NBA champion Lakers rout Mavs while Nets, Bucks, Heat roll
Anthony Davis scored 28 points while LeBron James added 22 as the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers routed Dallas 138-115 in Friday's feature game of a record-setting Christmas slate.
James had a game-high 10 assists and seven rebounds in...
bird’s African Basketball Wrap: Pascal Siakam traded, Clare Akamanzi to start as NBA Africa...
In African basketball news, Toronto Raptor’s Cameroonian player Pascal Siakam has traded to the Indiana Pacers after an eight-year tenure with the Canadians, Afrobasket qualifiers are coming to Tunisia and Egypt and seasoned business executive Clare Akamanzi steps into...
Dallas Wings boost for Okonkwo’s Tokyo Olympics dreams
Forward, Amy Okonkwo has told NBBF Media that an opportunity to try out with Dallas Wings in the WNBA is a confidence booster as she eyes a spot in the D'Tigress squad heading to the 2020 Olympics Game.
The 25-year-old...
Spotlight on African basketball talent and milestones as NBA’s 2024/25 season takes off
An NBA season packed with African talent and colourful courts is underway, with games available via livestream. The NBA’s 2024/25 season features a record-tying 17 African players and even more players who have at least one African parent.
Bonface Orucho,...
AMK Foundation takes basketball to Kano
Attention will shift to the Bayero University Kano, Old Site Basketball Arena between Monday, 16th of November and Saturday, 21st of November for this year’s edition of Ahmadu Musa Kida Basketball Foundation Tournament.
According to the format agreed during the...
The NBA aims for a slam dunk in Africa after a successful tryout in...
The National Basketball Association is ramping up engagement in the continent after its charm offensive in Senegal showed proof of concept.
Seth Onyango, bird story agency
Africa’s fledging basketball league has received another shot in the arm after France and the...
Kida bags ECOWAS recognition
The President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, Engr Musa Kida has been appointed as the Honorary Patron of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Youth Parliament.
In a letter signed by EYP Speaker, Dr. Fadinad Dambabe the appointment is...
Nigeria rewrites women’s AfroBasket history, Okonkwo wins second MVP award
Nigeria won the 2025 Women’s AfroBasket title after edging out Mali 78-64 in a thrilling final staged at a packed Palais des Sports, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on Sunday, Aug 03, setting a record of five continental titles in...
Silalei interview with Coach Liz Mills
If you missed the action - and there was plenty of laughter and more serious talk around African basketball, coaching across the continent and the latest on the BAL - you can catch up right here.
NBA Africa ‘hoops’ into African tech with a startup accelerator
Beyond the court, NBA Africa has unveiled a landmark startup accelerator programme targeting startups in the sports and creative industries. The accelerator comes at a difficult time for African startups and is aimed at sectors that are usually lower...