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LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA – AUGUST 20: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 scores over Gary Clark #12 of the Orlando Magic during the second half of an NBA basketball first round playoff game on August 20, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.(Photo by Ashley Landis – Pool/Getty Images)
AFRICAN BLOGTABLE

African Blogtable: Upsets and flukes in the NBA playoffs

This week, some lower-seeded teams won their first games against the top-seeded teams. Were these once-off wins or should LeBron and Giannis be worried?

  • Refiloe Seiboko
8 min read
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)
ANTHONY DAVIS

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
Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri celebrates after the Toronto Raptors beat the Golden State Warriors in game six of the 2019 NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. (Kyle Terada)
BASKETBALL

No tall story: Africa takes on NBA

Masai Ujiri, a Nigerian sports executive, has put the continent on the basketball map

  • Refiloe Seiboko
4 min read
African boys win Jr NBA international pool, go on to global finals (Photo Archive)
BAHATI MOSES MGUNDA

African boys win Jr NBA international pool, go on to global finals

Basketball is progressing in Africa and so is the talent of the youth playing it

  • Refiloe Seiboko
6 min read
The NBA became the first professional sports league to partner with YouTube and launch its own channel in 2005, a channel that has generated more than 5.4-billion views. (Getty Images)
AGENCY

NBA, YouTube unite for Africa channel

NBA Africa YouTube’s first live game broadcasts will take place Sunday with Boston at Charlotte followed by the Los Angeles Clippers at New York

  • Agency
1 min read