“Peter, Duala is guarding Yaounde!” That was the text to my son during the Philadelphia ’76ers-Toronto Raptors Eastern Division semi-final series in the recently concluded National Basketball Association (NBA) post-season tournament. How many know what I was referring to? Not many I bet — so I’ll tell you. “Duala” was Pascal Siakam of the Raptors, who is from Duala, the commercial center and largest city in Cameroon, West Africa. He was checking Joel Embiid of the ’76ers who is from “Yaounde,” Cameroon’s … (read more)
