NBA President Stokes Africa's Hoop Dreams | Power Players

Toronto Raptors President Masai Ujiri leads the only non-US team in the National Basketball Association, and he's spearheading an effort to take the game global.

On this episode of Power Players, Toronto Raptors President Masai Ujiri explains how sports can be a tool of economic development.

Africa has produced some of the National Basketball Association’s biggest stars, past and present—from Hakeem Olajuwon to Joel Embiid and many more in between.

With the game globally more popular than ever, one of the league’s most successful executives sees potential for a bigger play: Using basketball to accelerate economic development in Africa. “Maybe the best thing I ever discovered that helped me in my career was the confidence in the continent, and the confidence in the talent in the continent,” Toronto Raptors President Masai Ujiri says in the latest episode of Power Players. “And if we grew the game, the spotlight will start to come to this continent.”

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