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[01/28/26 - 07:02 AM]
ESPN to Premiere "Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League" on February 11
"Origin" documents the creation and launch of the NBA's first collaboration to operate a league outside North America, a pan-African professional basketball league in partnership with FIBA featuring 12 top club teams from across Africa's 54 countries competing in a caravan format.






ORIGIN: THE STORY OF THE BASKETBALL AFRICA LEAGUE (ESPN APP)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
2/11/26
STATUS:
canceled/ended (2025-2026 season)
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season
SEASON(S):
1 (4 episodes, 0 of which have yet to air)
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ADDITIONAL NOTES:
limited series
DESCRIPTION:
(from ESPN's web site, February 2026) Four-part series telling the story of the creation, launch and inaugural season of the NBA’s Basketball Africa League.
CREW INFORMATION:
· Akin Omotoso as EP
· Fisher Stevens as EP
· Masai Ujiri as EP
· Richard Brown as DIR/EP/WRTR
· Tebogo Malope as DIR
GENRE(S):
· reality (all)
· reality (documentary)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· no information is available