Written by: Martenzie Johnson, The Undefeated

The first-round series between the Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat has many storylines: After two seasons of early playoff exits despite having the No. 1 seed, and the two-time league MVP, can the Bucks finally make a run to a championship? Can the Heat, who took care of the Bucks in five games last year and made it to the Finals, rebound after an injury-plagued season? But there’s one more subplot that hasn’t received much attention: the series’ Nigerian influence.

Between the Bucks and Heat, there are nine players who were either born in Nigeria or have at least one parent who was. While the league does not track the number of players from a specific country in individual games, an NBA spokesman said this may be the largest number of players of Nigerian origin to appear in the same series.

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