Chuck Cooper's son recounts his father being denied entry into a hotel because he was Black.

The NBA held its inaugural Pioneers Classic (75th anniversary) today in a game between the Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics ...

President Barack Obama will help advance the league’s social responsibility efforts across the continent, including programs and partnerships that support greater gender equality and economic ...

Clare Akamanzi, the architect of Rwanda’s sports ‘soft power’ push, enters her third year at the helm of the NBA’s African ...

The Basketball Africa League (BAL) today announced that the league’s sixth season will tip off on Friday, March 27 at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa, and culminate with 2026 BAL Finals on ...

Five NBA players with ties to Africa are in the lead to feature at the 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles from February 13-16, 2026.In the West, San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama (France; ...

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 ...

The NBA is launching a professional basketball league in Africa that will feature 12 teams from several countries across the continent. The league will debut next year, and will be referred to as the ...

Africa-focused alternative investment firm Silverbacks Holdings is in talks with the National Basketball Association to buy a franchise in its growing league on the continent, Executive Chairman ...

The National Basketball Association (NBA) (www.NBA.com) today namedNBA Vice President and Managing Director for Africa, Amadou Gallo Fall as President of the Basketball Africa League (BAL), a new ...

The NBA will open an academy in Africa next year, its latest move to unearth talent from outside the United States and extend the league's reach into new territories. The African academy will be based ...

The NBA is bringing a pro league to Africa. The Basketball Africa League, a new collaboration between the NBA and the sport's global governing body FIBA, was announced Saturday. The initial plan is ...