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NBA Africa is the African branch of the U.S.-based National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball league organization, which focuses on its business interests on the African continent. The entity was established in 2021 and co-organizes the Basketball Africa League (BAL), together with FIBA , among other activities.
The SunBet Arena hosted the NBA Africa Game 2018, the third NBA exhibition game that was held on the African continent. [5] The arena was a venue of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) in March 2024, when it hosted the Kalahari Conference. [6] In November 2024, it was announced that the arena would host the 2025 BAL Playoffs and Finals.
The Basketball Africa League (BAL) is the premier men's basketball league in Africa. [1] Founded in 2019, the league was established and is co-organized by NBA Africa and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). [2] Each season typically runs from March to June, and in the current format of the league consists of twelve teams.
Scoring has been up — really up — in the NBA this season, with teams averaging 115.5 points per game, the highest clip the league has seen since the average was 116.7 points in the 1969-70 season.
The NBA Africa entity was officially established in May 2021, just over a decade after the NBA opened its African headquarters in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is currently led by CEO Victor Williams and was modeled on the highly successful NBA China entity, which is estimated to have a market value of $5 billion. [ 13 ]
The 2018 NBA Africa Game was an exhibition basketball game played on 4 August 2018 in the Sun Arena at Time Square in Pretoria, South Africa. It was the third NBA game to take place on the continent of Africa , and continued with the format of Team Africa versus Team World.
The 2015 NBA Africa Game was an exhibition basketball game played on 1 August 2015 in Ellis Park Arena in Johannesburg, South Africa. It was the first NBA game, and the first game involving any major North American professional sports league, to take place on the continent of Africa. It was contested between Team Africa, featuring NBA players ...
The 2017 NBA Africa Game was an exhibition basketball game played on 5 August 2017, in the Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg, South Africa. It was the second NBA game to take place on the continent of Africa and the first since the NBA Africa Game 2015. The teams involved were Team Africa, featuring NBA players and alumni that were born in or had ...