Members of the Blue Jay basketball team hosted guests from around the world at their Thursday afternoon practice. The high school-aged visitors, who hail from six different countries — South Korea, Argentina, Lebanon, Nigeria, Turkey, and Kyrgyzstan — are guests of the U.S. Department of State Sports Visitors Program. The group is visiting New Orleans to attend the 2014 NBA All-Star Game at Smoothie King Center. While the exhibition game won’t be played until Feb. 16, there are several events leading up to the game, including a junior high invitational that the 8th Grade Basketball Team will be participating in this weekend.