With the NBA opening an office in Lagos, Nigeria earlier this year, country head and NBA Africa VP Gbemisola Abudu is on a mission to develop basketball from the ground up, to find more Giannis Antetokounmpos.
NBA Africa (www.NBA.com) today announced that global economist and New York Times best-selling author Dr. Dambisa Moyo and Academy Award-winning actor and social activist Forest Whitaker have joined NBA Africa (https://on.nba.com/3ecLxgU) as strategic investors. Moyo (https://DambisaMoyo.com), who was born in Zambia, is a global economist, author and international public speaker. She previously served as a […]
NBA Africa (www.NBA.com) today announced that global economist and New York Times best-selling author Dr. Dambisa Moyo and Academy Award-winning actor and
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Helios Fairfax Partners, Yinka Folawiyo Group Chairman and CEO Babatunde “Tunde” Folawiyo Headline Group of African Business Leaders and NBA Legends Investing in NBA Africa (www.NBA.com); NBA Legends Junior Bridgeman, Luol Deng, Grant Hill, Dikembe Mutombo and Joakim Noah Also Invest in NBA Africa.
The National Basketball Association (NBA) today announced the formation of NBA Africa, a new entity that will conduct the league’s business in Africa, including the Basketball Africa League (BAL) – a partnership between the NBA and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the NBA’s first collaboration to operate a league outside of North America. The inaugural BAL season, featuring 12 of the top club teams from 12 African countries, is underway in Kigali, Rwanda, and the first BAL Finals will be held Sunday, May 30 at 4:00 p.m. CAT / 10 a.m. ET.