Raptors' Lowry, Ibaka to play in NBA Africa game
Lowry to play for Team World, Ibaka to join Team Africa
The Toronto Raptors' Kyle Lowry and Serge Ibaka will be among the stars participating in the NBA Africa game.
Lowry will play for Team World alongside New Orleans Pelicans' DeMarcus Cousins and the New York Knicks' Kristaps Porzingis, while Ibaka, born in the Republic of Congo, will play for Team Africa.
Dirk Nowitzki and Kemba Walker had already been chosen as captains for Team World. The squad includes Portland's CJ McCollum, Detroit's Andre Drummond, Boston's Jaylen Brown, Denver's Wilson Chandler, New York's Courtney Lee and Leandro Barbosa, who most recently played with Phoenix.
The rosters were announced Thursday for the second game featuring players born in Africa and second-generation African players against a team from the rest of the world. It will be played Aug. 5 in Johannesburg.
Team Africa, captained by Luol Deng and Thabo Sefolosha, will be rounded out by Indiana's Victor Oladipo, Atlanta's Dennis Schroder, Orlando's Bismack Biyombo, Houston's Clint Capela, Minnesota's Gorgui Dieng, Luc Mbah a Moute, most recently with the Clippers, Denver's Emmanuel Mudiay and Dallas' Salah Mejri. Philadelphia's Joel Embiid, from Cameroon, is on the roster but won't play because he is recovering from injury.
The game will be played in support of UNICEF, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and SOS Children's Villages South Africa.
With files from CBC Sports