Far Quote by Luol Deng

Some kids have lifelong dreams of wanting to play in the NBA.

— Mohamed Bamba

I always felt that I had to leave a legacy on the African continent. As I was only the third player to come to…

— Dikembe Mutombo

In Africa, kids don't look at black athletes and say, 'They're different from us.' They look at them and say, 'That can be me.'

— Luol Deng

Africa has proven to produce some of the greatest athletes in the world, and it's a joy to be able to help grow that…

— Masai Ujiri

We have to move the meter in sports in Africa, especially basketball. With the growth of the NBA globally, we have to figure out…

— Masai Ujiri

Most kids in Africa don't start playing basketball until they are 13 or 14 years old. This puts them at a disadvantage because they…

— Masai Ujiri

I know that, me being from Sudan and London, it's a big honour to have even made it to the NBA.

— Luol Deng

So many black kids aspire to be entertainers or professional athletes because those are the only role models they see that look like them.…

— Troy Carter

From my standpoint, I would make it very difficult on the NBA to even have any association with college basketball. I think it's ludicrous…

— Bobby Knight

It's a great thing that the NBA has done in Africa to develop the game.

— Masai Ujiri

I'm sorry that the young athletes in basketball will not get the chance to play (in the Olympics) anymore, and live that dream.

— Oscar Robertson

Every NBA player, every athlete, I think once you get to this level in life, whether you have kids or you're about to have…

— Allan Houston