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Here are some facts: - The NBA is expanding in India in a big way, with grassroots basketball training programmes, the elite-level Academy, visits from top players, and for the first time this year, an NBA preseason game in India. - One of the NBA's avenues for reaching out to a larger, younger audience - an audience that aren't necessarily core-NBA fans to begin with - is employing social -media celebrities for events and ad campaigns. Hence, Rannvijay Singha and Bhuvan Bam at the All Star Weekend, or Rannvijay Singha and the rapper Divine on the 'This is why we play' ad campaign, or Rannvijay Singha in... Well, you get the point. - The NBA has a partnership with merchandise seller Jabong for the NBA Store India. - Now, Jabong and NBA India have a game show. It's called Jabong Hoop Wars. The first two episodes of Jabong Hoop Wars are available to stream online . The show is hosted by Benasha Soonawalla. It features three contestants who take part in several rounds...

If you're an Indian basketball fan feeling particularly prepared to jump on a new G-League bandwagon, it's time to join the herd. The Wisconsin Herd, to be exact. Amjyot Singh, the Chandigarh-born Indian basketball star who as been in the NBA G-League for the past 1.5 years with the OKC Blue, announced that he was officially signing with the Herd with an Instagram post on Thursday. The Herd are the G-League affiliate of the Milwaukee Bucks, who currently hold the best record in the NBA. The team is based out of Oshkosh in Wisconsin. View this post on Instagram Excited for the new beginning and opportunity #wahegurumeharkare🙏 A post shared by Amjyot Singh Gill (@amjyot.gill) on Feb 14, 2019 at 7:27am PST Singh, 27, saw his role limited in just six appearances with the Blue this season, and hadn't suited up for them after November. He's only the second Indian to play in the G-League, following Satnam Singh, who played two years for the Texas Legends. Amjyot is averag...

The biggest basketball stars in the world will be in Charlotte this weekend for the NBA All Star extravaganza. So will local, national, and international celebrities, bringing in their own star power. The global media will turn its lenses for this massive basketball festival. But in midst of all the fun, there will also be a lot of serious sport, of course. And while most of the world keeps its eyes on the NBA stars, a new crew of young international prospects will be taking the courts in Charlotte, too, with the hope to announce their presence as basketball's next big things. The NBA and FIBA announced that the top 63 boys and girls from 31 countries and regions around the world will travel to Charlotte for the fifth annual Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Global Camp . The camp, which will feature several NBA players and coaches as mentors, will be held from February 15-17 at the Queens University of Charlotte Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation as part of NBA All-Star 201...