March 11 marked the start of the Basketball Africa League, the continent’s premier basketball competition. Ahead of its third season, president Amadou Gallo Fall reflected on the rise of the sport on ...

The Basketball Africa League (BAL) offers the Johannesburg Giants an opportunity to make a statement regarding the potential of South African basketball at what could be a tipping point in its ...

Mali's head coach Joaquin Brizuela Carrion watch's their game against Serbia during their game at the women's Basketball World Cup in Sydney, Australia, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft) ...

The NBA’s entry into Africa will hit another milestone this weekend when the Basketball Africa League kicks off for its third season. Launched in the middle of a pandemic, the league is slowly ...

The third edition of the Basketball Africa League runs from March to May this year, with an array of bright and shiny names, like Zaire Wade for one, gracing the NBA and FIBA-affiliated tournament.

The hardwood of BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, is sprayed a bright green and yellow. The sound of horns permeates the arena. Angolan and Tunisian flags drape over the first row of seats. This is the ...

The Basketball Africa League (BAL) season is back for a 5th season and will feature the top club teams from 12 African countries. NBA.com Staff Petro de Luanda defeated Libya’s Al Ahly Ly 107-94 to ...

It was at the 2012 NBA All-Star game at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida where Luol Deng went outside the NBA All-Star dress code to wear a black t-shirt adorned with a stylized outline of the ...

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 28: Lead assistant coach Lloyd Pierce reacts to a play against the Washington Wizards during the first half at Capital One Arena on October 28, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo ...

KIGALI, RWANDA - MAY 22: President Amadou Gallo Fall of the Basketball Africa League walks on the court following a game between the Rivers Hoopers Basketball Club and the Gendarmerie Nationale ...

While traditional African basketball powerhouse Nigeria will not be present at the FIBA World Cup, starting August 25, five other countries are ready to show how their games, and young players, have ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — South Sudan is the world's youngest nation, gaining its independence only 12 years ago. Cape Verde is one of the world's least-populated nations, with fewer residents than ...