{"id":20578,"date":"2023-11-25T07:58:32","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T05:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=20578"},"modified":"2023-11-25T07:58:34","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T05:58:34","slug":"nba-africas-first-original-docuseries-born-bred-premieres-on-the-nba-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2023\/11\/25\/nba-africas-first-original-docuseries-born-bred-premieres-on-the-nba-app\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Africa\u2019s First Original Docuseries \u201cBorn & Bred\u201d Premieres On The NBA App"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Five-Part Series Tells the Stories of Five NBA Academy Africa Prospects from<\/em><\/strong> Angola, Egypt, Nigeria, Senegal, and South Sudan<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Two Episodes \u201cBasketball Chose Me\u201d and \u201cDunk at First Sight\u201d Feature Nigeria\u2019s Rueben Chinyelu and Angola\u2019s Aginaldo Neto<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NBA Africa today announced that its first original documentary series \u201cBorn & Bred\u201d will premiere on the NBA App today.\u00a0 The five-part series tells the stories of five current and former NBA Academy Africa prospects from Angola, Egypt, Nigeria, Senegal, and South Sudan through exclusive footage and interviews with the prospects, family members, friends, and coaches.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cBorn & Bred,\u201d which features Nigeria\u2019s Rueben Chinyelu, Egypt\u2019s Seifeldin Hendawy, South Sudan\u2019s Khaman Maluach, Senegal\u2019s Khadim Rassoul Mboup, and Angola\u2019s Aginaldo Neto, spotlights each prospect\u2019s basketball journey, including the communities where they were raised and the moments that have shaped them as players and young men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four of the prospects \u2013 Chinyelu, Hendawy, Mboup and Maluach \u2013 also competed in the 2023 Basketball Africa League (BAL) season as part of the BAL Elevate program, which provides an opportunity for the next generation of African prospects to participate in a professional league, showcase their talent on a global stage, and help their respective teams compete for the BAL Championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first two episodes will be available beginning today.\u00a0 \u201cBasketball Chose Me\u201d featuring Chinyelu will be available free on the NBA App.\u00a0 \u201cDunk at First Sight\u201d featuring Neto and the remainder of the series will be available exclusively via NBA League Pass, the league\u2019s premium live game subscription service. \u00a0The final three episodes will be available weekly beginning Monday, Nov. 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to launch \u201cBorn & Bred\u201d, a first-of-its-kind initiative for NBA Africa that will showcase the inspirational stories of prospects from across the continent who have come to NBA Academy Africa to take the next step in their basketball development journeys and lives,\u201d said NBA Africa Head of Basketball Operations Franck Traore.  \u201cEach of these players has a unique story, but they all share one common purpose \u2013 to get better every day as athletes, students and leaders.  We look forward to showcasing their amazing stories to a global audience through the NBA App and NBA League Pass.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI never would\u2019ve thought that the game would take me this far,\u201d said Chinyelu.\u00a0 \u201cWhile I know I\u2019ve got plenty more work to do and many more goals to accomplish, I am grateful to my family, friends, coaches and teammates for taking part in this project, and I hope it provides motivation to other young players to search for their passion and follow their dreams.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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