{"id":48149,"date":"2025-05-05T13:47:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T12:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nba\/player\/mo-bamba\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T14:19:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T13:19:03","slug":"mo-bamba","status":"publish","type":"nba-player","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nba\/player\/mo-bamba\/","title":{"rendered":"Mo Bamba"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mohamed &ldquo;Mo&rdquo; Karlakwan Damala Bamba was born on May 12, 1998, in Harlem, New York, United States. His parents, Lancine Bamba and Aminata Johnson, emigrated from the Ivory Coast. Bamba attended Cardigan Mountain School and then Westtown School. He played college basketball at the University of Texas at Austin (2017-2018) before being selected by the Orlando Magic as the 6th overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft. 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