Kawhi Leonard

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

LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers attempts a lay up against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the first quarter at HP Field House at ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on August 05, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.(Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

19 AUG 2020

Welcome to the African Blogtable: Let’s talk NBA playoffs

The NBA playoffs have officially begun and the race to the championship is tight. African sports journalists from all over the continent share their answers to some burning…

Refiloe Seiboko

8 min read

Kawhi Leonard celebrates after the Toronto Raptors defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in game seven of the Eastern Conference semifinals of the NBA playoffs. The team has had a standout season. (Jesse D Garrabrant/NBAE/AFP/Getty Images)

BASKETBALL

14 JUN 2019

2019: The year of the Raptor

Canada’s NBA franchise, and Africa’s biggest influence on the league, is one of those special stories that only comes around once every few years

Refiloe Seiboko
Luke Feltham

6 min read