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2017 NBA Africa Game wrap

Kristaps Porzingis of Team World AP Photo/Themba Hadebe

The latest news, feature and videos from the NBA Africa Game 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa ...

TIP-OFF: Saturday, August 5 @ 17:00 CAT I 11:00 ET
VENUE: Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg, South Africa
BROADCAST: Kwesé Free Sports (Sub-Saharan Africa), ESPN 2 (US), ESPN Deportes (US), ESPN (Latin America, Brazil, Caribbean and the Pac Rim)
LIVE-STREAMING: Kwesé Facebook Page and ESPN App
TEAM LISTS: Team World vs. Team Africa

WATCH: In a highlight-filled exhibition from Johannesburg, South Africa, Andre Drummond, Kyle Lowry and Kristaps Porzingis lead Team World to a 108-97 win over Team Africa.

WATCH: Kyle Lowry joins Marc Spears to discuss the experience of being able to play for Team World against Team Africa.

REPORT: The location and roster may have changed, but it was the same old story on the court, as Team Africa was bested 108-97 by Team World in the NBA Africa Game in Johannesburg on Saturday.

NEWS: We look at two players who could just make the difference in the 2017 NBA Africa Game in Johannesburg.

WATCH: Chiney Ogwumike sat down with Joel Embiid and delves into the impact returning to Basketball Without Borders as a counselor has had on the 76ers center.

NEWS: Clint Capela on his admiration for Thabo Sefolosha, his love for Africa and his thoughts on Neymar's record transfer.

PREVIEW: Two years ago, Thabo Sefolosha watched helplessly as Team Africa lost to Team World in the inaugural NBA Africa Game. He's hoping to change that in 2017.

WATCH: Thierry Henry joins NBA stars that are giving back to the youth at the SOS Children's Villages in South Africa.

WATCH: Dallas Mavericks center Salah Mejri jokes that Team Africa are trying to trick their opponents into playing less competitively at the 2017 NBA Africa Game.

GALLERY: KweséESPN takes you behind the scenes at the NBA Africa Game 2017 media day.

WATCH: Despite challenges, basketball has become a borderless sport in Africa with assistance from the NBA - by Marc Spears.

WATCH: Chiney Ogwumike volunteered with NBA players and coaches to build houses in Lenasia South with Habitat for Humanity.

NEWS: Andre Drummond is hoping some time out in South Africa will result in improved performances with the Detroit Pistons after a disappointing 2016-17 season.

WATCH: Kemba Walker of the Charlotte Hornets shares his experience at Basketball Without Borders Africa in Johannesburg, South Africa.

NEWS: Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki missed the 2015 NBA Africa Game, but he's looking to make up for that in Johannesburg this week.

WATCH: Andre Drummond, who is currently in South Africa for the NBA Africa Game, discusses Detroit Pistons recruits Avery Bradley and Luke Kennard.

WATCH: Thabo Sefolosha can't wait to go up against Dirk Nowitzki and Team World at the NBA Africa Game on Saturday.

NEWS: Between participating in Basketball Without Borders and addressing African media ahead of the NBA Africa Game, it has been a busy week for Kemba Walker.

FEATURE: KweséEPSN celebrates 10 moments involving African players in the NBA that have most caught the imagination.

FEATURE: How did NBA legend Hakeem Olajuwon, a native of Nigeria, end up running a youth basketball camp in Birmingham, England? It's all the result of chance, family and love for the game.

NEWS: Luol Deng and Kemba Walker are relishing the chance to share their knowledge with young campers during this week's Basketball Without Borders development camp taking place in South Africa.

DIARY: Marc Spears has finally set foot on African soil. Follow his journey in the week leading up to the 2017 NBA Africa Game in Johannesburg.

Q&A: Hakeem Olajuwon discusses the trail he blazed from Nigeria to NBA stardom and the development of a pipeline that's opened doors for African players such as Joel Embiid to fulfill their basketball dreams in the US.

WATCH: Phil Murphy presents KweseESPN's top 10 African-born NBA players, with 'Mount' Mutombo and Hakeem 'The Dream' headlining.

WATCH: Chiney Ogwumike attended Basketball without Borders and caught up with African players to discuss their excitement surrounding the NBA's return to the continent.

WATCH: Hakeem Olajuwon discusses the growth of the sport in Africa and explains which players have impressed him.

FEATURE: Ahead of the NBA Africa Game 2017, KweséESPN selects the 10 best African players to have graced the NBA.

WATCH: Hakeem Olajuwon discusses Houston's recent performances and responds when asked if he is interested in owning the franchise.

FEATURE: ESPN sits down with Dikembe Mutombo, the league ambassador who works with the Basketball Without Borders camp, the NBA Africa game and more.

NEWS: More than 80 African boys and girls will have their lives changed forever this week after taking part in the NBA's flagship development camp Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Africa.

WATCH: Joel Embiid explains the importance of his return to Johannesburg and how he hopes his story inspires other Africans.

FEATURE: Mali's Oumar Ballo, who dominated at the FIBA Under-16 African Championship in Mauritius earlier this month, has a little bit of Shaquille O'Neil and a whole lot of potential in his game.

FEATURE: With the help of a basketball Hall of Famer, the Indiana Pacers, many volunteers, a few donkey carts and tons of bricks, Gus Chikamba is giving the potentially life-changing gift of sports to thousands of boys and girls in his homeland of Zimbabwe.

NEWS: Philadelphia 76ers' Cameroonian center Joel Embiid, who has played in just 31 games during his first three years in the NBA due to foot and knee injuries, says he expects to be ready for training camp.

WATCH: NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo foreshadows that Africa will be the new frontier for NBA talent, and describes his surreal encounter with the late Nelson Mandela.

WATCH: Utah Jazz and Team Africa player Thabo Sefolosha makes his return home to South Africa.