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Meet Teddy Okereafor: GB basketball star set to break 45-year record after fairytale journey

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Teddy Okereafor was just a young boy when he embarked upon a simple trip to the park with his family that would change their lives. “I went to the park with my mum and brother,” he recalls. “We just started playing basketball, some kids started joining us and it all went from there.” Gradually, the number of participants joining Okereafor in Newham, south London grew.

Soon, mother Natasha Hart was taking sessions of over 30 kids and the Newham All Star Sports Academy (NASSA) was formed. Fast forward to 2020 and Hart has an MBE for her ongoing charity efforts whilst Okereafor is on the verge of history as one of Great Britain’s biggest stars.

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