Basketball Without Borders Africa – NBA Africa Game 2018
I’m looking forward to returning to South Africa where I’ll be covering Basketball Without Borders Africa activities and the NBA Africa Game 2018. This will be my second trip to South Africa. I traveled to the country eight years ago for coverage of the FIFA World Cup football tournament. The NBA Africa Game 2018 will […]
Nigeria’s Ezeli in NBA Finals
The Golden State Warriors will play their first National Basketball Association Finals game in over 40 years on Thursday night in Oakland, California. While their historic playoff run has been headlined by stars such as Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Andrew Bogut, back-up center Festus Ezeli, of Benin City, Nigeria, has quietly been putting together […]
Oladipo Delivers in Debut NBA Season
We’re now about one-quarter of the way through the National Basketball Association’s regular season, and Victor Oladipo is putting up numbers that make him a top contender for the league’s Rookie of the Year award. I last blogged about Oladipo almost five months ago, shortly after he was selected #2 overall by the Orlando Magic […]
Parker and France Win First EuroBasket Title
French star Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs says the road to a first European basketball title was an unbelievable journey and he wouldn’t change anything in how the successful script was written. Parker and the French team won their first major basketball trophy Sunday with an 80-66 victory over Lithuania in the final […]
Magical Moments For Victor Oladipo
“Look how far we came Through the fire, I stood knowing we would reign Feels like yesterday when all this was a dream Through these Maybach curtains I see how life has changed.” – Meek Mill, “Maybach Curtains” Victor Oladipo was anything but meek when he sang those lyrics after being selected #2 overall in […]
Tony Parker and Spurs Return to NBA Finals
French star Tony Parker and the San Antonio Spurs are returning to the National Basketball Association Finals for the first time since they last lifted the trophy in 2007. Led by Parker, the Spurs swept the Memphis Grizzlies in four consecutive games to reach the championship round. The 31-year-old Parker was outstanding against the Grizzlies, […]
Deng Hopes to Rebound After Spinal Tap Scare
It’s been perhaps the most difficult period of Luol Deng’s professional basketball career, but the two-time NBA All-Star for the Chicago Bulls is confident of bouncing back from illness after a spinal tap. Writing on Twitter Thursday, Deng said, “I’m getting better each day. I want to thank the fans for the great support this […]
