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Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) goes up to shoot against Chicago Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu (12) during the first half of an NBA basketball game on Sunday in Chicago. Jokic is the NBA's reigning Most Valuable Players after winning the award for the past two seasons. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

COLUMN: International players are taking over the NBA

By Michael Stoll, Sports Reporter | November 15, 2022

Editor's note: Michael Stoll is a junior journalism and communications double major and serves as a sports reporter at the Northern Star. His views do not necessarily reflect those of the Star. This is an opinion piece. American players have dominated...

Huff’s Hoops: Overseas teams could struggle in NBA

By Jarrett Huff | September 20, 2019

DeKALB — NBA basketball has become a global phenomenon, sprouting international fan bases since the United States Men’s Basketball Team took the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona by storm.The amount of talent coming from overseas to the league is...

Duke's Wendell Carter Jr., right, poses with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver after he was picked seventh overall by the Chicago Bulls during NBA basketball draft in New York, Thursday, June 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)

Bulls pick Carter

By Michael Urbanec | June 25, 2018

Duke's Wendell Carter Jr., right, poses with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver after he was picked seventh overall by the Chicago Bulls during NBA basketball draft in New York, Thursday, June 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)