Chris Paul to play in NBA's first exhibition game in Africa

Basketball is a rapidly growing sport with the sport starting to emerge in markets such India and Africa, places where other sports have dominated the countries for a long time. The growth of basketball is in large part due to the NBA and the work they do to help promote the sport. A key example being the upcoming Africa exhibition NBA game that the NBA just announced. It will be the 1st to take place in Africa and NBA stars Chris Paul and Luol Deng have been confirmed to be taking part.

 The game will see team world vs team Africa with Paul captaining the former and Deng the latter.

"I look forward to representing team world in Africa said CP3. "It will be my first visit to the continent and i cannot wait to contribute to the growth of the game on and off the court".

The full player rosters are to be announced at a later date. Nevertheless, this is undoubtedly a huge step for the league in establishing a foothold in a country currently dominated by soccer. The NBA is already known in the continent for using it's NBA cares programmed in Africa for charitable causes.

Since the start of the league more than 35 players have come to the NBA from Africa to play in the league, this group includes hall of famer Hakeem Olajuwon and future inductee Dikembe Mutumbo. One of the most prominent Africa players in the NBA today is Serge Ibaka of the OKC Thunder.

Clipper fans all over can look forward to the game and since CP3 is captaining team world this is sure to be a fantastic game indeed.