India

According to the league, the Sacramento Kings and Indiana Pacers will become the first NBA teams to play in India. The preseason games will take place at the NSCI Dome in Mumbai on October 4th and 5th. “Our inaugural NBA India Games will help further untap the enormous basketball potential in a country with a [...]

Basketball became a truly international game after the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, and while the love for the game has spread throughout Europe and some Asian countries, there is one Asian country and culture the NBA is trying to establish itself in: India. The league has been trying to present the game of professional basketball [...]

January 20, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Say what you will about David Stern, but he’s never afraid to try a venture that may potentially help the globalization of his brand. National Basketball Association Commissioner David Stern has held talks with executives at IMG Worldwide Inc. about establishing a professional league in India, two people [...]

November 11, 2010 – Dr. Anklesnap Meet Satnam Singh Bhamara of India. He’s not your average 14 year-old as he stands over 7 feet tall. He was always fairly tall for his age but grew an absolutely ridiculous 15 inches between the ages of 10 and 14. The unimaginable height is in his genes, as [...]