SPORT: NBA ALL STAR WEEKEND ON SPORTS 360 XTRA, A THREE PART SERIES: STARTS THIS THURSDAY @ 8PM ON VOXAFRICA TV

On Thursday the 17th happens.

In what will be the first of a 3 part series, award winning presenter Adesope Olajide, will fill you in on all the action that went down at the NBA All Star weekend this February in New Orleans.

THIS THURSDAY AT 8PM, the Sports360 team will take you behind the scenes of one of the world’s biggest sports event.

Tune in to have fun with the NBA fans at the NBA JAM Session and to find out about the influences that Africa has had on the NBA, as Adesope sits down with Nigerian Olympian, Ike Diogu … and understand why New Orleans is highly admired as our host walks you through the sights, arts and sounds of the ‘Big Easy’ culture.

of April 2014 at 8pm, Voxafrica TV will be airing a Sports360 Xtra – where Africa With the FIRST STOP being the NBA JAM Session, this Sports 360 Xtra exclusive episode is guaranteed to be highly entertaining, informative and exciting.

To understand what the excitement is all about, you must first understand what the NBA All-Star Jam Session is all about. ‘It is designed as a wall-to-wall basketball fun for fans of all ages! Featuring non-stop basketball action, where fans can shoot, slam, dribble and drive all day, compete against their friends in skills challenges, and collect autographs from NBA and WNBA players and legends, allowing fans to create their own unique All-Star experience!’.

In addition to appearances by top NBA players, celebrities, mascots and dance teams, Jam Session’s Sprint Arena plays host to a variety of basketball competitions, including the Sprint NBA All-Star Celebrity Game and the official NBA All-Star Practice. NBA All-Star Jam Session is a non-stop NBA All-Star entertainment, described by its organizers as "the world's largest interactive basketball theme park."

The 2nd part of this 3 part series will be aired at 8pm on April 24th 2014

Synopsis:

Coverage of NBA Africa party in New Orleans on the famous Bourbon Street, with Exclusive interviews with Amadou Gallo Fall, Drake, Boris Kodjo, Ice Prince, Sèyi Shay, the Antetokounmpo brothers and many more.

The 3rd part will be aired on May 1st 2014 at 8pm.

Synopsis:

Catch the exclusive interview with NBA and African legend: Hakeem Olajuwon, as he tells us all about his experience as one of THE BEST to ever play the game.

All three episodes will be aired on all Voxafrica’s English platforms: SKY 218, DSTV 191, GOTV16, & ZUKU 140.