MADRID (FIBA Basketball World Cup) - The music video for 'Sube la Copa', the official song of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, was released on Thursday.

The video features some of the biggest stars in international basketball as they join the singer - as well as fans of their countries - in singing, playing and dancing the song in a party of rhythms, roots and colours, with some of the best moments and highlights from past editions of FIBA's flagship event mixed in.

The players in the video are: Pau Gasol, Serge Ibaka, Jose Calderon and Ricky Rubio (Spain); Luis Scola, Andres Nocioni and Pablo Prigioni (Argentina); Ante Tomic, Bojan Bogdanovic and Dario Saric (Croatia); Marcelinho Huertas (Brazil); Gustavo Ayon and Jorge Gutierrez (Mexico); Japeth Aguilar and Gabe Norwood (Philippines).

Click here to watch the video on YouTube.

Sube La Copa, written, produced and recorded by award-winning Spanish singer Huecco, is the official song of the 2014 edition of FIBA's flagship event.

Huecco, known for his medley of rock, electro, latin rhythms, flamenco and hip hop flavours, put together a special video tribute celebrating the Naismith Trophy, the prize given to the winners of the FIBA Basketball World Cup.

The FIBA Basketball World Cup tips off on Saturday (30 August), culminating in the Final in Madrid on Sunday 14 September.

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