Arsenal duo Alexis Sanchez and Per Mertesacker have backed BT Sport's coverage of Thursday's NBA Global Games clash between Milwaukee Bucks and New York Knicks by showing off their basketball skills.
The pair have filmed short clips of their skills to promote the match, as well as the broadcaster's BT Sport Facebook Lounge, which will feature live appearances of the A-list celebrities attending the contest at the O2 Arena.
The Facebook Lounge will air between 7.15pm and 8pm and will be included in the main show on BT Sport 1, which will be hosted by Darren Fletcher.
Viewers have also been encouraged to get involved in the event via social media by using the hashtag #NBALONDON2015
Watch a behind-the-scenes video of Sanchez and Mertesacker showing off their skills below:
From 7.30pm Thursday, BT Sport 1 has exclusively live TV coverage of the NBA Global Games clash between the Milwaukee Bucks versus the New York Knicks. From 7.15pm, The BT Sport Facebook Lounge (facebook.com/btsport and facebook.com/nbauk) will feature live appearances from A-list celebrities at the event
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