About Lee

Lethabo Nxumalo or Lee for short is an award-winning writer, researcher, and content producer whose work lives at the intersection of sports, culture, and politics. 

A graduate of Point Park University (a liberal arts college in Pittsburgh) with a degree in Film and Digital Arts, she has lived and worked across the United States, Spain, Norway, and South Africa, primarily covering  basketball and football while also writing about action sports and gender in sport. Her bylines span global platforms like ESPN, NPR, Rest of World and Red Bulletin, as well as African publications such as Africa is a Country, New Frame, The Continent, and Mail & Guardian.

Lee has interviewed athletes ranging from NBA Hall of Famer James Worthy to Olympic gold medalist Roland Schoeman. She has also written about fashion and youth culture for Red Bull, Bubblegum Club, Destiny Magazine, and Shelflife Magazine.

In the realm of television and digital content, she has produced for Beautiful News (Mercedes-Benz sponsored content), Boiler Room, and Red Bull, and wrote 32 episodes for the NBA Life Show on South Africa’s national broadcaster, SABC. She also served as co-host of Watching the W, a web show dedicated to women’s basketball. The show amassed over 200 000 views on YouTube. 

Whether unpacking the gender pay gap in sports or explaining the brilliance behind Kyrie Irving's crossovers, Lee's creative practice is just as obsessed with stats as it is with gender and race theory. 

When she is not furiously typing fast, she’s likely redoing Beyoncé choreography in her living room or watching a copious amount of reality TV.