Johannesburg – Afrosport will air more than 35 NBA Games (https://www.NBA.com) on free-to-air television in Sub-Saharan Africa each season.
Today, (10 December 2022) Miami Heat will host San Antonio Spurs in Afrosport TVs first live broadcast.
NBA Africa and Afrosport, a broadcast group distributing free-to-air premium live sports content across 40 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, on Friday announced a multiyear collaboration to air more than 35 live and delayed NBA games each season.
This includes weekend games in primetime as part of NBA Saturdays presented by NBA2K23, across Afrosport TV and its free-to-air partner channels in English, French, Portuguese, and Swahili.
Afrosport TVs first live broadcast as part of this collaboration will feature the three-time NBA champion Miami Heat against the five-time NBA champion San Antonio Spurs later today.
Coverage will also include a Christmas Day game, the NBA Playoffs, the Conference Finals and the Finals, and the weekly magazine show NBA Action.
The impact Africa is having on the NBA is evident every time you watch a game, and it is a source of immense pride for African fans, said Afrosport Co-Founder Andy Howes.
This is why the NBAs approach its commitment and investment in Africa is so exciting. We share the NBAs vision to reach an as wide audience as possible.
“Afrosports premise is to shine a light on the contribution that Africas sons and daughters have made to sport throughout the world, whilst seeking to inspire the next generation of athletes by allowing them to engage with their heroes and heroines.
“Afrosport is passionate to play its part and applauds the NBA for going beyond rhetoric by showing that African fans matter too.
Commenting on the broadcast collaboration, NBA Africa Senior Director, Global Media Partnerships, Kornelia Semmelink said: Working with Afrosport reflects our commitment to making basketball and the NBA more accessible to fans in Africa on the devices and platforms they use most.
Thanks to this collaboration, we will reach more fans across the continent with NBA games and programming, and we look forward to continuing to expand our African reach in the seasons to come.
The current NBA season, which tipped off on 18 October 2022, will feature 45 weekend games that will air in primetime in Africa during the regular season as part of NBA Saturdays and NBA Sundays Presented by NBA 2K23.
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