NBA aims for Africa with Jo'burg jaunt
By Reuters in New York | China Daily | Updated: 2017-02-20 07:22
The NBA will continue its push into Africa after the league announced on Saturday it will return to Johannesburg with an exhibition game pitting Team Africa against Team World.
In an ongoing effort to spread the basketball gospel, tap new markets and develop more players, the NBA will bring promising African players, including Bismack Biyombo of the Orlando Magic and the Denver Nuggets' Emmanuel Mudiay, as well as American CJ McCollum of the Portland Trail Blazers, to the Aug 5 showcase in South Africa.
Biyombo and Mudiay, from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, will play for Team Africa. McCollum will compete for Team World.
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