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Embiid, Simmons, Ball, Tatum and Brown Among 20 Players Picked for Rising Stars Game

Joel Embiid, Dario Saric and Ben Simmons make up the trio of 76ers selected to play on Team World, while Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram and Kyle Kuzma are the three Lakers chosen to play on Team U.S. in this year's Rising Stars game, the league announced Wednesday.

The Sixers, Lakers, Bulls, Celtics and Kings are all sending multiple participants to play in the Team US vs. Team World contest featuring players in their first and second seasons.

Joing Embiid, Saric and Simmons on Team World will be Bogdan Bogdanovic of the Kings, Dillon Brooks of the Grizzlies, Buddy Heild of the Kings Lauri Markkanen of the Bulls, Jamal Murray of the Nuggets, Frank Nitlikina of the Knicks and Domantas Sabonis of the Pacers.