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Ranking the last 10 NBA Championship Teams

By Darren Gorton on June 28, 2014 in NBA with 0 Comments

There’s an article out recently that attempts to rank the last 10 NBA Championship teams. For anyone who’s been a fan over that time it makes for interesting reading. Their top five choices are as follows: 5. 2007-08 Boston Celtics Who can forget Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce tearing up the league and everyone’s […]

BWB 2009 gets going with a bang

By Victor Shakineza on September 5, 2009 in News with 1 Comment

For four days the sport of basketball will take South Africa by storm with the arrival of National Basketball Association (NBA) players for the annual Basketball Without Borders Africa leg which began on the 2nd September 2009. Popular NBA players Dikembe Mutombo (retired Houston Rockets player), Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks), Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic), Chris […]

Celtics win the 2008 NBA championship behind the power of UBUNTU

By Victor Shakineza on June 26, 2008 in News with 14 Comments

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 […]