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NBA’s Africa League Struggles to Find Fans, Faces Mounting Losses

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January 17, 2024

Via Bloomberg, a report on the NBA’s first league outside of North America which has had trouble drawing crowds: The National Basketball Association Inc.’s African league, which counts former US President Barack [...]

Miami Heat Guard Jaime Jaquez Jr. Hopes to Inspire New Generation of Mexican NBA Players, Fans

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January 5, 2024

Via Andscape, an article on Miami Heat guard Jaime Jaquez Jr., one of several Mexican American players in NBA history: Jaime Jaquez Jr. answered a few questions in Spanish following the Miami Heat’s New Year’s Day game [...]

How Lynette Woodard Broke The Harlem Globetrotters’ Gender Barrier

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January 1, 2024

Via CBC, an article on Lynette Woodard, the first woman to play for the Harlem Globetrotters: It was Lynette Woodard's childhood dream to play for the Harlem Globetrotters. Her cousin, Hubert "Geese" Ausbie, played for the [...]

Nya Reed’s Viral Bruins Debut Is A Tribute to her Sorority

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December 23, 2023

Via ESPN, a report on Nya Reed's dedication of her floor routine in her UCLA debut to her sorority, Delta Sigma Theta: The morning after Nya Reed's "Meet the Bruins" preseason performance, she slept in. The graduate-student [...]

New Orleans Pelicans Forward Larry Nance Jr. Leads Drive To Fight Food Insecurity

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November 27, 2023

Via Andscape, a report on New Orleans Pelicans forward Larry Nance Jr.'s Zero Hunger Challenge which provides high school students opportunity to address hunger in their community: From its gumbo, fried and boiled seafood and [...]

Leading Basketball’s Push Across Africa

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November 13, 2023

Via Semafor, a look at the NBA's push across Africa: Victor Williams is the CEO of NBA Africa. In May 2021, he oversaw the launch of NBA Africa as a standalone entity that conducts the league’s business in Africa, including [...]

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