May 23
“ …. 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
It 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 »
Tagged with: Bafana Bafana • Basketball • Blake Griffin • Boston Celtics • Cleveland Cavaliers • Denver Nuggets • George Karl • Jay-Z • kevin durant • kobe bryant • LA Lakers • Lebron James • Los Angeles • NBA • oklahoma city thunder • Orlando Magic • Phil Jackson • Phoenix Suns • Ricky Rubio • Sandton • SAPS • Wolrd Cup 2010
Oct 06
“Ubuntu diary” – Day 1
After travelling for nearly 24 hours, I picked up a rental car and drove 111KM south of Boston, to the town of Newport, Rhodes Islands.
Newport is the home this year Boston Celtics NBA training camp. I checked myself in the hotel and slept crazy, being so tired last night I made no effort to meet up with the team.
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Tagged with: Armond Hill • Basketball • Boston Celtics • Clifford Rays • Doc Rivers • Kevin Eastman • kevin garnett • Mike Longabardi • National Basketball Association • NBA • Paul Pierce • Ray Allen • Tom Tribodeau • Tony Allen • Waterfront Cape Town • WNBA
Jun 26
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 something along the lines of “UBUNTU” but being in deep Africa, I told myself that maybe I needed to get my ears checked… Why would an NBA team be using an African term during the grueling playoffs? Then during the Boston Celtics vs. Atlanta Hawks series I heard the Celtic shout a word that sounded like “BUNTU” and this time I knew there was more to this story. Continue reading »
Tagged with: Atlanta Hawks • Basketball • Bill Russell • Boston Celtics • Cool • Desmond Tutu • kevin garnett • Los Angeles Lakers • National Basketball Association • NBA • Paul Pierce • Ray Allen • South Africa • UBUNTU
It 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 »
