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Take me away from the gloss and glamour of the world’s finest arenas. From the sleek wooden floor with the fancy logos and the fiber-glass backboards with rims made out of the expensive nylon. It’s all too much for me. Take me away from referees, matching uniforms, and electronic scoreboards. Just give me a ball, […]

NBA fans know Yao Ming as the Hall of Famer who played seven seasons for the Houston Rockets, before injuries cut his career short. But his face is a familiar sight amongst the internet generation: a black-and-white caricature of Yao wearing a hearty smile. How did that happen? A glimpse into the shallow but complex […]

The Present. Dressed in a dapper, dark blue single-breasted suit, Satnam Singh Bhamara sat anxiously on the crowded floor of the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, New York. A single Thursday evening in late June had the potential to change the 19-year-old’s life forever, and forever make history for Indian Basketball and the NBA. But nothing […]

As always, the women’s final was held first, a little bit earlier in the evening, before the prime-time crowds were expected to show up. Only a few of the other players, close friends, and some of the organizing officials sat through most of the game; looking around the arena, there were far more empty seats […]

Ever since I was little I wanted to be bigger. Sounds ironic, doesn’t it! Well, that’s the truth. I remember my mum taking me to the homeopathic and me enquiring, “Will I be 7 ft tall one day?” The doc (and my mom) managed to keep a straight face and replied, “I don’t think so […]