Earlier today in Johannesburg, South Africa, the NBA and several of the league’s top players hosted an exhibition game for the first time ever on the continent, matching up various international players against players with African ties.
In the Team World vs Team Africa format, Chris Paul, Bradley Beal, Jeff Green, Pau & Marc Gasol and many others represented for the international players, while Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luol Deng, Nic Batum and Boris Diaw led the African squad.
During the second quarter, NBA icons Hakeem Olajuwon and Dikembe Mutombo even each stripped off their sideline suits, only to don custom throwback Rockets and Nuggets unis and play a few minutes in a welcome surprise for the home crowd. The 52 year-old Hakeem even showed off some vintage footwork and knocked down a turnaround jumper on Nikola Vucevic, bringing the fans and players alike to their feet.
While most players wore their standard team colorways of last season’s models, there was one major surprise — Chris Paul debuted his upcoming new Jordan CP3.IX model.
Take a look at all of the kicks on court below, highlighted of course by Dikembe and the Dream jumping into the action.
Chris Paul — Jordan CP3.9
Giannis Antetokounmpo — Air Jordan Retro 10
Hakeem Olajuwon — The Dr34m
Dikembe Mutombo — adidas Mutombo Trainer
Kenneth Faried — adidas Crazy 8
Marc Gasol – Nike Hyperdunk 2014
Jeff Green — Jordan Super.Fly 4
Nic Batum — adidas Crazy Strike
Trey Burke — Nike Zoom Run The One
Al Farouq Aminu — Nike Kobe X Low “All-Star”
Gorgui Dieng — Nike Hyperdunk 2014
Luol Deng — Nike Air Max Visi Pro V
Pau Gasol — Nike Hyperdunk 2014
Hakeem Olajuwon — The Dr34m
Nikola Vucevic — Nike Zoom Soldier 8
Evan Turner — Li-Ning Way Of Wade 1
Luc Mbah a Moute — adidas Crazy Strike Low
Festus Ezeli — Nike Zoom Soldier 8
Dikembe Mutombo — adidas Mutombo Trainer
