2025-26 season we’re excited about
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• Valkyries’ latest cut revealed by cryptic social media post
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• Cavs’ Darius Garland Sidelined For Game 3
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• Warriors vs. Grizzlies Stats: Comparing Head-to-Head Record and Player Performance Before Play-In Clash
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• 2025 NBA Play-In: Schedule, Matchups, Teams
The 2024-25 NBA postseason is officially here – with play-in games set to tip off this week after a nail-biting contest in the West. Entering the final week, there was a five-way tie in the Western Conference standings – almost unheard of. The standings in the West went down to the absolute wire – an […] The post 2025 NBA Play-In: Schedule, Matchups, Teams appeared first on...2025
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• Raptors sign Cole Swider
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• Cole Swider, Raptors Sign 10-Day Contract
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• Louisville players say there’s ‘no bad blood’ with Hailey Van Lith ahead of March Madness matchup
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• Phoenix Mercury sign veteran guard in full-circle moment
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• Most WNBA Draft picks won’t make their opening day rosters. Here’s why.
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• Louisville players say there’s ‘no bad blood’ with Hailey Van Lith ahead of March Madness matchup
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• Phoenix Mercury sign veteran guard in full-circle moment
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• The Best and Worst from Day 1 of March Madness
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• Unrivaled playoff preview: Can anyone take down the Lunar Owls?

Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images Napheesa Collier, Allisha Gray, and Skylar Diggins-Smith have formed Unrivaled’s most formidable trio. Here’s what it will take for another club to defeat them. Unrivaled playoffs are set to tip off on Sunday, with the Laces and Rose slated to tip off at 7:30 pm, and the Vinyl and Lunar Owls at 8:30 pm. The winners of each Sunday match-up will face off i...2025
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• Units are coming to women’s NCAA Tournament: What are they and what coaches think about them

Photo by Nicholas Faulkner/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Men’s college basketball teams have received payouts for appearing in and playing in the NCAA Tournament since 1991. Now, the money is coming to the women’s game. Charlie Baker publicly set an expectation last year standing in the media workroom in Cleveland, Ohio’s Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Moments before tip-off in the nationa...2025
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• Women’s basketball rankings: No. 1 is unchanged, but injuries raise questions as conference tournaments approach

Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images Can LSU, North Carolina, Kansas State and Tennessee hold onto their top 16 projections while weathering key injuries? It was a wild week in women’s college basketball and the latest AP Top 25 Poll reflects that. While the Texas Longhorns remained No. 1, USC elevated to No. 2, and Duke jumped up five spots to No. 11 as the week’s biggest riser after defeating North...2025
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• Duke’s win over UNC showed that the ACC Rookie of the Year race is a no-brainer

Duke freshman forward Toby Fournier muscles her way past a Cal defender for a shot on Jan. 16, 2025, at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C. | Mitchell Northam / SB Nation Cooper Flagg isn’t the only stellar freshman at Duke. Toby Fournier has the potential to be a star. DURHAM, N.C. – A bit more than 90 seconds remained and No. 16 Duke had essentially already won the game against rival...2025
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• Valkyries’ Natalie Nakase spent offseason with unexpected mentor: Celtics’ Joe Mazzulla
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• Jazz-Pels, Lakers-Clippers to tip off NBA restart
The NBA will resume its season on July 30 featuring the Jazz vs. Pelicans and Lakers vs. Clippers....2020
• Chicago Bulls announce 2015-16 schedule
August 12, 2015 - The Chicago Bulls will tip off their 50th season on Tuesday, Oct....2015
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• Marreese Speights Says Warriors Can Stop LeBron James: ‘We’re the Best Team in the NBA’
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• Russell, Randle and Ingram Tip Off USA Training Camp
D'Angelo Russell, Julius Randle and Brandon Ingram competed against talent from across the league — including each other — at day one of USA Basketball training camp....2016
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• Fan Creates Awesome Video That Shows Final Possession of Recent NBA Finals
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• Blake Griffin on Facing Spurs: ‘We’re the Underdogs in This’
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• Memphis' Main Man: How Big Macs, Blues City Made Marc Gasol NBA's Top Center
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• Lakers at Grizzlies: 10 Things to Know
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• Have the Rams given any hints to who has edge at running back before Week 7?

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Everything Sean McVay and the Rams coaching staff has said about the running back situation Who will start and get the majority of carries for the L.A. Rams in Week 7? It is one of the bigger questions this week around the NFL is who will start at running back and get the majority of the carries for the Los Angeles Rams after the team placed two players, inc...2023
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• 3 Keys to San Antonio Spurs Spurs Closing out Clippers in Game 6 Home Contest
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• Daily Fantasy Basketball 2014: Best NBA FanDuel, DraftKings Lineup for Nov. 19
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• 4 major women’s college basketball games in the 2025-26 season we’re excited about
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• Thunder vs. Nuggets Game 6 Injury Report, Predictions, and Predicted Lineups
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• Dallas Wings: Training Camp Updates

Welcome to training camp. With the 2025 WNBA season just around the corner, training camp—which started April 27—is well underway. All across the W, teams have given us a glimpse of what to expect ahead of preseason games, which tip-off May 2. Here’s training camp updates on the Wings: April 29: Kaila Charles has arrived: […] The post Dallas Wings: Training Camp Updates appeared first ...2025
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• Cavs-Pacers Eastern Conference Semifinal Series To Tip Off Sunday
We at least know the day. The top-seeded Cavaliers will face the Pacers for Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Sunday at Rocket Arena. Everything beyond that remains a mystery — as we don’t yet have a time or know the remainder of the series schedule. Tipoff and future games will be […] The post Cavs-Pacers Eastern Conference Semifinal Series To Tip Off Sunday...2025
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• Atlanta Dream: Training Camp Updates

Welcome to training camp. With the 2025 WNBA season just around the corner, training camp—which started April 27—is well underway. All across the W, teams have given us a glimpse of what to expect ahead of preseason games, which tip-off May 2. Here’s daily updates on the Atlanta Dream: April 29: Happy birthday Rhyne Howard! […] The post Atlanta Dream: Training Camp Updates appeared fir...2025
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• CT Sun: Training Camp Updates

Welcome to training camp. With the 2025 WNBA season just around the corner, training camp—which started April 27—is well underway. All across the W, teams have given us a glimpse of what to expect ahead of preseason games, which tip-off May 2. Here’s daily updates on the Sun: April 29: April 28: A glimpse of […] The post CT Sun: Training Camp Updates appeared first on SLAM....2025
• Most WNBA Draft picks won’t make their opening day rosters. Here’s why.
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• NBA playoffs odds, picks: Heat unleash Tyler Herro vs. Cavaliers, Grizzlies keep it close at Thunder

The postseason rolls on Sunday as four more first-round series tip off...2025
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• Community Shootaround: First-Round Playoff Series
After a pair of off-days and three days of play-in games, the 2025 NBA postseason is set to begin in earnest on Saturday, with four series getting underway today and the other four to tip off on Sunday. The first-round matchups are as follows, along with the date/time of each Game 1: Eastern Conference Cleveland […]...2025
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• Most WNBA Draft picks won’t make their opening day rosters. Here’s why.
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• March Madness 2025: The Best and Worst from Day 2
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• March Madness 2025: First Round Schedule and How to Watch
The road to history begins now. Find the full March Madness first round schedule below, along with where to watch every game live. March Madness—where dreams are realized, legacies are built, and heartbreak is never more than a buzzer-beater away—is officially set to tip off. It all starts Tuesday night in Dayton, Ohio, with the […] The post March Madness 2025: First Round Schedule and How t...2025
• NBA Trade Rumors: Raptors are surprise suitor for Warriors All-Star, Jazz and Clippers make deal

Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images The Jazz and Clippers made a move, while rumors about what the Warriors’ package for Jimmy Butler — and how the Raptors might facilitate a deal with the Heat — fell into place. The 2025 NBA Trade Deadline is less than a week away, which means that teams around the league are finally starting to get active as they look to get things done before the...2025
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• I’ve covered hundreds of pro basketball games. Unrivaled was unlike any other.

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images The new professional women’s 3-on-3 basketball league — co-founded by WNBA stars Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart — is creating a spectacularly unique basketball environment. MEDLEY, FLORIDA – On Monday night, I had the opportunity to attend my first-ever Unrivaled basketball games — back-to-back full-court 3-on-3 games that featured WNBA stars lik...2025
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• Caitlin Clark will not play in Unrivaled — but here’s which WNBA stars will

Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images Unrivaled will pair Arike Ogunbowale with Aliyah Boston, Kelsey Plum with Alyssa Thomas, DiJonai Carrington with Breanna Stewart, Jackie Young with Brittney Griner, and more. After weeks of anticipation, social media buzz, and anticipation, Unrivaled has released its six club rosters and accompanying head coaches. And, on November 20th, perhaps t...2024
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• Aces rookie Kate Martin joining Unrivaled is a win-win for both her and the league

Photo by Ian Maule/NBAE via Getty Images Martin should help drive considerable buzz around the new 3x3 basketball league given her enormous popularity. Add Kate Martin to the list. Martin, fresh off of a rookie campaign with the Las Vegas Aces, is officially the latest addition to Unrivaled Basketball League, the new 3x3 women’s professional basketball that will take place during the WNBA...2024
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• WWE NXT (10/22) Draws Over 700,000 Viewers Against NBA Season Tip Off
Viewership and ratings information for the October 22nd episode of NXT. Programming Insider reports that the October 22nd episode of NXT drew 702,000 viewers. This number is up from the 639,000 viewers the show drew last Tuesday. Tuesday's episode scored a 0.16 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic, down from the 0.18 demo rating on October 15. NXT was up against NBA season opener between the Bost...2024
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• Hakeem Olajuwon fasting during Ramadan left teammates in awe, but him simply feeling ‘lighter’

In this excerpt from “Dream: The Life and Legacy of Hakeem Olajuwon” New York Times bestselling author Mirin Fader explains how Hakeem Olajuwon came to fast during Ramadan, and how it left those around the Rockets during his career in amazement. Olajuwon had been contemplating whether he should fast on game days during Ramadan. In that month, commemorating the time when the Qur’an was revealed to ...2024
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