{"id":5706,"date":"2024-12-18T17:42:26","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T17:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freshmenmag.co.za\/?post_type=news&#038;p=5706"},"modified":"2025-07-04T14:16:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T14:16:34","slug":"over-1500-fans-attend-the-first-nba-weekend-in-cape-town-as-dee-koala-youngsta-cpt-wow-crowds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freshmenmag.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/18\/over-1500-fans-attend-the-first-nba-weekend-in-cape-town-as-dee-koala-youngsta-cpt-wow-crowds\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 1500 Fans Attend The First NBA Weekend In Cape Town As Dee Koala &#038; Youngsta CPT Wow Crowds"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5706\" class=\"elementor elementor-5706\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-312dc343 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"312dc343\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-477459b6\" data-id=\"477459b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f72f464 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f72f464\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>NBA Africa hosted the first NBA Weekend in Cape Town where 1,500 fans gathered at Hamilton\u2019s Rugby Club for a two-day interactive weekend of basketball, gaming and musical performances.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7aacd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7aacd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thirty-four teams vied for the 3-on-3 championship on Saturday and Sunday where more than 100 men and women participated in the men\u2019s and women\u2019s division. In the Women\u2019s Division, Whiplash won beating Prolific Sports in the finals while in the men\u2019s division, Semi Pro defeated Team B.C in the final each team walking away with R3,500 Puma store vouches and match kits. Whiplash\u2019s Talita Memani and Team B.C\u2019s Sun Mazunda Kalaya were awarded Most Valuable Players for the women\u2019s and men\u2019s division, respectively.<\/p><p>The weekend tipped off with Jr. NBA Clinics for 100 boys and girls under the age of 16 and commenced with total 62 games that led to the eventual crowing of Whiplash and Semi Pro as champions of the women\u2019s and men\u2019s division, respectively.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d17211a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"d17211a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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