Former President Barack Obama is lending his support to one of his favorite pastimes by helping the NBA and International Basketball Federation (FIBA) launch a new league in Africa to grow the game ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — 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.

On the eve of the All-Star Game, the NBA announced one of its most ambitious projects in years: the formation of the Basketball Africa League. The NBA will partner with FIBA, the international ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) —The NBA is bringing a pro basketball league to Africa. The Basketball Africa League, a collaboration between the NBA and the sport’s global governing body FIBA, was announced ...

Mali’s men’s basketball team delivered one of the defining performances of The 2025 FIBA Men’s AfroBasket, defeating Senegal 88-80 in a semi-final contest that felt like more than just a single result ...

The Warriors Basketball Academy has officially expressed interest in hosting the inaugural FIBA Africa Zone 3 Academies Tournament, an initiative aimed at fostering grassroots basketball development ...

ESPN Africa has secured exclusive FIBA broadcast rights across sub-Saharan Africa, in a four-year deal that brings over 1 500 international basketball games to fans across the continent. The four-year ...

From the Fiba Basketball World Cups and Continental Cups to Women’s and Youth World Cups, ESPN Africa will deliver every major international moment live to audiences across the region. Fans can look ...

FIBA’s Executive Committee on Friday selected Chad to replace South Africa in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 African Qualifiers. This comes after Basketball South Africa confirmed the withdrawal ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sindiswa Mabunda covers the sports landscape in Africa. The basketball world is buzzing with debate over FIBA's upcoming rule ...