The U.S. revoked visas from a high basketball participant’s nation. How the NBA saved his dream alive.

The U.S. revoked visas from a high basketball participant’s nation. How the NBA saved his dream alive.

When Khaman Maluach’s freshman season at Duke University ended in April, the biggest question about the 7-foot-2 big man’s ability to play in the NBA had nothing to do with his shooting, size or skill. It had everything to do with his passport. His enormous wingspan and potential made Maluach, who was born in South … Read more

Senegal ladies’s basketball coaching in US cancelled after visas rejected

Senegal ladies’s basketball coaching in US cancelled after visas rejected

A training session for the Senegalese women’s basketball team in the US has been scrapped, with the West African nation’s prime minister saying he cancelled it because some of the squad were denied US visas. Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko said the team would now train in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, “in a sovereign and conducive setting”. … Read more

Indiana has all the time had a particular connection to basketball — and now it is the middle of the hoops universe

Indiana has all the time had a particular connection to basketball — and now it is the middle of the hoops universe

INDIANAPOLIS — There’s a phrase that’s ubiquitous in Indiana. You see it on chalkboard signs outside of bars. You hear it from fans, coaches and players. It was emblazoned on T-shirts at Game 3 of the NBA Finals. It’s even the slogan for the state’s basketball Hall of Fame. In 49 other states, it’s just … Read more