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More than ever, basketball is becoming a global game.
篮球的国际化发展超过了以往任何时候。
Last season, the NBA had 113 international players from 41 countries and territories.
上赛季，NBA有来自41个国家和地区的113名外国球员。
In all, one quarter of NBA players are international.
总共有四分之一NBA球员来自国外。
The Washington Wizards alone have players from Poland and the Czech Republic, in addition to two players with roots in Africa.
除了两名非洲裔球员，华盛顿奇才就有来自波兰和捷克的球员。
Ian Mahinmi, a 2.1 meter center for France, represents this diversity.
伊安·马辛米，一名身高2.1米的法国中锋就是多样性的体现。
His mother is from Jamaica, and his father is from the West African nation of Benin.
他的母亲来自牙买加，父亲来自西非国家贝宁。
Mahinmi told VOA he grew up wanting to play soccer, but as he kept growing he realized his future was on the hardwood.
马辛米告诉记者，他小时候想成为足球运动员，但随着身高不断增高，他意识到自己未来会打篮球。
I really wanted to be a soccer player, and then I grew so tall and then eventually I gave a shot to a basketball
我真的很想成为一名足球运动员，但我长得太高了，后来我开始投篮，
and then fell in love with it and then next thing you know I am here,
并且爱上篮球，然后就来了这里。
As he enters his 10th season in NBA, he sees the game is growing.
他即将迎来在NBA的第十个赛季，他见证了这项运动的发展。
Now it's not only soccer. You know basketball definitely took a big part in people's heart.
你知道的不仅仅是足球，篮球肯定也在人们心中占据了很大一部分。
You know I feel like there is more and more young folks that grow up to be basketball player.
我觉得越来越多的年轻人长大后想成为篮球运动员。
There is more and more African players in the the NBA, so it's been a big growth you know since I get in the league.
在NBA有越来越多的非洲球员，自从我参加联赛以来非洲运动员不断壮大。
The NBA now holds an annual exhibition game on the continent and has opened a youth academy in Senegal.
NBA目前正在非洲举办年度表演赛，并在塞内加尔开办了青训学校。
Mahinmi too is doing his part, travelling to Benin last summer to teach basketball fundamentals to young players.
马辛米也做出了自己的贡献，去年夏天他前往贝宁教年轻选手基础篮球技巧。
It was unreal. You know, the love that they showed me and the welcoming from the minute we get out the plane till the last minute was tremendous.
太不真实了，从我们下飞机到最后结束，他们对篮球的热爱和对我们的欢迎是无与伦比的。
You know, this was probably like the trip of the summer for me and my dad, probably the trip of our life.
对于我和父亲而言，这或许是一次夏季之旅，也或许是生命之旅。
So, you know, it's something we want to do every summer.
这是我们每个夏天都想去做的事情。
Wizards head coach Scott Brooks says that, as the NBA looks to expand globally, Africa is a big part of its future.
奇才队主教练斯科特·布鲁克斯说，随着NBA在全世界范围的扩张，非洲是其未来的重要组成部分。
Well, I think the entire continent, I think it's so important for us to continue to build our brand as an NBA.
我认为整个非洲大陆，对于我们继续打造NBA品牌而言十分重要，
And I think Africa is definitely something that we've been considering for a long time
我认为关于非洲我们已经考虑很长时间了，
but Adam Silver and the NBA office has done a great job of making basketball worldwide, global game and Africa is a big part of that.
但是亚当·席尔瓦和NBA办公室为推广篮球全球化做了卓越的贡献，非洲是其中很重要的一部分。
For now, the Wizards' attention is focused on the upcoming NBA season, which tips off on October 18.
目前奇才队将全部精力放在即将于10月18日开始的NBA赛季。
Last year, they won 49 games and nearly reached the Eastern Conference Finals. This year, they're hoping to do better.
去年他们赢得49场比赛，几乎杀入东部决赛。
Salem Solomon for VOA news Washington DC.
VOA新闻，塞伦·索罗木华盛顿播报。
