National Basketball Association (NBA) will be bringing two of ir teams - Indiana Pacers and Sacramento Kings to play in Mumbai on October 4 and 5 at  National Sports Club of India (NSCI) in Mumbai. initial anuncement was me by  NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum and NBA India Managing Director Yannick Colaco in Mumbai on December 2018. This will mark  first games NBA has played in India and first games std in country by a rth American sports league.

On Thursday, NBA India anunced that games will be played in front of 3,000 boys and girls from more than 70 schools under Reliance Foundation Jr. NBA program.

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"Proud to be playing in India"

At time of anuncement, NBA Commissioner am Silver said, "Our inaugural NBA India Games will help furr untap ermous basketball potential in a country with a thriving sports culture and a growing, young and engd population. We thank Kings and Pacers organizations for participating in this historic event". Vivek Ranive, Mumbai-born owner of Sacramento Kings, h said, " Sacramento Kings are proud to be playing in first NBA games ever held in India. As an Indian-American, it is an hor to help bring this historic moment to country where I was raised. sport is experiencing tremendous growth in India and we are excited about continuing to expand NBA's reach to fans across globe. world wants to watch basketball and India is a fastgrowing new frontier."

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NBA India

NBA India has invested heavily in order to develop basketball in India, starting various grass root level campaigns in India. Alongside two matches, league e and its partners will conduct interactive fan activities, Jr. NBA youth basketball programming and NBA Cares community outreach events that will bring NBA experience to fans in Mumbai. global league has also opened an office in Mumbai in 2011 and an NBA India acemy was opened in 2017 in New Delhi for bright prospects from throughout India. NBA India has helped multiple acemy players to develop in sport, with 17-year-old Riyanshu Negi being one of hottest prospects. He has been a part of acemy since 2017 has worked with coaches to develop his game. 

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