[allAfrica] Harare — The highest level of professional basketball is without a doubt the National Basketball Association (NBA) in the United States, which has hundreds of players from all over the world, including Africa. Given that many of the current stars have African ancestry, the continent has unquestionably had a ripple effect on the NBA. The association as we know it now was shaped by legendary basketball players with African descent like Hakeem Olajuwon, and there are several new African stars emerging. The NBA rosters