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Basketballghana.com can confirm Fort Wayne Mad Ants will play out its season opening game in the NBA Gatorade League (G League) on February 10.

Ghana Center Amida Brimah is on Fort Wayne’s roster and is in line to compete for the Mad Ants in the 2020-2021 season due to be played in a bubble inside Disney World in Orlando, Florida.

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This is set to be Brimah’s third year in the G League after spending two seasons at Austin Spurs; he is the second Ghana born player to be named on Fort Wayne’s roster after Ben Bentil spent part of the 2016-2017 season with the team.

Fort Wayne takes on Westchester Knicks in the opening game of its season and is expected to end the regular season with a tie against Greensboro Swarm on March 5 before a possible playoff run.

Derrick White-Amida in action for Austin Spurs

Brimah’s Fort Wayne plays Austin Spurs on February 15; the 6 foot 10 inch player won the G League in his first year at Austin.

Below is the full schedule:

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Wednesday, February 10 vs. Westchester Knicks, 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 11 vs. Delaware, 11 a.m.
Saturday, February 13 vs. Rio Grande Valley, 3 p.m.
Monday, February 15 vs. Austin, 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, February 16 vs. Oklahoma City, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 18 vs. Santa Cruz, 3 p.m.
Saturday, February 20 vs. Iowa, 11 a.m.
Sunday, February 21 vs. Raptors 905, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, February 23 vs. Erie, 7 p.m.
Thursday, February 25 vs. Long Island, 3:30 p.m.
Friday, February 26 vs. Agua Caliente, 11 a.m.
Sunday, February 28 vs. Lakeland, 3 p.m.
Tuesday, March 2 vs. Salt Lake City, 7 p.m.
Thursday, March 4 vs. Canton, 11 a.m.
Friday, March 5 vs. Greensboro, 11 a.m.

By Yaw Adjei-Mintah

@YawMintYM on Twitter

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