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Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>Five players from or with ties to Africa took part in the Clorox Rising Stars as part of the NBA All-Star Weekend in Cleveland, Ohio last night. Isaac Okoro (Cleveland Cavaliers; ties to Nigeria) represented Team Barry, Precious Achiuwa (Toronto Raptors; Nigeria) and Desmond Bane (Memphis Grizzlies; ties to Nigeria) represented Team Isiah, and Ayo Dosunmu (Chicago Bulls; ties to Nigeria) and Jonathan Kuminga (Golden State Warriors; Democratic Republic of the Congo) represented Team Payton.<\/p>\n

Team Barry defeated Team Isiah 25-20 in the final with the number one overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, Cade Cunningham, named the mini-tournament\u2019s Most Valuable Player. said Achiuwa.<\/p>\n

As part of last night\u2019s event, Bane and Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana Pacers) won the Clorox Clutch Challenge, making the five different iconic shots from NBA Playoff history in 39.1 seconds.<\/p>\n

Overall, nine players competing at NBA All-Star 2022 are from or have ties to Africa: Achiuwa, Giannis and Thanasis Antetokounmpo (Bucks; Greece; ties to Nigeria), Alex Antetokounmpo (NBA G League\u2019s Raptors 905; Greece; ties to Nigeria), Bane, Dosunmu, Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers; Cameroon), Kuminga and Okoro.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Zambia. Five players from or with ties to Africa took part in the Clorox Rising Stars as part of the NBA All-Star Weekend in Cleveland, Ohio last night. 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