Olajuwon to be NBA's ambassador to Africa
Venue of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon has been selected as the NBA's ambassador to Africa by the organization.
The local of Nigeria will function carefully with the NBA Africa office in Johannesburg and have a popular part in the development of basketball on the continent via different occasions and tasks.
"Basketball has actually provided me so much in life," Olajuwon told NBA. "In this new part I am looking forward to affecting young Africans and using the energy of sporting activity to help transform lives in exactly what is an interesting new phase in my job.".
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Olajuwon was the first selection in the 1984 draft and led the Houston Firecrackers to 2 NBA titles. He was a 12-time All-Star and the 1994 league MVP.
Amadou Gallo Fall, the NBA's vice president for advancement in Africa, mentioned Wednesday in a declaration that the league is gladdened "among the best to ever before conform, a child of Africa, and a legend of Hakeem's stature will formally stand for the NBA in Africa.".
Greater than 30 players from Africa have reached the NBA considering that 1984. The league opened its workplace in Johannesburg in 2010.
