Sep 02

The ESPN Celebrity Basketball Extravaganza is happening on the 23rd October at the Menlyn Shopping Center so be on the lookout.

Information provided by Cabby Magongwa and edited by Victor Shakineza

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Aug 24

The 2010 World Championships of Basketball will be shown on SuperSport this year!

Here is the schedule received from SuperSport to help you catch some of the action:
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Jul 28

St Peter’s College Sport and Cultural festival was founded in 2002. This year’s festival, the seventh, is being held on the 17th, 18th and 19th of September 2010.

The festival offers a unique mix of sports and cultural events and is arguably the largest high school sports and cultural festival in the country.

It attracts a diverse learner population from previously disadvantaged schools, former Model C schools as well as independent schools.

The festival attracts some 40 schools comprising over 100 teams and has the participation of approximately 1,500 children and of course their spectators each day in the three day programme.

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Jul 27

Your team is invited to a Basketball Tournament

WHEN: 6th August 2010 to 9st August 2010
WHERE: Wits Hall 29 (map of campus)
REGISTRATION: R750 per Team
RSVP: Info@bethusile.co.za (1st option) or 083 686 7326

Check www.bethusile.co.za (events) for further details.

See the original Basketball Tournament Invitation by clicking here.

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Jun 12
by Matt Lawyue / Image - @NBA_Photos

by Matt Lawyue / Image - @NBA_Photos

The Lakers and Celtics are making this an NBA Finals to be remembered, with it currently tied up at two games each.

But the other story rivalling this at the moment is the upcoming NBA free agent sweepstakes, starting 1 July 2010, when an incredible group of free agents including LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and Amare Stoudemire will become available to other teams.

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Jun 07

What does the NBA have in common with soccer’s FIFA World Cup taking place this year in South Africa?

Your guess is as good as ours, but SLAMOnline has ventured to find the link between the two – South Africa is certainly gonna be “where amazing happens”.

In their article, “Cup Comparisons”, they compare the NBA teams to the different countries taking part in the World Cup, noting the favourites for the tournament to be Brazil, Spain, England, Italy and Germany.

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May 23

The Mogul’s Insight: Then there were 4

By Juice Ndlovu FanZone Comments Off

“ …. The road to victory is 1 that requires you to reinvent yourself throughout the journey.  Champions don’t prepare for sprints; they stay ready for marathons …” Mogul

Larry OBrien_001It is amazing how time flies; I cannot believe that we are already at the NBA’s conference Finals.  Few people would have imagined that some of the teams that are still in the running would actually still be active at this time.  I think that it especially comes as a shock, perhaps, that the Cleveland Cavaliers have again failed to reach the NBA finals.  This has brought the basketball world to stand and pay close attention to LeBron’s offseason, as many people would like to know if he will move or stay with his hometown Cavaliers.  More on this later. Continue reading »

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May 18
Mobi Akiode

Mobi Akiode

ESPN is running a series called “Her Story”. In one of the episodes, they profile a young Nigerian lady named Mobolaji (“Mobi”) Akiode who is making a difference to the game in Nigeria.

Mobi played for the Nigerian national team at one time, and also spent time living with her family in Newark, New Jersey, working for ESPN as an accountant.

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