TOPSHOT - A player of Nigeria's national women's senior flag football team wearing a protective mask catches a ball during warm-up ahead of their game against Egypt during the NFL Flag Africa Continental Championships at Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi on July 10, 2026. American Football's NFL came to Kenya this weekend for its latest competition on the African continent as it seeks to win converts to the sport. US sports have increasingly sought to break into the African market, with the NBA launching a high-profile Basketball Africa League in 2019, based in Rwanda.Recent days saw a third annual flag football competition staged by the National Football League (NFL) in Africa -- a non-contact version of the sport that has grown in popularity around the world and will make its Olympics debut at the 2028 Los Angeles Games. (Photo by Luis TATO / AFP via Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 12: Nick Martinelli #12 of the LA Clippers dunks against the Utah Jazz in the first quarter of a 2026 NBA Summer League game at the Thomas & Mack Center on July 12, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 12: Nick Martinelli #12 of the LA Clippers dunks against Orlando Robinson #40 of the Utah Jazz in the first quarter of a 2026 NBA Summer League game at the Thomas & Mack Center on July 12, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 12: Norchad Omier #15 of the LA Clippers goes for a dunk against Jonas Aidoo #50 of the Utah Jazz in the first quarter of a 2026 NBA Summer League game at the Thomas & Mack Center on July 12, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 12: Keaton Wagler #1 of the LA Clippers dribbles up court against the Utah Jazz in the first quarter of a 2026 NBA Summer League game at the Thomas & Mack Center on July 12, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 12: Keaton Wagler #1 of the LA Clippers shoots against Darryn Peterson #22 of the Utah Jazz in the first quarter of a game at the Thomas & Mack Center on July 12, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 12: Keaton Wagler #1 of the LA Clippers drives against Darryn Peterson #22 of the Utah Jazz in the second quarter of a 2026 NBA Summer League game at the Thomas & Mack Center on July 12, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 12: Cam Christie #24 of the LA Clippers shoots against Eric Dixon #43 Of the Utah Jazz in the second quarter of a 2026 NBA Summer League game at the Thomas & Mack Center on July 12, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images)