NBA plans pro league in Africa with direct involvement from former President Barack Obama

AP ^ | Feb. 16, 2019 | Tim Reynolds

[Gay State Conservative]

I've spent some time in Africa and I've seen a fair chunk of East Africa and southern Africa.Apart from a good bit of affluence I saw in parts of suburban Johannesburg all I saw there was breathtaking poverty.

So as far as I can see the chances of financial success for this "league" are pretty slim...unless the real purpose is for it to be a "farm league" for the NBA.

[dfwgator]

The Johannesburg Zulu Warriors.

[Bonemaker]

“ya lets see how well Community Organizing works for him over there...”

Yeah, just wait until he stiffs some African dictator and see how far his half blackness gets him.

[dfwgator]

I suspect it may very well be an attempt to try to counter the emergence of White-Euro players in the NBA.

[Night Hides Not]

Here in Dallas, everybody is raving about Luka Doncic. I already see huge posters of him downtown.

For all the hoopla over Zion, there's a young man from Japan who will burst onto the NBA scene next year: Rui Hachimura of Gonzaga. He's already a national hero in Japan, and he's going to make millions in endorsements.

Rui's upside is immense, and he's got a multi-million dollar smile and personality to boot. Whoever signs Rui has a leg up on the Japanese market.

BTW, it's only taken Luca a few months to capture the hearts of Maverick fans. I'll get my first look in person this coming Friday night.

[Spok]

Professional sports do not a nation make. Remember when Clinton was going to eliminate inner city crime with midnight basketball? Where would we be today if the founding fathers had decided that the key to America’s future success was building casinos?

[max americana]

“I thought the NBA was already an Africam league.”

post of the night

[Vendome]

[Night Hides Not]

I suspect it may very well be an attempt to try to counter the emergence of White-Euro players in the NBA.

Dallas Mavericks will be criticized for adding another white guy to the team this summer, when they sign that kid from Orlando. Their Big 3 will be the whitest Big 3 in the NBA.

I don't think Luca would have achieved his level of popularity in Atlanta, the team that drafted him. Atlanta is a predominantly black city, and Trey Young's game is more suited to that city.

[dfwgator]

And I suspect Mark Cuban is going to keep Nowitzki in the organization after he retires from playing so he will be a liaison to keeping the Euro pipeline going.

[cdcdawg]

This is a great job for Obama! He should make this his great post-Presidential life’s work.

[Bommer]

Final score is Hutus 79 and Tutsis 81. Now the Hutus are grabbing their machetes.....

[Chode]

100%... not a lot of disposable income let alone to be wasted on bball tickets

maybe they can trade an hour of their mother's or sister's time for tix?

[SaveFerris]

Shaq is gr3at!

[SaveFerris]

Advanced Competitive Theory!!

[political1]

I keep thinking about Ethiopian cheerleaders, and that Nigerian Prince that had millions in the bank. He emailed me and asked for help.

[Night Hides Not]

And I suspect Mark Cuban is going to keep Nowitzki in the organization after he retires from playing so he will be a liaison to keeping the Euro pipeline going.

Agreed. DFW is a natural fit for Euros, due to the international companies that have a presence here, and the respect we all have for Dirk.

[cnsmom]

This won’t feed his ego and unfortunately I’m sure he will return to the US Quickly when he fails.

[Daffynition]

[FoxInSocks]

Yeah, midnight basketball really helped here in America.