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16 April 2025
Meet The African Basketball Players Picked At The 2025 WNBA Draft
Nigerian, Cameroonian, Malian, Liberian, and Senegalese talents headline a diverse draft class that drew the second-highest viewership in league history.
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30 October 2024
10 Greatest African Basketballers to Ever Play in the NBA
These are some of the players that will continue to inspire generations of young African hoopers to believe in their NBA dreams.
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24 July 2024
South Sudan’s Basketball Team Made History Getting to the Olympics, but They’re Far From Satisfied
The Bright Stars of South Sudan qualified for the Olympics as the Best African team at last year’s World Cup, a historic achievement they are looking to build on in Paris.
Sports
11 March 2024
Photo Essay: The Basketball Africa League Kicks Off With First Games in South Africa
This is what went down at the debut of the Kalahari Conference in South Africa in the 2024 edition of the Basketball Africa League.
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07 March 2024
Everything You Need to Know About Basketball Africa League 2024
This year’s Basketball Africa League tips off in SunBet Arena, marking the first BAL game to be played in South Africa, and the debut of a new conference.
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11 May 2021
Slam Dunk as J. Cole Joins Rwanda's Patriots Basketball Club
J. Cole has reportedly signed with the Rwandan club team Patriots BBC and may hit the court as early as this Sunday.
Sports
17 March 2020
The NBA's Emmanuel Mudiay on the Utah Jazz Coronavirus Saga: "It's bigger than basketball."
The Utah Jazz point guard speaks to OkayAfrica about the suspended NBA season, the backlash against teammate Rudy Gobert and what we can do as fans.
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04 March 2020
The NBA Postpones Basketball Africa League Due to Health Concerns
The inaugural Basketball Africa League which was set to kick off this month has been postponed due to health concerns around the coronavirus outbreak.
Sports
24 October 2019
In Conversation: What You Need to Know About Africa’s First Professional Basketball League, the BAL
We talked to John Manyo-Plange, Vice President of BAL, the NBA's new league in Africa.
Sports
30 July 2019
Here Are the Cities That Will Host the Basketball Africa League In Its First Year
Games will take place across the continent in cities including Cairo, Lagos, Dakar and more.
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11 July 2019
Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins 'Best Male Athlete' & 'Best NBA Player' of the Year Awards at 2019 ESPYS
It's safe to say the Greek-Nigerian athlete is having an incredible year.
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21 June 2019
Meet the 8 African Players Who've Been Newly Drafted Into the NBA
These players hailing from across the continent are set to have promising careers as new NBA athletes.
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