A Quote by Serge Ibaka

I'd read about NBA players in magazines when I was growing up in Congo, but I had never actually seen what NBA basketball looked like because we didn't have access to a satellite for TV.

Serge Ibaka

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Serge Ibaka
Congolese - Athlete
Born: September 18, 1989

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Jeanie Buss

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Kobe Bryant

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Patrick Beverley

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Gordon Hayward

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Jose Calderon

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Avery Bradley

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Zion Williamson

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