Twelve teams. Seven cities. One champion. The first BAL season is about to tip off, and we’re here for it (as soon as coronavirus fears abate)
The international reach and popularity of Bryant has been well documented, but it is his death that has propelled the NBA community and beyond to reflect on the commissioner’s contributions to the league.
Both players are products of the NBA and International Basketball Federation global basketball development programme, which has hosted several camps in South Africa and other African countries since 2001.continues to grow under current commissioner, Adam Silver, who deputised for Stern and took over when he retired. Under Silver, the NBA’s African division has put on three successful exhibition games on the continent. And now, an African league will be launched in Dakar, Senegal.
Host cities for the regular BAL season are Cairo , Dakar , Lagos , Luanda , Monastir and Salé . The league will be split into two conferences, with three cities allocated to each conference. Each team will play every team in their conference once and the top four teams will advance to the single-game elimination playoff round. All post-season games — playoffs and finals — will be played in Kigali, Rwanda, at the newly erected Kigali Arena.
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