NBA Africa Game 2017

NBA Africa Game 2017
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Date	August 5, 2017
Venue	Ticketpro Dome, ; Johannesburg, South Africa
MVP	Victor Oladipo, Team Africa
Referees	James Capers; Zach Zarba;
Attendance	7,348
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The National Basketball Association (NBA) Africa Game 2017 was an exhibition basketball game played on August 5, 2017 in the Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg, South Africa. It was the second NBA game to take place on the continent of Africa and the first since the NBA Africa Game 2015. The teams involved were Team Africa, featuring NBA players and alumni that were born in or had parents born in Africa, and Team World, featuring NBA players from the rest of the world.^[1]

Rosters

**Team Africa**^[1]
Pos.	Origin	Player	Team
C	DR Congo	Bismack Biyombo	Orlando Magic
C	Angola / Congo^[a]	Clint Capela	Houston Rockets
F	South Sudan^[b]	Luol Deng^CAP	Los Angeles Lakers
F/C	Senegal	Gorgui Dieng	Minnesota Timberwolves
C	Cameroon	Joel Embiid^INJ	Philadelphia 76ers
F/C	Congo^[c]	Serge Ibaka	Toronto Raptors
F	Cameroon	Luc Mbah a Moute	Houston Rockets
C	Tunisia	Salah Mejri	Dallas Mavericks
G	DR Congo	Emmanuel Mudiay	Denver Nuggets
G	Nigeria / Sierra Leone^[d]	Victor Oladipo	Indiana Pacers
G/F	South Africa^[e]	Thabo Sefolosha^CAP	Utah Jazz
G	The Gambia^[f]	Dennis Schröder	Atlanta Hawks
Head Coach:

**Team World**^[1]
Pos.	Nat.	Player	Team
G	Brazil	Leandro Barbosa	Free agent
G/F	U.S.	Jaylen Brown	Boston Celtics
F	U.S.	Wilson Chandler	Denver Nuggets
F/C	U.S.	DeMarcus Cousins	New Orleans Pelicans
C	U.S.	Andre Drummond	Detroit Pistons
F	U.S.	Rondae Hollis-Jefferson	Brooklyn Nets
G	U.S.	Courtney Lee	New York Knicks
G	U.S.	Kyle Lowry	Toronto Raptors
G	U.S.	C.J. McCollum	Portland Trail Blazers
F	Germany	Dirk Nowitzki^CAP	Dallas Mavericks
F/C	Latvia	Kristaps Porziņģis	New York Knicks
G	U.S.	Kemba Walker^CAP	Charlotte Hornets
Head Coach:

CAP^ Deng and Sefolosha were the captains for Team Africa.^[1]
CAP^ Nowitzki and Walker were the captains for Team World.^[1]
INJ^ Embiid did not play because of injury.^[3]

Notes

^ Capela was born in Switzerland, but his parents are from Angola and Congo.^[1]
^ Deng holds British nationality, but he was born in what is now South Sudan.^[1]
^ Ibaka represents Spain in international competition, but he was born in the Republic of the Congo.^[1]
^ Oladipo was born in the United States, but his father was born in Sierra Leone and his mother in Nigeria.^[1]^[2]
^ Sefolosha was born in Switzerland, but his father was born in South Africa.^[1]
^ Schröder was born in Germany, but his mother was born in The Gambia.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "NBA announces Africa Game rosters". Kwesé Sports. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
^ Layden, Tim (March 25, 2013). "Victor Oladipo's rise from overlooked recruit to Indiana superstar". SportsIllustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2013. [Chris Oladipo] says he was born in the West African nation of Sierra Leone, raised in the rural community of Blama (population 8,146)... {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "NBA announces rosters for NBA Africa Game 2017". NBA. Retrieved 4 August 2017.

[2] Capela was born in Switzerland, but his parents are from Angola and Congo.^[1]

[3] Deng holds British nationality, but he was born in what is now South Sudan.^[1]

[4] Ibaka represents Spain in international competition, but he was born in the Republic of the Congo.^[1]

[6] Oladipo was born in the United States, but his father was born in Sierra Leone and his mother in Nigeria.^[1]^[2]

[7] Sefolosha was born in Switzerland, but his father was born in South Africa.^[1]

[8] Schröder was born in Germany, but his mother was born in The Gambia.^[1]

[kwesé-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "NBA announces Africa Game rosters". Kwesé Sports. Retrieved 4 August 2017.

[5] Layden, Tim (March 25, 2013). "Victor Oladipo's rise from overlooked recruit to Indiana superstar". SportsIllustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2013. [Chris Oladipo] says he was born in the West African nation of Sierra Leone, raised in the rural community of Blama (population 8,146)... {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[nba-9] "NBA announces rosters for NBA Africa Game 2017". NBA. Retrieved 4 August 2017.

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