“Kids in Africa start kicking a ball when they are six or seven years old, if not younger. It's like baseball, basketball and football in America. If you're talented, people will find you. That's what happened with soccer. The number of academies has grown rapidly, and people are really into it.”

Canadian basketball executive and former player

Masai Ujiri is a Canadian basketball executive and former player. He is president of the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association. Ujiri built his career in professional basketball first as a player, then in front office leadership. He is known for his executive work in the NBA, especially in team management and decision making at the highest level of the sport.