The partnership comes as Thunder enter the season as two-time unbeaten Kenya National Basketball League (KNBL) champions and prepare to represent Kenya in the 2026 Basketball Africa League (BAL) for the second time. The Send App branding will feature across matchday activations and digital platforms.

Silverbacks already holds a significant minority stake in the Cape Town Tigers, a team that has competed for three seasons in the Basketball Africa League.

The league launched the program last year to support the continents technology advancement and ecosystem and the next African entrepreneurs. The program is open to early-stage African startup companies that develop solutions in the sport and creative industries.

The league is looking to evolve into a 12-team league with permanent franchises in the coming years, these teams will own their own arenas and have permanent homes across the continent.