Published 23:42 IST, October 2nd 2019

NBA in India: 'We're kinda pioneers' says Indiana Pacers' Myles Turner

Centre for the Indiana Pacers, Myles Turner, commenting before the first National Basketball Association Game (NBA) to be played in India

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Centre for Indiana Pacers, Myles Turner, commenting before first National Basketball Association Game (NBA) to be played in India on Friday, October 4 and Saturday, October 5 at Dome, NSCI, SVP Stadium in Mumbai said “We’re kind of pioneers.”

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