NBA builders pose with the soon to be new homeowners.
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JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 5, 2008 – If home is where the heart is, the NBA players and coaches can now claim Orange Farm Township as their home. This afternoon, the group was in the poverty stricken township neighborhood put their heart and hard-work into building three homes with Habitat for Humanity.

Alongside the future homeowners, Dikembe Mutombo and Shareef Abdur-Rahim mixed cement as Caron Butler and Charlie Bell passed bricks. Matt Bonner, Jennifer Azzi, Thabo Sefolosha, Nick Collison, and Bob Lanier all showed off their bricklaying technique as the walls of the houses grew higher and higher. At the end of the build, the three houses were nearer to completion and three families were closer to having safe, comfortable housing.

Back at the American School, the BWB campers started their day with a life skills session led by Caron Butler, Nick Collison and Jennifer Azzi in partnership with Hoops 4 Hope. The session focused on the importance of healthy living and AIDS awareness and prevention. The campers continued to improve in the morning skills sessions lead by the coaches and players. After some afternoon scrimmages, the campers took a special trip to visit the lion park where they had a chance to get up close and personal with some lion cubs. Read more

Photo Gallery: Basketball without Borders Africa 2008

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American International School of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
September 3-7

CAMP COACHES


Shareef Abdur-Rahim
USA • Sacramento Kings


Caron Butler
USA • Washington Wizard


Nick Collison
USA • Seattle Supersonics


Juwan Howard
USA • Dallas Mavericks


Dikembe Mutombo
CONGO • Houston Rockets


Thabo Sefolosha
USA • Chicago Bulls


Jennifer Azzi
USA • WNBA Ambassador
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