Legendary basketballer Reggie Moore dies in Angola ahead of FIBA’s AfroCan
The African basketball community is grieving the passing of Reggie Moore, a naturalized Angolan basketball player. The country will host the FIBA AfroCan tournament in July, with qualified African teams already preparing for the event.
by Silalei Shani, bird story...
“Numbers don’t lie”. The statistics game in African basketball – and other sports.
Providing accurate statistics for basketball games is still about as foreign as keeping time in African basketball culture. But I believe the tide is turning, especially with people like Coach Liz Mills providing advanced stats for major tournaments, like...
Durant, Nets open new NBA season in style
Kevin Durant's long-awaited Brooklyn Nets debut didn't disappoint Tuesday (December 22), the two-time NBA Finals MVP teaming seamlessly with Kyrie Irving in a 125-99 opening day blowout over the Golden State Warriors.
The game was one of two that marked the...
Basketball Africa League add top brewer to its growing sponsor roster
Brewing powerhouse, Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) is adding some fizz to Basketball Africa League (BAL), announcing its sponsorship of the fast-growing sports league as it expands a marketing partnership with the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Seth Onyango, bird story agency
Africa’s...
African basketball: Calls for a new narrative for Nigeria, NBA draft action
Former Kenyan women's basketball captain, Silalei Shani rounds up African basketball action on and off the continent. This week, she reports on the NBA draft, World Cup qualifiers and calls for a "new narrative" for the continent's basketball powerhouse,...
15 African players in the 2023/24 NBA
Africa's representation in the NBA continues to rise, both in terms of numbers of players and earning power. 15 African players and 35 players with African roots will participate in the new season.
Bonface Orucho, bird story agency
The 2023/24 NBA...
Diogu preaches hard work ahead of Olympics, Afrobasket
Following the conclusion of the Afrobasket qualifiers in Monstir, Tunisia, Nigerian basketball legend, Ike Diogu has admitted that the team has a lot of work to do in their quest to challenge for the Afrobasket and 2020 Olympics titles.
Diogu...
NBA Africa and Africa Development Solutions unveil Solar powered Courts in DR Congo
The legendary Basketball court at Limete 7eme in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is wearing a new look thanks to a new initiative by NBA Africa and Groupe Africa Development Solutions (ADS), a multinational company that designs and implements creative...
Top level scouts eye Africa’s U-18 basketball talent
Scouts from the NBA and other top-level leagues are keeping a careful eye on emerging talent at the tournament that yielded Serge Ibaka and Khalifa Diop. Another talent showcase, this time in Malawi, aims to raise regional interest in...
Hoops on the Nile – a journey to South Sudan
As much as it can interfere with regular life, one of the best things about a factual TV show is that you have to get out on the road. A sports show even more so, perhaps, as you...