CLEVELAND (AP/CBS4) – Forward Kenneth Faried of the Denver Nuggets and Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal will play in the NBA’s exhibition game in South Africa this summer.
Bradley Beal (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images)
Serge Ibaka of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Gorgui Dieng of the Minnesota Timberwolves also will take part in the Aug. 1 game in Johannesburg, the league says Tuesday.
Beal and Faried will play for captain Chris Paul’s Team World in the game, the NBA’s first in Africa. Luol Deng of the Miami Heat, who was born in South Sudan, will lead Team Africa, with Ibaka and Dieng joining him.
Serge Ibaka #9 of the Oklahoma City Thunder boxes out Kenneth Faried #35 of the Denver Nuggets on December 17, 2013 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images)
More players will be announced at a later date.
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