Durant apologizes for comments about India

There's no love lost between Isiah Thomas and Michael Jordan, and the Pistons legend crowned LeBron James the best player ever on Thursday.

The increasing African representation in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as well as the keen interest in the sport on the continent, were the main drivers behind the need to create a Pan-African basketball league. Outlining the plans of the proposed Basketball Africa League (BAL), NBA vice-president