JOKATE MWEGELO CONFIRMS LOVE WITH NBA STAR

After playing hide and seek, finally Jokate Mwegelo has confirmed that she had a brief love affair with NBA player Hasheem Thabeet. ' We dated briefly, had a good time, but it just didnt last,'she told a Tanzania blog. But Jokate was quick to deny allegations that she was not interested in Hasheem's money. 'I was not star struck or after his money,'she added. Rumors have had it that she is a gold digger,a thing she categorically denied. Jokate Mwegelo has been linked to Bongo flava singer Diamond of whom she also confirmed that she loved him.

TANZANIAN NBA STAR TO JOIN OKLAHOMA CITY

The Oklahoma City Thunder made their first move of the 2012 offseason and agreed to a deal with center Hasheem Thabeet on July 4.The signing is a minor one that could pay dividends down the line.

The Oklahoma City Thunder made their first move of the 2012 offseason and agreed to a deal with center Hasheem Thabeet on July 4. The signing is a minor one that could pay dividends down the line. The Thunder wanted Thabeet when he came out in the 2009 NBA Draft but the Memphis Grizzlies drafted him one spot ahead of the Thunder. Instead, the Thunder grabbed James Harden with their pick. Meanwhile, Thabeet ended up a disappointment in the NBA. Standing 7-3, Thabeet has drifted through the league, leanding on three different teams before making it to Oklahoma City. Memphis traded him to the Houston Rockets for Shane Battier. After playing only seven games in Houston, they traded him to the Portland Trailblazers for Marcus Camby. Over his career, Thabeet has only averaged 2.2 points, 2.7 rebounds and 0.9 blocks a game. The contract is a two-year deal for league minimum. This means if he suddenly reaches his potential, it is a steal for the Thunder. If he does not, it costs very little. “Playing in that environment is positive,” Thabeet’s agent, Bill Duffy said. “Sam Presti has done a great job of not only building a winning organization but a culture that's conditioned to developing and nurturing. So we think it's a really good fit. So now the onus is on Hasheem to buy into that and to develop and to reach his potential.” The signing also means that Nazr Mohammed will not return after watching his contract expire. It is expected that Cole Aldrich will move into the immediate backup role behind Kendrick Perkins and Thabeet will take Aldrich’s spot as a third stringer.
The signing was cheap, so that helps leave some leverage open for the three players that Oklahoma City needs to re-sign before 2013, James Harden, Serge Ibaka and Eric Maynor. Maynor should come at a discount following his ACL injury but both Harden and Ibaka will not come cheap.

NBA STAR TO BUILD A BASKETBALL COURT IN TANZANIA

He's the tallest  Tanzanian athlete in America today. Hasheem Thabeet who now plays for Portland Trail Blazers has promised to build a state of the art basketball court in Dar es salaam. The basketball court will be constructed at Lord Badden Powell Memorial High school. That is part of the NBA player's initiatives that he has launched in Dar es salaam. He is currently on vacation in Tanzania and will be conducting various basketball clinics in Tanzania.

NBA ORLANDO MAGIC'S DWIGHT HOWARD IN TANZANIA

The NBA star was in Tanzania and manged to meet the country's head of state Jakaya Kikwete

COULD THIS BE HASHEEM THABEET'S SQUEEZE?

The tall NBA star has been spotted in the company of model cum MC Jokate Mwegelo in several Dar es salaam spots. The two are too close and have been rumored to be more than just friends. At showbizxklusivs ,we think they're good friends who don't mind intimacy...We are watching them...