June 1, 2020 — By Benjamin Ikechukwu
New villain in town halts basketball
FROM a city that never sleeps to a city that never wakes. From having gridlock traffic to empty roads and streets. This is the new...
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May 22, 2020 — By Ariel Okal
Basketball opened doors to new life experiences
THE life of a pro basketball player is not as glamorous as sports fans would like to think. It does take it’s toll on you:...
May 15, 2020 — By Manyehlisa Lehohla
Canivete: Beating South Africa is one of my fondest memories
IN The Big Tip Off’s question and answer (Q & A) interview, we speak to Mozambique and Ferroviario de Maputo basketball player David Canivete Jr. Canivete...
May 8, 2020 — By Siphumle Qanya
I have gone back to the fundamentals
THE world has been brought to a standstill because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Life as we know it has changed drastically; with the prospect of...
April 30, 2020 — By Aristide Mugabe
Basketball gave me a second family
Lessons can be learnt from the Rwandan genocide and COVID-19 RWANDA reflects during this time of the year. As a country, we have been through...
April 24, 2020 — By Jimmy Williams
Basketball is Williams’ passport to success
I have been playing basketball professionally for 10 years and my career has taken me to 12 different African countries including; Morocco, Tunisia, Seychelles, Mozambique,...
April 22, 2020 — By Quintin Denyssen
Window of opportunity opens for SA basketball
THE one thing I have always enjoyed about the basketball court is that it is a great leveller, it does not accept excuses and does...
April 20, 2020 — By Liz Mills
BAL break an opportunity for teams to re-strategise
SINCE the completion of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) Qualifiers in December 2019, when I assisted Rwandan club, Patriots BBC to the BAL East Division...
April 18, 2020 — By Thabo Mothiba
Mothiba: It was love at first practice
Basketball is the gift that keeps giving BASKETBALL has been there for me in so many different ways over the past 24 years (yes, that’s...
April 17, 2020 — By Vincent Ntunja
Things might not be the same again
A Cape Town team will dominate SA basketball IVE been involved with sports for half if not most of my life. My love for basketball...
April 16, 2020 — By Lebesa Selepe
Selepe bowled over by basketball
When the courts open we bong, bong! WHEN I was asked to write about my career, I honestly got shell shocked because I have never...
