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Bahamians In Action Around the NBA

U.S.A. – We had a full NBA slate on Christmas Eve Eve – Buddy Hield went against one of his former teams while Deandre Ayton and Klay Thompson went head to head.

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December 24, 2024

10th Year Seniors

U.S.A. – We had a full NBA slate on Christmas Eve Eve – Buddy Hield went against one of his former teams while Deandre Ayton and Klay Thompson went head to head.

Buddy Hield and his Golden State Warriors continue their downward spiral in the western conference standings.

Hield had 13 points in just 16 minutes off the bench in the Warriors’ 111-105 loss to the indiana pacers last night at the chase center in San Francisco.

Hield previously spent 158 games with the pacers before he was traded toward the end of last season.

Golden State is now 3-10 in their last 13 games.

They also dropped to 15-13, eighth seed in the conference.

Staying in the west, Klay Thompson’s Dallas Mavericks defeated Deandre Ayton and the Portland Trailblazers at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.

Thompson finished with 13 points on 3-8 shooting from three point range.

Ayton finished with 16 points and nine rebounds.

Rowing

Emily Morley made history as the first Bahamian rower to compete at the Olympic Games, and now she plans to give back to the sport.

Morley donated her single scull to the Nassau Rowing Club and the club named the boat in her honor.

Morley competed in the single scull at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

After her performance at the FISA America’s Olympic qualification regatta in Valparaiso, Chile, she was granted a wildcard qualification by the world rowing federation making her the first Bahamian rower to qualify for the Olympic Games.

In Rio, Morley added a new sport to the country’s olympic portfolio when she finished 30th out of 32 scullers from around the world and advanced to the E final.

Locally, Morley served as NRC president from 2016-2018.

Basketball

In his first season of pro basketball – Lathaniel Bastian has been a standout performer for the top team in France’s NM2 League.

Bastian has been a top newcomer for pays Solanis and was named the MVP of the league’s southern cup.

Last weekend they defeated SMUC 97-78 in the semifinals and went on to win 89-63 over CTC golf antibes in the title game.

Through 11 regular season games, Bastian is averaging 16.5 points per game.

He reached the 20 point barrier four times this season, highlighted by a season high 27 in a win over Marsielle and also posted 5 double doubles.

Staying in France, we go from the rookie to the vet – Kino Burrows is still putting up big numbers in year 20.

Burrows signed with St. Vallier of the NM1 league and through seven games has been the team’s leading scorer at 15.3 points per game.

He scored 23 points in their final game before a break for the holidays, but St. Vallier’s three game winning streak came to an end with a 79-78 loss to Le Harve.

Burrows has been a mainstay in France in recent years and has played at virtually every level in the country, ranging from the LNB Elite to NM2 League.