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NBA, NBPA Announce Events Ahead Of Africa Game 2018

The NBA and the NBPA announced a series of youth development, community service and business events in the week leading up to the NBA Africa Game 2018 on Saturday in Pretoria, South Africa. The game will air live in sub-Saharan Africa on Kwesé Free Sports, Kwesé Sports 1, the Kwesé TV app and Kwesé's partner pay-TV and free-to-air channels. The week of activities, which will embody Nelson Mandela's legacy, include the 16th edition of Basketball Without Borders Africa, a Habitat for Humanity service project, a training camp for the boys and girls teams that will represent Africa and the Middle East at the first Jr. NBA World Championship, a youth leadership program hosted by the NBPA Foundation for eight students to learn about Nelson Mandela's legacy and participate in the week's activities, and the second NBA Africa Innovation Summit. The NBA also announced the NBA Africa Game 2018's official partners: Brand South Africa, Econet, Kwesé Sports, Nike and SAP (NBA).

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