ESPN2 will televise NBA Africa Game 2017 live on Saturday, Aug. 5, at 11 a.m. ET. The game will emanate from the Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg, South Africa, and will air exclusively on ESPN2 in the U.S. (and will stream live on the ESPN App). The game will also be available on ESPN Deportes in the U.S., as well as on ESPN in Latin America, Brazil, Caribbean and the Pac Rim.
Kevin Connors will provide commentary on ESPN2, alongside analyst Doris Burke. For ESPN Deportes, Robert Abramowitz and Roger Valdivieso will provide commentary.
NBA Africa Game 2017 will feature a Team Africa versus Team World format. Current NBA players from Africa, or second-generation African players, will square off against current NBA players from the rest of the world, including the U.S. Rosters are below.
| Team Africa | Team World |
| Luol Deng (captain) | Dirk Nowitzki (captain) |
| Thabo Sefolosha (captain) | Kemba Walker (captain) |
| Bismack Biyombo | Leandro Barbosa |
| Clint Capela | Jaylen Brown |
| Gorgui Dieng | DeMarcus Cousins |
| Joel Embiid | Andre Drummond |
| Serge Ibaka | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson |
| Luc Mbah a Moute | Courtney Lee |
| Salah Mejri | Kyle Lowry |
| Emmanuel Mudiay | CJ McCollum |
| Victor Oladipo | Kristaps Porzingis |
| Dennis Schroder |
For more information on NBA Africa Game 2017, visit nba.com/africa; Facebook.com/NBAAfrica and Twitter @NBA_Africa and use the hashtag #NBAAfricaGame.
Note: ESPN2 will re-air the telecast on Monday, Aug. 7, at 7 p.m.
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Media contacts: Ben Cafardo at 860-766-3496 or [email protected]. On twitter: @Ben_ESPN;
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