{"id":48949,"date":"2021-04-22T11:02:02","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T09:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/basketball-uitenhage-kings-are-back-in-action-20210421-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T09:31:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T07:31:36","slug":"basketball-uitenhage-kings-are-back-in-action-20210421-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/basketball-uitenhage-kings-are-back-in-action-20210421-2\/","title":{"rendered":"BASKETBALL: Uitenhage Kings are back in action"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_7c07214a\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9798\/a614217cb630466bb437303258cbd866.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9798\/d97ef5cb00424ae2abeaa672dba3d29e.jpg\" title=\"Uitenhage Kings players are with coach, Mongezi Lugodlo and chairperson, Lukhanyo Zendile.                                               Photo: SELBY MADIKANE\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Uitenhage Kings players are with coach, Mongezi Lugodlo and chairperson, Lukhanyo Zendile.                                               Photo: SELBY MADIKANE<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>KWANOBUHLE-BASED side, Uitenhage Kings Basketball Club, has put its house in order, following five years of inactivity in the Nelson Mandela Bay Basketball Association League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Established in 2001, Kings experienced some major challenges that resulted in them withdrawing from the regional league. Kings\u2019 coach, Mongezi Lugodlo, informed <em>PE Express<\/em> that some of their challenges included finances and transport for the players. 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