Meet the 7ft 2in teenage Olympian set for the NBA

Credit: BBC Sport- Published on July 30, 2024
Khaman Maluach picked up basketball tricks from watching YouTube, and now the 17-year-old Olympian is expected to secure a spot in the NBA.

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National Basketball Association

North American professional basketball league
Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers players say it was "tough" to return to NBA action as wildfires continue.
19 hours ago • BBC Sport
The Los Angeles Lakers postpone Friday's NBA fixture against the Charlotte Hornets amid ongoing wildfires in the region, while Los Angeles Kings do the same for..
Credit: BBC Sport - Published 5 days ago


Olympic Games

Major international multi-sport event
1956 Olympic high jump silver medallist Thelma Hopkins, who won Empire Games gold for Northern Ireland and held the world record, dies aged 88.
16 hours ago • BBC Sport
Olympic kite surfer Bruno Lobo -- who just competed at the Paris Games in August -- heroically saved a drowning swimmer last week ... and the dramatic rescue was..
Credit: TMZ.com - Published 1 day ago

Sifan Hassan returns to the London Marathon in 2025 as all four reigning Olympic and Paralympic marathon champions take to the streets of the capital in April.
Credit: BBC Sport - Published 2 days ago


YouTube

Video-sharing and social media platform
At the Maha Kumbh of Paush Purnima, devotees are combining spirituality with technology, capturing and sharing their experiences on social media platforms. The..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 1 day ago

The eldest daughter of Ruby Franke, who was convicted of physically and emotionally abusing her children, has revealed the torment she went through in a new..
6 days ago • Sky News
Piers Morgan, the broadcaster and journalist, is leaving Rupert Murdoch's British empire to focus on expanding his Uncensored YouTube channel in the US and other..
1 week ago • Sky News
David Dobrik's body has gone from dough to brick ... he just revealed after spending the last 12 months in the gym -- he's now absolutely shredded!! The internet..
Credit: TMZ.com - Published 1 week ago

American YouTuber Laina Morris was 20 years old when she first created the fictional character, "Overly Attached Girlfriend" -- known for her clingy and..
Credit: TMZ.com - Published 1 week ago

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