Players of Ghana's national men's senior flag football team line up to take the field before a game 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 11: Former G League Ignite teammates, NBA players Scoot Henderson (L) of the Portland Trail Blazers and Leonard Miller of the Chicago Bulls, pose for photos as they attend a game between the Phoenix Mercury and the Las Vegas Aces at Michelob ULTRA Arena on July 11, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Aces defeated the Mercury 106-58. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 11: NBA player Bam Adebayo of the Miami Heat attends a game between the Phoenix Mercury and the Las Vegas Aces at Michelob ULTRA Arena on July 11, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Aces defeated the Mercury 106-58. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 11: NBA player Bam Adebayo of the Miami Heat attends a game between the Phoenix Mercury and the Las Vegas Aces at Michelob ULTRA Arena on July 11, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Aces defeated the Mercury 106-58. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 11: NBA player Bam Adebayo of the Miami Heat attends a game between the Phoenix Mercury and the Las Vegas Aces at Michelob ULTRA Arena on July 11, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Aces defeated the Mercury 106-58. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 11: A'ja Wilson #22 of the Las Vegas Aces greets NBA player Bam Adebayo of the Miami Heat after the Aces' 106-58 victory over the Phoenix Mercury at Michelob ULTRA Arena on July 11, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 11: Roscoe Wilson Jr., fahter of A'ja Wilson #22 of the Las Vegas Aces, and NBA player Bam Adebayo of the Miami Heat attend a game between the Aces and the Phoenix Mercury at Michelob ULTRA Arena on July 11, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

FILE - Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro (14) and center Bam Adebayo (13) celebrate Herro's game-winning shot at the end of the team' NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/George Frey, File)