Instead of hosting a G League All-Star Game during All-Star Weekend, the NBA has opted to mix things up this year, instead pitting the USA Basketball World Cup Qualifying Team against the Mexico National Team.
The 2018 NBA G League International Challenge, as they’re calling it, is the first time NBA All-Star Weekend has featured an international exhibition game. This event will precede the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Americas Qualifiers, which will take place later in the month in Santa Cruz, Calif.
The USA Basketball World Cup Qualifying Team is made up of 13 G Leaguers, each of whom were hand selected by the USA Basketball Men’s World Cup Qualifying Committee.