Toronto Raptors GM Masai Ujiri is hopeful that his team will someday play in an NBA game in his native continent of Africa. Ujiri spent time last week running a basketball camp for African youth as part of the Basketball Without Borders program, which he has been involved with since 2003.

Accompanying Ujiri in Africa was Raptors forward Bismack Biyombo, a Congo native, who participated in Saturday's exhibition game featuring Team Africa against Team World.

Biyombo posted 12 points and seven rebounds in Team Africa's 101-97 loss, but the week was a success for all who were involved in Johannesburg.

Doug Smith of The Toronto Star spoke with Ujiri ahead of Saturday's exhibition:

"For more than a decade he’s dreamed and built towards this moment, a tireless advocate for African basketball, a son of the continent determined to give the youth more opportunities, more facilities, a greater connection with the NBA. Now that the league will host its first game there — an all-star exhibition Saturday in Johannesburg — Masai Ujiri swells with pride. 'It’s remarkable,' the Raptors general manager said on a conference call Thursday. 'It’s incredible to see all these guys here,' he added seconds later. 'It’s crazy that this game is actually happening,' was how he summed it up. And it might just be the first step [towards a preseason or regular-season game] for Ujiri and the Raptors. . . . 'We’ve definitely had discussions but they are elementary in some ways,' said Ujiri."