Rosters for the upcoming NBA Africa Game scheduled for Aug. 5 in Johannesburg, South Africa, were released Thursday and the Dallas Maverick will be well represented.
Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki will serve as a captain for the Team World squad while Mavericks center Salah Mejri, from Tunisia, was named to the Team Africa roster.
Mavericks assistant Jamahl Mosley, who is currently coaching Dallas’ summer league team in Las Vegas, is among the coaches scheduled to participate.
The game, the NBA’s second on the African continent, will support UNICEF, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and SOS Children’s Villages South Africa.