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Unbeaten: Al Ahli Tripoli from Libya, pictured versus Kriol Stars, became the second Libyan team to make it to the BAL final. They face Angola’s Petro de Luanda on Saturday. Photo: Julien Bacot: BAL/Getty Images
AL ITTIHAD ALEXANDRIA

BAL taking flight in fifth season

It’s cold outside, but in the arena the Basketball Africa League playoffs are heating up

  • Refiloe Seiboko
4 min read
Somusa Mthembu of the Cape Town Tigers in action against Morocco’s FUS Rabat Basketball. The Tigers took on Rabat twice in the Kalahari Conference, losing in both games. Photo: Barry Aldworth/xPect Life & Kevin Couliau/NBAE/Getty Images
BASKETBALL

Cape Town Tigers need to get their claws out

The basketball team from Cape Town made the playoffs but have their work cut out for them

  • Refiloe Seiboko
4 min read
Actors Kay Sibiya, Sbu Shongwe and Carpo More at the launch of the Basketball Africa League season.
BAL

Hennessy creates an immersive weekend experience to commemorate BAL marketing partnership

The brand that never stops changing the game partners with BAL to strengthen its authority and authenticity in urban culture

  • Partner Content
2 min read
A standard NBA League Pass will cost South Africans R840 ($46) and Premium R1 130 ($62) for the entire season/yearly. (Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
NBA APP

Basketball nirvana comes at a cost

Is the 2023 NBA experience the future of sports broadcast?

  • Refiloe Seiboko
3 min read
The Hennessy rooftop basketball court on 73 Juta, Braamfontein is a canvas that tells the story of urban culture.
BASKETBALL

Hennessy adds to one of the most influential urban cultural hubs in Gauteng

Rooftop basketball court in Braamfontein is for the culture, by the culture

  • Hennessy
3 min read
Hope: Luol Deng (centre) trains young players at the Manute Bol basketball court, built by the two-time All-Star NBA player’s foundation in South Sudan’s capital Juba. Photo: Akuot Chol/AFP
ALL STAR NBA

Luol Deng: South Sudan’s great rebound

Amid the trials the country faces in rebuilding after the long struggle for its independence, its success in basketball is hopeful

  • Lethabo Nxumalo
4 min read
The qualifying tournament for the Basketball Africa League (BAL), called the Road to BAL, wrapped up in Johannesburg last weekend, teeing up the third edition of the continental men’s league which will take place in 2023.
BASKETBALL

Third edition of the Basketball Africa League is taking shape

After hard-fought qualifiers, featuring teams from all over the continent, the 2023 teams have been confirmed

  • Refiloe Seiboko
1 min read
Kobe Bryant, winner of the Best Animated Short Film award for ‘Dear Basketball,’ attends the 90th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Matt Sayles/A.M.P.A.S via Getty Images)
BASKETBALL

Kobe Bryant Day: A look back at memorable moments

24 August is Kobe Bryant Day and we celebrate his life by remembering some of his unforgettable moments in his illustrious career.

  • KABOMO
6 min read
Full circle: Sindiso Nyoni’s design commissioned for In The Paint, a global series of artistic collaborations based around basketball in the community. Nyoni worked with the NBA and Hennessy brands on the project
ART

The Portfolio: Sindiso Nyoni talks brands, values and nostalgia

The bulk of Sindiso Nyoni’s work involves brands. Making the concept translate is a tight balancing act

  • Sindiso Nyoni
3 min read
This week Ethiopia became the latest African country to confirm the presence of the highly transmissible Delta variant of Covid-19 within its borders. (Photo by AMANUEL SILESHI/AFP via Getty Images)
AFROBASKET

Africa in brief: 4-11 September

What happened on the continent this past week

  • The Continent
4 min read
The teams that will play in the semifinals of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) inaugural season have been decided and both games will be played on Saturday 29 May. (BAL)
AFRICA

BAL gears up to crown champions as semifinals begin

The semifinals tip off on Saturday, with a champion to be crowned on Sunday

  • Refiloe Seiboko
3 min read
BASKETBALL

Early NBA season check-in – African Blogtable

Joel Embiid gets the nod, and though Curry has performed well lately, there are doubts that the Warriors will prevail

  • Refiloe Seiboko
8 min read
PHOENIX, AZ – DECEMBER 18: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers handles the ball against the Phoenix Suns during a preseason game on December 18, 2020 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images)
2020 2021 SEASON

African Blogtable: Start of the 2020-21 NBA season

Is a Lakers back-to-back a lock? And which Christmas Day game will be the most exciting?

  • Refiloe Seiboko
8 min read
LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers drives to the basket against Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat during the first half in Game Three of the 2020 NBA Finals at AdventHealth Arena at ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on October 04, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)
AFRICAN BLOGTABLE

African Blogtable: A bad day at the office for the Lakers, or a sign of things to come?

The African Blogtable brings together some of the top basketball minds from across the continent to share their thoughts on the Heat-Lakers matchup in the NBA finals. After the…

  • Refiloe Seiboko
4 min read
AFRICAN BLOGTABLE

African Blogtable: How will the Heat respond in game two of the NBA finals?

The African Blogtable brings together some of the top basketball minds from across the continent to share their thoughts on the Heat-Lakers matchup at every stage of the…

  • Refiloe Seiboko
6 min read
Jimmy Butler and LeBron James. (NBAE/Getty Images)
AFRICAN BLOGTABLE

African Blogtable: Lakers or Heat, who will win the 2020 NBA finals?

The NBA finals African Blogtable brings together some of the top basketball minds from across the continent who share their thoughts on the Heat-Lakers matchup at every stage of…

  • Refiloe Seiboko
6 min read
Basketball is a growing sport in Nigeria.
APP

Slam-dunk apps for basketball in Nigeria

Would-be professionals have taken to technology into their own hands to arrange fixtures and tournaments for their favourite sport

  • Tolu Olasoji, The Continent
6 min read
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA – SEPTEMBER 18: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers looks to move past Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets during the third quarter in Game One of the Western Conference Finals during the 2020 NBA Playoffs at AdventHealth Arena at the ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on September 18, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
AFRICAN BLOGTABLE

African Blogtable: Which team will dominate this year’s NBA Western Conference finals?

This year’s NBA Western Conference finals sees the Lakers face off against the Nuggets, a matchup that last recalled a decade ago. We asked our team of experts for their…

  • Refiloe Seiboko
4 min read
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA – SEPTEMBER 05: Fred VanVleet #23 of the Toronto Raptors dribbles the ball during the first quarter against the Boston Celtics in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Second Round during the 2020 NBA Playoffs at the Field House at the ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on September 05, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)
AFRICAN BLOGTABLE

African Blogtable: Who’ll emerge victorious when the Raptors take on the Celtics?

The Toronto Raptors and Boston Celtics meet in the Eestern Conference playoffs this week. Our African Blogtable contributors weigh in on which team they think will take it

  • Refiloe Seiboko
5 min read
Austin With people working from home seeking more convenient spaces or some simply tired of seeing the same space and needing a makeover, Akpejiori’s basketball career may have been brought to an abrupt halt, but his craft was in high demand. (Supplied)
AUSTIN AKPEJIORI

Meet the creative Nigerian athletes earning alternative livings during lockdown

Nigerian basketball players Austin Akpejiori and Ukamaka Okoh are keeping busy during their Covid-mandated time off court — with interior design and shoemaking, respectively

  • Tolu Olasoji, The Continent
7 min read