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[Originally published on NBA.COM, as part of its ‘Local Heroes’ series, around December 2016.] “What makes you a great player? Is it the vicious dunks? The haircut? The shoes? The long shorts? The short socks? It’s gotta be the shoes!” So went a famous 1991 commercial where filmmaker (and over enthusiastic Knicks superfan) Spike Lee tries […]

Press Release/Ahmedabad, 5th Jan 2014: ONGC have won two in a row defeating Tamil Nadu (IOB) 75-58 in their second league match of the 28th Federation Cup National Basketball Championship being held at the YMCA International Centre in Ahmedabad. ONGC with more than half of its contingent having international experience always had the upper hand going into the match. In the […]

  Bhavnagar, Gujarat, 14th September 2015: Day 1 of the 32nd Youth National Championship started with 5 games taking place in the morning at M.K. Bhavnagar University at Bhavnagar, Gujarat. The first half of the day saw defending champions in the girls’ category Tamil Nadu cruise to an easy victory over southern neighbours Andhra Pradesh. […]

  Bhavnagar, Gujarat, 17th September 2015: Matches went on till late evening on Day 3 of the 32nd Youth National Basketball Championship at Bhavnagar, Gujarat. The Punjab boys’ team continued their winning ways against Haryana, cruising to a 56-22 victory in a one-sided match. The two level 1 girls’ games after 7:30 p.m. on Day 3 were […]

  Bhavnagar, Gujarat, 16th September 2015: The last few games held after 7:30 p.m. yesterday on Day 2 of the 32nd Youth National Basketball Championship in Bhavnagar, Gujarat provided some quality basketball action. The Uttarakhand boys faced Himachal Pradesh in their Level 2 game. The evenly matched contest went down to the wire and Uttarakhand pulled […]