Bollywood Meets Basketball 8

  Gopalakrishnan R & Vishnu Ravi Shankar, Hyderabad, 17th July 2015: P Vijay of the Pune Peshwas thought it would be an easy left hand layup. A free lane, no defender in sight. But just as he releases the ball onto the glass, a burst of green flies across the paint. In the blink of […]

Mumbai, 2nd May, 2015: Bollywood actors Ranveer Singh and Priyanka Chopra met Sim Bhullar, NBA’s first Indian origin player, in Mumbai. This Sim Bhullar India visit continues NBA’s policy of bringing its key faces to promote basketball in the country. Sim Bhullar India Visit- Itinerary 22-year-old Bhullar will first tour Mumbai, most likely with photo-ops at the Gateway […]

  Sacramento is the only team in the NBA with an Indian-born majority owner in Vivek Ranadivé. Bollywood themed night to be held during the game against the Los Angeles Lakers on 7th January 2016 (8th January morning in India). This will be the third consecutive season that the Kings will be hosting a Bollywood […]

  Chicago 3oth, Dec 2015: Bollywood actress and model Neha Dhupia attended an NBA game between the Indiana Pacers and the Chicago Bulls last night at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Neha also had a fan girl moment when she met with the Bulls’ shooting guard Jimmy Butler who made the game-winning basket against […]

Report by Vishnu Ravi Shankar. Images by Anukriti Bishen, with inputs from Gopalakrishnan R. Hyderabad, 1st March 2016: The Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in the city witnessed Game 1 of the best-of-three UBA finale action today, with Chennai Slam starting off with a convincing 77-62 victory over Delhi Capitals. Leading actor Rana Daggubati and Wing Commander […]