FIBA Basketball World Cup draw completed in Shenzhen

Global ambassador for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Kobe Bryant and the President of the Chinese Basketball Association Yao Ming attended the draw for the tournament in Shenzhen on Saturday.

Global ambassador for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Kobe Bryant (L) hands the World Cup trophy to the President of Chinese Basketball Association Yao Ming. [Photo: China Plus]

As a result of the draw, China is to hit the court opposite Venezuela, Portland, and Cote d'Ivoire.

Global ambassador for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Kobe Bryant. [Photo: China Plus]

The series will start on August 31 and run through to September 15 with games in eight cities across China.

FIBA President Horacio Muratore. [Photo: China Plus]