Harrison Barnes has one big advantage over the other first-time visitors to South Africa among the NBA players and coaches in Johannesburg this week.
"My sister-in-law actually lives in Johannesburg with her husband," Barnes said on a media call after the opening day of Basketball Without Borders at the American International School in Midrand.
"So it's been a mini family reunion."
And he has local knowledge.
Barnes travelled to South Africa with his wife, his mother and in-laws, and knew more than his NBA peers and colleagues about the country and its customs and culture because he's had those conversations with his family.