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August 31, 2023

FIBA Africa Responds to LBA Continuing Saga

FIBA Africa, the governing of basketball in our sub-regions has send a communication to the Minister of Youth & Sports. The letter sighted dated August 29th, 2023. Read letter below. Letter from FIBA Africa to Ministry of Sports of Liberia (1)

August 28, 2023

Team Hustlers Win Kakata 3×3 Open Run

Team Hustlers are on a mission to become the National 3×3 Champion. They qualified to the maiden event by winning the Kakata Open Run Tour. 3×3 Liberia is a new brand in the local basketball community. The brand looks to promote 3-on-3 basketball as a world class event in Liberia. As you may remember, their…

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August 16, 2023

Barrolle, Vision Shooters & IE Girls Reign in Peace Tournament (VIDEO)

On August 13th, Mighty Barrolle, Vision Shooters, and Invincible Eleven (f) all won their various divisions in the Promoting Peace Through Sports Basketball Tournament. King George Knights also lifted the giant trophy for the division three category. The tournament brought together athletes from diverse backgrounds to foster unity and harmony. Over twenty teams from all divisions took…

Promoting Peace Through Sports

August 6, 2023

Flight Nation Seals 3×3 Open Run

Flight Nation made history by becoming the first team to win the maiden edition of the 3×3 Monrovia Open Challenge. The competition was organized by 3X3 Liberia, a newly formed organization with the aim of taking 3on3 basketball to every corner in Liberia. The tournament consisted of two categories of male and female. In total…

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July 3, 2023

Highway Kings Reign In Off-Season Tournament

Highway Kings this past weekend lifted the trophy at an off-season tournament hosted by Royal Legends. The tournament saw the likes of tournament host Royal Legends, T.S. Warriors, Highway Kings, and D2 debutants, Global Pythons, Spartacus and Vision Shooters The games were played at the LIBTELCO Gym in Paynesville. The boys from the BLOCK are...

June 19, 2023

#BringBackOurBasketball Gains Momentum

The hashtag #BringBackOurBasketball is currently trending in the Liberia basketball circle. The hashtag seems to have originated because of the long break in the basketball season. The last season games were in October of 2022 and since then there have been no official games or tournaments by the Liberia Basketball Association. LBA 3rd Division Champions…

#BringBackOurBasketball

April 28, 2023

1st Annual Thomas Bropleh Skills Camp

Thomas Bropleh was born in New York City, NY on August 17th, 1991 to Liberian parents. He then grew up in Denver Colorado, and went to high school at George Washington High School. This school is the same school as 2004 NBA Finals MVP Chauncey Billups. He then went to prep school for a year…

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April 5, 2023

Pythons, Barrolle in Pre-Season Showdown

NPA Pythons and defending champion Mighty Barrolle are set for a pre-season thriller. Both teams last met in the 2022 season. The Rollers are replacing LPRC Oilers who were set to play Pythons but circumstances beyond their control came up. Nonetheless, Mighty Barrolle contacted Pythons and we now have a fracas for this Sunday at…

Friendly

March 14, 2023

Mark Smith is coming home!!!

Mark Smith in his wisdom has decided to contribute to basketball, but he is not in it alone. He is doing it in collaboration with the musician, B-Fresh, owner of the designer line, iGOTTA GET IT. Giving back means different things to different people. To some, it is giving time, resources, and donations to…

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September 22, 2022

LBA Suspends Four Referees

The Liberia Basketball Association today issued suspension on four match officials for the rest of the season. The communication can be read below: The following referees have been suspended for the rest on the National League season for going against Article VII, Section 5 of the LBA Constitution. These referee’s behaviors created disturbance on…