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Sulaiman 'Sully' Akbari
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As the free agency period begins on July 1, many players are following a pattern in joining forces with other talented players to create a super team. VAVEL USA writers Sull...
Welcome to our 2017 NBA Draft roundtable predictions. This year's NBA Draft showcases many young stars in the making as the talent level in this year'...
It is settled. Golden State Warriors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers Episode III....
On a night where teams that had a season to forget or just barely missed the playoffs, The NBA Draft Lottery is when they will hope that the ping-pong balls will land in the...
The semifinal showdown between the Toronto Raptors and Cleveland Cavaliers is set for Monday night of what will be an entertaining series....
The first round of the NBA Playoffs kept us entertained and sitting on the edge of our seats with multiple exciting series. As the second round b...
The 2016-17 NBA Playoffs are underway and it is time to get those predictions in. The Cleveland Cavaliers look to defend their title while the Golden State look...
As the regular season winds down, VAVEL USA writers Sully Akbari, Chris Hughes, Youssef Machkhas, Austin McConnell, and Kintaro Skinner discuss the individual season awards in a roundtable d...
The Sacramento Kings have agreed to deal their All-Star center, DeMarcus Cousins to the New Orleans Pelicans and he will team up with All-Star forward Anthony D...
The first trade of possibly many more to occur later in the month as the Milwaukee Bucks and Charlotte Hornets trade for big men....
Toronto Raptors' guard DeMar DeRozan has started of the New Year on fire and has yet to slow down....
Toronto Raptors head coach Dwane Casey and Houston Rockets head coach Mike D'Antoni win the Coach of the Month award for the month of December....
With a quarter of the way into the NBA season, VAVEL USA writers Sully Akbari, Youssef Machkhas, Austin McConnell, and Kintaro Skinner discuss the amazing moments that happened from the begi...
The Houston Rockets were rolling into tonight's game, riding a 10-game win streak until the San Antonio Spurs stopped them in their tracks at the Toyota Center on Tuesday night....
The Toronto Raptors will host the Brooklyn Nets at the Air Canada Centre on Tuesday, Dec. 20, for the first time this season. It will be first me...
The 2016-17 NBA season is perhaps one of the most anticipated seasons in NBA history. Here is the VAVEL Guide to why the 2016-17 will be the most anticipated se...
VAVEL writers Sully Akbari, Oliver Gold, Youssef Machkhas and Austin McConnell each preview what is to come in the 2016-17 NBA regular season....
After a record-setting 2015-16 season, the Toronto Raptors look to build on that success into this season....
Of all the professional athletes out there in the world, is there only one athlete that can play all the Olympic sports and events and be good at...
The semifinals between Spain and Team USA is set for Aug. 19. Both look to advance to the gold medal game for the second straight Olympics....
It's a Group A clash between Australia and Team USA. Both countries remain undefeated but Wednesday's preliminary game will determine who will remain atop of the Group A standings....
Team USA is set to kick off their first game against China in the 2016 Rio Olympic games on Saturday, Aug. 6....
Team USA will kickoff its first of five exhibition games tomorrow as they host Argentina at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev....
Here is a quick look at the U.S. men's national basketball squad as they hit training camps today....
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