Enes Kanter is the most interesting story of the NBA playoffs
Whether they’d like to admit it or not, the reality for a lot of NBA fans and media is that the 2019 playoffs have not been as interesting without LeBron […]
Muslim players to watch this NBA season
If you threw up your hands in frustration, swore off the NBA this past summer and haven’t paid attention since then, you may be surprised to learn that the league […]
Muslim athletes to watch at the 2016 Rio Olympics
Think about the typical advertising campaign for the Olympic Games. More often than not, the focus is on finishing: Sticking the landing, crossing the finish line, scoring the gold-medal-winning goal, […]
Muslim players to watch this NBA season
When Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors clinched the 2015 NBA championship in a six-game series victory over LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, it was the perfect way […]
Olajuwon makes surprise return in South Africa
The NBA first game on African soil produced a couple of surprises. First was the brief un-retirement of the two best basketball players from Africa to play in the NBA: […]
Aminu, Dieng, Faried to play in NBA Africa exhibition
The first-ever NBA game played in Africa will feature three known Muslim players: Small forward Al-Farouq Aminu (Portland Trail Blazers), power forward Kenneth Faried (Denver Nuggets) and center Gorgui Dieng […]
NBA offseason update: Kanter cashes in, Aminu on the move
After coming to the Oklahoma City Thunder in a midseason trade from the Utah Jazz, Enes Kanter looked every bit like the dominant seven-footer many predicted he’d be when he […]
7 Muslims to watch in the NBA playoffs
The globalization of the National Basketball Association has been a multi-layered process: part geographic, part linguistic, part stylistic and part philosophical. Not only has the league that was born in […]
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