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Hundreds of flies swarmed over the circular food tables inside the makeshift dining area at the Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium in Delhi. The once-upon-a-time white tablecloth was spotted with brown curry stains. The food itself was oily and not very hygienic— questionable nutrition for anybody, leave alone promising national and international level basketball players. Coach Scott Flemming was already eating […]

Sambhaji Kadam is a member of the senior’s men national basketball team. A prominent member of the side for the last decade, he has been sidelined due to injury for over a year now. He made a ferocious comeback earlier this year, only to lose out again on a spot in the Indian team roster […]

It’s a familiar and depressing story; talent falling by the wayside because the youngster had no interest in cricket. But that picture may be about to change in basketball as the pros come in.   (This feature was originally published as the cover story in the March ’14 issue of the FountainInk magazine. You can […]

A couple of weeks ago, ousted national women’s head coach Francisco Garcia put up a post on Facebook, highlighting a very interesting phenomenon in the Indian basketball circles. We all know about the ongoing limbo in Indian basketball. But what surprised Garcia is the unnatural quiet in the Indian basketball community about this unpleasant situation.  […]

Gurugram, 16th September 2017: All the group stage games of the Indian subcontinent’s first FIBA authorized 3×3 basketball tournament ‘3×3 Road to Mexico’ concluded today at the Ambience Mall, Gurugram. The quarterfinals lineup for tomorrow is as follows: 3:00 pm: Hamamatsu vs Sri Lanka President’s Team 3:30 pm: Tsukuba vs Delhi All-Stars 4:00 pm: Yokohama […]