Yes, the NBA Africa Game is an exhibition contest for charity, entertainment and fun, but it’s also a basketball competition nonetheless with plenty of national pride on the line. Led by co-captain Bismack Biyombo, Team Africa is targeting its first victory in three meetings with Marvin Williams and Team World, who are looking to stay unbeaten when the two sides square off on Saturday, August 4 down in Pretoria, South Africa.
For the home squad, a reasonable-looking starting lineup could feature an all-French backcourt of Evan Fournier (Orlando Magic) and Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot (Oklahoma City Thunder), forwards Al-Farouq Aminu (Portland Trail Blazers) and Serge Ibaka (Toronto Raptors) and then Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers) rounding out the center position.