.... As NBA cares refurbish sports complex in SA
As the 10th edition of the Basketball Without Borders Africa camp open today in Johannesburg, South Africa with about sixty young players from twenty-six countries from the Africa continent, the body has also made another giant stride by committing itself to developing sporting facilities across the continent for the continuous propagation of basketball [read more]
.... As NBA cares refurbish sports complex in SA
As the 10th edition of the Basketball Without Borders Africa camp open today in Johannesburg, South Africa with about sixty young players from twenty-six countries from the Africa continent, the body has also made another giant stride by committing itself to developing sporting facilities across the continent for the continuous propagation of basketball.
BWB Africa will be joined on Saturday by a team of the United States of America National Basketball Association, NBA and it women counterpart WNBA to partner with Special Olympics in hosting basketball clinics in such places as Brazil, China, England, France, Italy, Mexico, Senegal, Slovenia, Spain, and Turkey.
Adding to a partnership that began in 2007, the NBA/WNBA contingent will help build two homes with Habitat for Humanity South Africa in Orange Farm Township on Aug. 31. Upon completion of the houses, which are supported by the Pagliuca family, 13 homes will have been built in the country as part of NBA Cares efforts at Basketball without Borders Africa.
The highlight of the week is the dedication of the NBA Cares Legacy Project, a newly refurbished sports complex in Alex Township, on Sept. 1. Alex is one of the largest urban neighborhoods in South Africa and this renovated area will provide four new basketball/netball courts creating a safe space for kids and families to play. The dedication ceremony will also feature a basketball and fitness clinic led by the NBA/WNBA players and coaches.
The community outreach events, NBA players will join BWB community partners UNICEF and Hoops4Hope to lead the campers in daily life-skills seminars focusing on leadership and HIV/AIDS education. The NBA will also make donations to partnering community-based organizations, which will include school supplies, sports equipment, clothing, and other necessities.
It has been a difficult roller coaster of a season for the Chicago Bulls and Luol Deng (6'9''-F-85, agency: Interperformances, college: Duke) this season so far. Injuries and a compressed schedule has proven to tax the team to the limits, the team has responded and played better than expected given the circumstances.
Luol Deng has experienced a similar roller coaster ride himself, from the thrill of leading England to the Olympics this summer, joined by fellow NBA players Ben Gordon and B [read more]
It has been a difficult roller coaster of a season for the Chicago Bulls and Luol Deng (6'9''-F-85, agency: Interperformances, college: Duke) this season so far. Injuries and a compressed schedule has proven to tax the team to the limits, the team has responded and played better than expected given the circumstances.
Luol Deng has experienced a similar roller coaster ride himself, from the thrill of leading England to the Olympics this summer, joined by fellow NBA players Ben Gordon and B.J. Mullens , to a serious wrist injury that threatened to curtail his season in the beginning, being named an NBA All-star to now trying to win his first NBA championship and dispatching the rival Heat in the playoffs (as an expected matchup seems likely).
None of that compares to the situation he and his family is facing in South Sudan. From first becoming a refugee and moving to England as a young child and then onto the US for high school basketball, then college and the NBA, Luol has seen a lot in the world from his experiences moving around the globe. He admitted it was a big relief last year when his family was able to return to South Sudan and the country was granted independence. He admitted it was a big relief knowing that his family was at home and happy for the first time in a long time.
Now the situation is devolving and border fighting is threatening to ignite an all-out war between the former united country which is now bordering countries that share and compete for oil resources. The rhetoric and previous experiences between these former countrymen guarantee that if there is war it will be bloody and brutal.
The concern this situation raises is similar to what happened when Yugoslavia was breaking up in the 1990's. Many NBA players of that generation from the former Yugoslavia have admitted the situation at home proved to be a tremendous distraction for them and their fellow former countrymen. You can't help but wonder if the situation is the same for Luol as he fights through a torn ligament in his wrist and trying to win that elusive first NBA title. The pain in his wrist can't compare to the burden he may have to carry in his heart while he awaits to see what happens in his former homeland, were his family live today.
For the Bulls, the season of distraction may have added the hardest one yet to overcome, as Luol is the glue that has kept the Bulls together all season long. The engine that drives the team (Derrick Rose) has missed a large portion of this taxing season Luol has been key in keeping the team together this season.
South Sudan: Basketball/Players to receive Angolan expertise - Apr 5, 2012
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South Sudan has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Angola at the end of a meeting held on March 28 attended by delegations from both countries headed by their respective sports ministers.
According to the MOU, South Sudan basketball team will train with some Angolan clubs. This is to enable the former team tap experience and expertise in the game as South Sudans Sports Ministers, Cirino Hiteng Ofuho, believes that Angola is home to the best players in Africa [read more]
South Sudan has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Angola at the end of a meeting held on March 28 attended by delegations from both countries headed by their respective sports ministers. According to the MOU, South Sudan basketball team will train with some Angolan clubs. This is to enable the former team tap experience and expertise in the game as South Sudans Sports Ministers, Cirino Hiteng Ofuho, believes that Angola is home to the best players in Africa.
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