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The NBA Africa Game will take place at the Ellis Park Arena on today the 1st August Saturday, will be about inspiring a new generation of African basketball players according to NBA player Kenneth Faried. The NBA’s first exhibition game in Africa was brought as part of the Basketball without Borders which will be culminating with thisMatch.

Tickets for the contest between an Africa All Stars team (players born in Africa) and a World team, consisting of NBA players will do battle in an exhibition match at the 60 000-seater venue were quickly sold-out. The game will feature Team Africa (Luol Deng, Bismack Biyombo, Giannis Antetokounompo, Serge Ibaka, Festus Ezeli and Dieng among others) vs. Team World (Chris Paul, Marc and Pau Gasol, Bradley Beal, Jeff Green, Nikola Vucevic, Boris and Trey Burke among

The next Yao Ming from China or the first true star from India is on the NBA’s wish list without question as the league makes inroads in those countries. The league increased its effort this season bringing several high-profile NBA players and coaches to Johannesburg, South Africa for three days of basketball and life instruction for nearly 60 of Africa best players born in 1998.

NBA India’s grassroots program Reliance Foundation Jr. NBA programme also selected six Indian coaches, to be a part of it which includes Jeevan Raj Sebastian the Physical Education Teacher from CMI Public School in Thevara along with Mal Singh from Guru Harkishan Das Public School , Ludhiana, Varun Ahlawat from Delhi Public School, Vasundhara, Anahita Gupta from Modern School for Girls, Kolkata, Digambar Mali from Fr. Agnels School, Vashi, Mumbai and Udhayakumar from Lady Andal Venkatasubbarao High School, Chennai with Carlos Barroca Senior Director NBA operation in India are for the past week in Johannesburg at the American International School for this unique developmental effort of the 13th edition of Basketball without Borders (BWB) programme in South Africa .Their selection was made on the basis of number of students they engaged, the number of basketball led classes they conducted and their overall involvement with the program.Here, the coaches got thier opportunity to learn and enhance their basketball training skills with the best coaches/trainers from around the world. according to Carlos“The teachers did a great job in India and are here at BWB Africa to continue to learn and enhance their basketball training skills with the best coaches/trainers from around the world. They will also view the NBA Africa Game – which will also be a once in a lifetime experience for them.” They Spent last Sunday their first day visiting the JR NBA Programme in Bafokeng and Interact with the participants over there and on Monday they spent their time visiting the Museum of Apartheid and Nelson Mandela’s Foundation before joining the Development camp of NBA which was taken by the current NBA coaches and Players indeed an rare one anybody could get.

According to NBA they feel the global exposure provided by NBA will be great for the local development of basketball in the Country.