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NBA Africa says it will build outdoor basketball courts and conduct youth clinics in Nairobi, Kenya, and Rwanda next year, under the organization’s commitment to construct 1,000 courts in Africa over the next decade. The development, announced at a press conference in Nairobi on Tuesday, October 8, will see a total of 100 basketball courts built in Kenya. No details on number of courts to be constructed in Rwanda were shared.

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The NBA officially opened its first office in Nairobi on Wednesday, November 29th. This move is part of the NBA's ongoing efforts to enhance the development of basketball in the country. In September, Kenya and the NBA signed an agreement to endorse the advancement of basketball skills in schools and local associations via the Talanta Hela Initiative. One of the aims of this collaboration is to train teachers to become certified coaches and scouts in communities. Also, the agreement aims to construct quality basketball courts in schools for competitive matches.

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The United States National Basketball Association (NBA) has officially launched its first Kenyan chapter in Westlands, Nairobi. Michael Finley, NBA Kenya's senior director and national operations lead said that the new office will support all of the league's business and basketball development endeavors in the country. Finley made the remarks during the unveiling at State House Nairobi on Wednesday where President William Ruto received a high-profile NBA delegation.

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"This summer, I went to Kigali, and Nairobi and Lagos, and I went to Kampala and Abidjan and Dakar and Johannesburg and I saw great cities, and great people," Ujiri told ESPN on Friday. "And I went to visit the refugee camp in Dadaab, and I met good people and good families with plenty of hope. If those places are being referred to as shitholes, go visit those places, and go meet those people. I don't think it's fair, and I don't think it's what inspiring leadership can be. What sense of hope are we giving people if you are calling where they live -- and where they're from -- a shithole?"

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Twitter user RealJamesKarimi recently spotted a mobile Warriors tribute in Nairobi, Kenya: A bus decorated with portraits of Stephen Curry. The transit bus, called a "matatu" in Swahili, serves locals around Nairobi, and they're all just as brightly colored and fun. "There is always a unique razzmatazz and flair that's associated with these buses," Karimi told SFGATE.

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Raptors president and general manager Masai Ujiri has continued his journey in Africa to Nairobi, Kenya, where he'll serve as director for his Giants Of Africa camp. Hear more from Ujiri on working with the countries top 50 prospects below and stay tuned for more great coverage from the Open Gym crew in Africa.

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Since making that life-altering journey in 1994, helping Africans has become Washington's passion and he has dedicated an immeasurable amount of time, money and sweat to improving the quality of life in a world thousands of miles from home. He's made more than 40 trips since 1994 – another is planned for next month – and spearheaded the creation of a medical clinic, school and food distribution center in Nairobi, Kenya, one of the poorest slums on Earth.

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