Hornets Duo Marvin Williams, Bismack Biyombo Travel to Africa, Where Global Game is Growing

Posted Aug 1, 2018
Marvin Williams and Bismack Biyombo will participate in this year’s NBA Africa Game on Saturday, August 4 at 11 a.m. ET on ESPN2 in Pretoria, South Africa. The exhibition will pit Biyombo – originally from the Democratic Republic of the Congo – and other native-born or first-generation African NBA players against Williams and competitors from outside the continent. (Charlotte Hornets)

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