Basketball Africa League

Celebrity Buzz From Zaria to an NBA title: Masai Ujiri, the Nigerian executive who built the 2019 Toronto Raptors Masai Ujiri grew up in Zaria, Nigeria, played basketball in the United States and Europe, and became an NBA executive. As president of the Toronto Raptors, he built the team that won the 2019 NBA championship. His Giants of Africa foundation runs camps and builds courts across the continent.