As the global basketball elite descended upon Charlotte for All-Star weekend, the most critical news coming from North Carolina was Adam Silver’s announcement that the National Basketball Association would be helping to establish a professional league in Africa. In this context, it would have been inconceivable for the world’s greatest basketball league to be responsible for one of the most significant cultural, social and political milestones in Africa’s nascent sporting history. In the aftermath of recent terrorist attacks in Kenya, fraught elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo and a myriad of other issues, the Basketball Africa league may represent a medium for hope and aspiration. The Basketball Africa league, therefore, has the potential to directly shape the lives and attitudes of generations of young Africans. This new league could be the most important lens through which Africa’s history of vibrant talent, culture, history and beauty is celebrated.

Source: thestar February 25, 2019 10:52 UTC