The 2017 NBA Africa Game was an exhibition basketball game played on 5 August 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.
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+Team Africa Pos. Origin Player Team C Bismack Biyombo Orlando Magic C / Clint Capela Houston Rockets F Luol Deng Los Angeles Lakers F/C Gorgui Dieng Minnesota Timberwolves C Joel Embiid Philadelphia 76ers F/C Serge Ibaka Toronto Raptors F Luc Mbah a Moute Houston Rockets C Salah Mejri Dallas Mavericks G Emmanuel Mudiay Denver Nuggets G / Victor Oladipo Indiana Pacers G/F Thabo Sefolosha Utah Jazz G Dennis Schröder Atlanta Hawks Head coach:
+Team World Pos. Nat. Player Team G Leandro Barbosa Free agent G/F Jaylen Brown Boston Celtics F Wilson Chandler Denver Nuggets F/C DeMarcus Cousins New Orleans Pelicans C Andre Drummond Detroit Pistons F Rondae Hollis-Jefferson Brooklyn Nets G Courtney Lee New York Knicks G Kyle Lowry Toronto Raptors G CJ McCollum Portland Trail Blazers F Dirk Nowitzki Dallas Mavericks F/C Kristaps Porziņģis New York Knicks G Kemba Walker Charlotte Hornets Head coach:
CAP Deng and Sefolosha were the captains for Team Africa. CAP Nowitzki and Walker were the captains for Team World. INJ Embiid did not play because of injury.
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