SportsNBA closes sole Africa training academy, dealing blow to young players
The NBA has shut its elite training academy in Senegal, which prepared promising African players for professional careers and trained about 110 students since 2018. The league says its global development strategy is shifting to a new academy in Abu Dhabi and that other African programmes will continue, while former staff say the closure will reduce opportunities.
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NBA closes sole Africa training academy, dealing blow to young players
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