The Raptors' Kyle Lowry and Serge Ibaka among NBAers who voyaged upwards of 8,000 miles for extraordinary occasion intended to make open doors for competitors in Africa. 

Group World's Kristaps Porzingis of New York Knicks, right, controls the ball against Team World's Kyle Lowry of Toronto Raptors, center, amid their training at the Dome in Johannesburg, South Africa on Friday. The NBA Africa Game takes puts on Saturday. 

Group World's Kristaps Porzingis of New York Knicks, right, controls the ball against Team World's Kyle Lowry of Toronto Raptors, center, amid their training at the Dome in Johannesburg, South Africa on Friday. The NBA Africa Game takes puts on Saturday. (THEMBA HADEBE/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS