NBA Announces Roster of 32 Youth Teams For Junior Global Championship

New York: The National Basketball Association (NBA) on Thursday announced the roster of 32 youth teams that will participate in the second Jr. NBA Global Championship, a youth basketball tournament for the top 13 and 14-year-old boys and girls' teams from around the world, as well as the line-up of talent who will support the event onsite.

The competition will take place from August 6 to August 11 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida and will air on the FOX Sports family of networks.

Three-time National Basketball Association Champion and Jr. NBA Global Championship Ambassador Dwyane Wade, Utah Jazz guard and 2019 NBA Sportsmanship and Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award recipient Mike Conley, 2018 WNBA MVP and WNBA Champion Breanna Stewart, New Orleans Pelicans Vice President of Basketball Operations and Team Development and former WNBA All-Star Swin Cash and Dallas Mavericks Head Coach Rick Carlisle will attend the event to watch the competition, interact with the youth teams and participate in leadership development programs. IANS

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