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President Masai Ujiri of the Toronto Raptors, right, talks with President Paul Kagame of Rwanda during the first half of the Basketball Africa League finals game between Union Sportive Monastirienne and Zamalek at Kigali Arena on May 30, 2021 in Kigali, Rwanda.

President Masai Ujiri of the Toronto Raptors, right, talks with President Paul Kagame of Rwanda during the first half of the Basketball Africa League finals game between Union Sportive Monastirienne and Zamalek at Kigali Arena on May 30, 2021 in Kigali, Rwanda.

Photo by Nicole Sweet/BAL/Basketball Africa League via Getty Images.

This ESPN Report Questions the Extensive Relationship Between the NBA and Rwanda’s Paul Kagame

ESPN’s inquiry into the NBA's partnership with the longtime leader, described by the Human Rights Foundation as a “dictator” and “warmonger,” has been met with pushback from Rwandans claiming it's another Western smear campaign.