Amid this evolving landscape, Chiney Ogwumike—two-time WNBA All-Star and ESPN analyst—has broken new ground as the first female ambassador of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). Her ...

Rwanda is closely associated with the NBA's Basketball Africa League. In 2021, Rwanda hosted the entire inaugural season and the first four BAL Finals. NBA teams up with Dikembe Mutombo and ...

The code has been copied to your clipboard. The URL has been copied to your clipboard ...

BAL President Amadou Gallo Fall says the fifth milestone aims to build on the gains of previous editions, which have heightened the level of passion and talent in Africa. “Our milestone fifth season ...

The award is named after the late four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year and Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer who served as the NBA’s first global ambassador following his retirement from the ...

In 2019, the ground-breaking Basketball Africa League (BAL), was established and is a now a professional league featuring 12 club teams from across Africa. Women started playing basketball as ...

The letter asked Silver to sever the league's dealings with Rwanda, "If not for your own conscience, then at least in solidarity with the innocent victims of Rwandan aggression." The NBA launched the ...

The NBA launched the Basketball Africa League, its first league outside North America, five years ago in Rwanda's capital of Kigali. The NBA has said the U.S. government encouraged it to do ...

The top three names are all-leagues must-adds, While the recent deadline is a part of the story for most of this week's top adds, injuries also factor heavily. Whatever the cause, however ...