Serge Ibaka chows down on Congolese food with Vice Sports

Serge Ibaka’s path to the NBA was anything but ordinary. As the third-youngest of 18 children, Ibaka battled poverty and impossible odds in the Republic of the Congo to make his hoops dream a reality.

Since his emergence as one of the most dominant defensive forces in the league with the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Congolese big man has transformed himself into a two-way weapon on the Eastern Conference-leading Toronto Raptors.

Although the stretch-four spends most of his nights banging in the low post all across the United States, he still takes time to appreciate his Congolese heritage.

Watch as Vice Sports sits down with Serge Ibaka for a traditional Congolese meal.