ESPN has everything you need to know about the NBA-affiliated Basketball Africa League (BAL) for 2025, from news to scores to interviews from players across the league.

The Basketball Africa League crowns a new champion this weekend, marking the venture's fifth anniversary. But can the NBA-backed league turn courtside glam and pan-African buzz into lasting success?

The U.S. revoked visas from a top basketball player's country. How the NBA kept his dream alive. When Khaman Maluach’s ...

Khaman Maluach explains his emotions after being drafted by the Houston Rockets and then traded to the Phoenix Suns.

Khaman Maluach only took up basketball aged 14, but the refugee from South Sudan has been drafted to join NBA side Phoenix ...

Here’s everything you need to know about the Kansas Jayhawks’ newest addition: from his fun nickname to a scouting report.

“The government fully recognises the importance of basketball in youth development and nation-building. As one of our six ...

The NBA wants Duke's Khaman Maluach to be a model for future African prospects. But his home country is part of the Trump administration's travel bans ...

Khaman Maluach (South Sudan) and Saliou Niang (Senegal) were among the African-descended stars drafted into the NBA in 2025.

Rassie Erasmus named a strong Springboks side, sprinkling in a few new faces among a spine of the team containing plenty of ...

For the first time in Basketball Africa League (BAL) history, South Africa hosted the Season 5 Playoffs and Finals.

The Basketball Africa League crowns a new champion this weekend, marking the venture's fifth anniversary. But can the NBA-backed league turn courtside glam and pan-African buzz into lasting success?