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The growing world of the NBA

The 2015 NBA finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors has seen a player rise to prominence in the league, not LeBron James or Steph Curry, but Australian Matthew Dellavedova.

How strong is the non-American talent in the NBA and are we going to see more and more overseas stars in the biggest league in basketball? Sportsworld went to investigate.

Former NBA player Pops Mensah-Bonsu, who is now the international ambassador for the National Basketball Players Association, spoke to Sportsworld's John Bennett, alongside NBA Global Games commentator Simon Hosannah.

This is a clip from Saturday Sportsworld 13 June 2015.

(Photo: Matthew Dellavedova. Credit: Getty Images)

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