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South Africa’s not-so-well-known link to the NBA

By on June 30, 2008 in FanZone with 1 Comment
South Africa’s not-so-well-known link to the NBA

After Victor’s recent post about Thierry Kita’s link to the Champion Boston Celtics, I couldn’t resist including this one. For those of you who aren’t aware of South Africa’s other influence in one of the world’s greatest professional sports, here’s a little known trivia fact about Steve Nash [currently with the Phoenix Suns], who was […]

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Slam da Trash Festival

By on June 30, 2008 in News with 3 Comments

What a day full of fun, dance and off course basketball… Fans braved the chilly Johannesburg wind to come out and support the initiative around this festival. The idea was to get people to keep their city clean and with a huge crowd in attendance, the message was put across using different methods… People rapped, […]

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Celtics win the 2008 NBA championship behind the power of UBUNTU

By on June 26, 2008 in News with 14 Comments
Celtics win the 2008 NBA championship behind the power of UBUNTU

Article was done by Victor Shakineza with Thierry Kita’s consent and input. With the current climate of xenophobia in South Africa and intolerance around the world, it was refreshing to witness something special during the 2008 NBA playoffs. One early morning I was watching a Celtics game during the playoffs and I thought I heard […]

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SASSU Send-off tournament report

By on June 26, 2008 in News with 0 Comments
SASSU Send-off tournament report

The SASSU tournament is around the corner and teams are doing the final preparations for the competition. The Gauteng Basketball Association held a send off tournament for the Gauteng teams that will be heading off to Cape Town at the end off this week. On the 22nd of June, Wembly Stadium hosted the tournament and […]

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SASSU SEND-OFF TOURNAMENT RESULTS

By on June 25, 2008 in News with 1 Comment
SASSU SEND-OFF TOURNAMENT RESULTS

Information supplied by Sibongile Maswanganye Ready or Not, Cape Town here come Gauteng “Home Of Champions!”The send – off Tournament took place at Wembley Stadium, 22 June 2008.

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