Utah Jazz guard/forward Thabo Sefolosha will participate in the NBA Africa Game 2017. The league’s second game in Africa will once again feature a Team Africa vs. Team World format and be played at the Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg, South Africa on Saturday, Aug. 5.
Sefolohsa (Switzerland; parent from South Africa) will captain Team Africa, comprised of players born in Africa and second-generation African players, along with Luol Deng (Los Angeles Lakers; South Sudan). Sefolosha and Deng will be joined by Bismack Biyombo (Orlando Magic; Democratic Republic of the Congo), Clint Capela (Houston Rockets; Switzerland; parents from Angola and Congo), Gorgui Dieng (Minnesota Timberwolves; Senegal; BWB Africa 2009), Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers; Cameroon; BWB Africa 2011), Serge Ibaka (Toronto Raptors; Congo), Luc Mbah a Moute (most recently with the LA Clippers; Cameroon; BWB Africa 2003), Salah Mejri (Dallas Mavericks; Tunisia), Emmanuel Mudiay (Denver Nuggets; Democratic Republic of the Congo), Victor Oladipo (Indiana Pacers; U.