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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
ADIDAS

One MOVIE, one Take: The origin of sneaker culture in ‘Air’

The movie tells the story of basketball’s most infamous sneaker, the Air Jordan

  • Kimberley Schoeman
4 min read
Bill Russell, left, celebrates with Celtics coach Red Auerbach after defeating the Los Angeles Lakers to win their eighth-straight NBA Championship, in Boston, April 29, 1966. (Getty)
BILL RUSSELL

Bill Russell’s legacy of NBA championships and cerebral fight for equal rights

Russell was the NBA’s essential barrier-breaker: its first Black superstar, its first Black champion, its first Black coach.

  • Aram Goudsouzian
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
Devin Booker #1 of the Phoenix Suns drives to the basket against Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks during the first half in Game Two of the NBA Finals at Phoenix Suns Arena on July 08, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO

NBA finals game four predictions

The NBA Finals African Blogtable brings together some of the top basketball minds from across the African continent sharing their thoughts on the Bucks-Suns finals series

  • Refiloe Seiboko
3 min read
Match-up: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of Team Africa defends against Chris Paul #3 of Team World during the NBA Africa Game 2015 as part of Basketball Without Borders on August 1, 2015 at Ellis Park Arena in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo: Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images)
BROOK LOPEZ

Which team will be crowned the 2021 NBA Champion?

The NBA Finals African Blogtable brings together some of the top basketball minds from across the African continent to share their thoughts on the Bucks-Suns Finals series

  • Refiloe Seiboko
6 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
ADAM SILVER

NBA and Fiba launch Basketball Africa League

Teams from 12 countries will play in the league in Kigali, Rwanda, from 16 to 30 May — but South Africa didn’t make the grade

  • Refiloe Seiboko
4 min read
ANTHONY DAVIS

African Blogtable: Top picks for this season’s NBA MVP race

This month the African Blogtable asks some of the top basketball minds from across the continent to name their MVP for the 2020-21 NBA season

  • Refiloe Seiboko
4 min read
ART

Covid triggers crypto collectables boom

These one-of-a-kind digital collector’s items are being sold for unprecedented prices

  • Sarah Smit
3 min read
ANTHONY DAVIS

African Blogtable: NBA All Star picks

Every month the African Blogtable brings together some of the top basketball minds from across the continent to answer the most pressing questions related to the 2020-21 NBA season

  • Refiloe Seiboko
6 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
ORLANDO, FL – SEPTEMBER 23: Jae Crowder #99 and Tyler Herro #14 of the Miami Heat smile and celebrate on the court after Game Four of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics on September 23, 2020 in Orlando, Florida at AdventHealth Arena. (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)
AFRICAN BLOGTABLE

African Blogtable: Who makes it out of the NBA conference

Every week the African Blogtable brings together the top basketball minds from across the continent to answer pressing questions about the NBA Playoffs

  • Refiloe Seiboko
3 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