NBA To Play First Game In Africa On August 1

(CNN)The NBA announced Wednesday that it will play its first ever exhibition game in Africa on August 1 at Ellis Park Arena in Johannesburg, South Africa. Team Africa will tip-off against Team World and will feature two-time NBA All-Star Luol Deng, born in South Sudan, as its captain. The Miami Heat star will lead a

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Ethiopian-born Israel’s member of parliament calls on NBA to dismiss Clippers owner for racist comments

29 April 2014 ‘Financial penalty is not enough,’ fumes MK Shimon Solomon, slamming Donald Sterling’s alleged racism as ‘pathetic and disgusting’ BY RAPHAEL AHREN  The Times of Israel An Ethiopian-born Israeli lawmaker slammed Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling for

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US basketball team in silent protest

April 27, 2014 BBC The Clippers wore their shirts inside-out in the warm-up before Sunday’s game US basketball players have staged a silent protest following reports that their team’s owner had been secretly recorded making racist remarks. The Los Angeles

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