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Michelob Ultra Becomes National Basketball Association’s (NBA) First-Ever Global Beer Partner

The beer brand will serve as a presenting partner for select NBA Global Games and the global expansion will additionally tip off Michelob ULTRA’s marketing partnership with the Basketball Africa League (BAL)

Global Expansion Builds on Anheuser-Busch’s 25-Year History with the NBA (https://www.NBA.com) and Will See a Bolstered Michelob ULTRA Presence Across the NBA, WNBA, NBA G League, NBA 2K League, USA Basketball and Basketball Africa League; Michelob ULTRA Commercial featuring Jimmy Butler Will Air During the 2023 NBA Finals presented by YouTube…

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Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Center Joel Embiid Named 2022-23 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player

The Cameroon native is the seventh international player to be named MVP since the award’s inception

Fifth 76er ever to earn MVP honors, joining Chamberlain, Erving, Iverson and Malone; led 76ers to best season since 2000-01, while becoming second sixers player ever to win consecutive scoring titles. The NBA announced that Philadelphia 76ers six-time All-Star center Joel Embiid has been named the 2022-23 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player. Embiid is the fifth…

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First National Basketball Association (NBA) Academy Showcase Africa to be held April 6-9 in Senegal

NBA Africa today announced the 71 high-school-age prospects from 26 countries who will participate in the first NBA Academy Showcase Africa at NBA Academy Africa in Saly, Senegal

Inaugural Showcase Will Feature 71 High-School-Age Prospects from 26 Countries Representing NBA (www.NBA.com) Academy Africa, NBA Academy Latin America, SEED Academy and Mountain Stars Basketball Club Competing at NBA Academy Africa in Saly, Senegal NBA Africa today announced the 71 high-school-age prospects from 26 countries who will participate in the…

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National Basketball Association (NBA) Africa Hosts First All-Girls Jr. NBA Clinic in Ghana

The event featured a basketball clinic for 60 girls aged 18 and younger and a life skills seminar led by 2003 WNBA champion Astou Ndiaye

Event Held in Conjunction with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff’s First Visit to Ghana; 2003 WNBA Champion Astou Ndiaye Leads Clinic and Life Skills Seminar for 60 Girls from the Local Community. NBA Africa today hosted the first all-girls Jr. NBA clinic in Ghana, which…

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National Basketball Association (NBA) Africa Donates Indoor Basketball Court to Rwanda Basketball Federation

Newly-Refurbished Court will Provide More Opportunities for Thousands of Rwandan Youth to Learn and Play the Game

NBA Africa (www.NBA.com) today donated a newly-refurbished indoor basketball court in Kigali, Rwanda to the Rwanda Basketball Federation (FERWABA).  The court, which will benefit more than 4,000 youth from Kigali and the surrounding communities, was unveiled at a ceremony held at Lycée de Kigali today by Rwandan Minister of Sports Aurore Mimosa…

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Top International Prospects to Travel to Salt Lake City for Seventh Annual Basketball Without Borders Global Camp

Members of the NBA Coaching Development Program (CDP), which assists former players who are looking to transition into the coaching ranks and further deepen the pipeline of coaching talent

BWB Global Camp During NBA (www.NBA.com) All-Star 2023 in Salt Lake City, Utah; Will Bring Together Top 40 High-School-Age Prospects from 27 Countries. The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) today announced the top 40 male prospects from 27 countries who will travel to Salt Lake City,…

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2023 NBA All-Star Game Player Pool

The team rosters will be determined by the NBA All-Star Draft presented by Jordan Brand

The 2023 NBA All-Star Game player pool is listed below by conference.  The team rosters will be determined by the NBA All-Star Draft presented by Jordan Brand, which will take place right before the All-Star Game. EASTERN CONFERENCE PLAYER POOL Player (Team) Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate Prior to NBA/Home Country…

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NBA Announces Players for 2023 Jordan Rising Stars

All three games in Jordan Rising Stars will be played to a Final Target Score, meaning that each game will end with a made basket or a made free throw instead of with the clock running out

Four Seven-Player Teams to Compete in Mini-Tournament on Friday, Feb. 17 at NBA All-Star 2023 (9 p.m. ET/7 p.m. MT, TNT); NBA Rookies and Sophomores to Be Drafted onto Three Teams; NBA G League Players to Comprise Fourth Team, NBA Legends Pau Gasol, Joakim Noah, Jason Terry and Deron Williams to Serve…

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France and National Basketball Association (NBA) Announce Comprehensive Collaboration to Elevate Basketball in France and Africa

The NBA and the FFBB will expand their existing basketball development programming that has reached more than a quarter of a million French youth over the past decade

French President Emmanuel Macron and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver today announced a comprehensive plan to collaborate on a variety of initiatives that will elevate basketball in France and Africa at all levels. The French Government and the NBA (https://www.NBA.com) are forming a working group of senior level executives and will…

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NBA All-Star voting presented by AT&T tips off December 20

The 72nd NBA All-Star Game will take place on Sunday, Feb. 19 at 8 p.m. ET in Salt Lake City, airing on TNT in the United States

NBA All-Star Voting Available Across New NBA App and NBA.com (www.NBA.com) From Dec. 20 to Jan. 21; NBA ID, League’s New Membership Program, Offers Exclusive NBA All-Star 2023 Benefits; Six “3-for-1 Days,” When Votes Count Three Times, Begin on Christmas Day. NBA All-Star Voting presented by AT&T, the Official 5G Wireless…