By ADAM ZAGORIA
NEW YORK — Kevin Durant, Ja Morant and Devin Booker are expected to attend and coach in the Nike World Basketball Festival on Saturday at Lincoln Center in Manhattan, per sources.
All three NBA stars have their own Nike signature shoes.
The boys semifinals are slated for Friday night, with the championship game set for 7 p.m. Saturday. A limited number of tickets and a link for the Livestream can be found here.
“Nike’s World Basketball Festival will bring together the finest basketball talent from across the United States and around the world,” according to a promotional booklet.
“Hosted at the iconic Lincoln Center, in the heart of New York City, each region will clash for the ultimate bragging rights of being crowned world champs.”
Here are the four rosters broken down by North, South, East and West. The East team features several local stars from the New York/New Jersey area including Dylan Harper, Ian Jackson, Boogie Fland and Kiyan Anthony, Carmelo Anthony’s son.
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— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) September 15, 2023
