NBA star Brandon Jennings in India next week

MUMBAI: Rising National Basketball Association (NBA) star Brandon Jennings of the Milwaukee Bucks will be in India from May 13 to 18 to conduct a series of events to popularise the game in the country.
Jennings became the youngest player to score 55 points in a game on November 14, 2009 and is the 16th NBA or WNBA player or legend to travel to India in last three years as part of the league's continued commitment to help grow the game in the country.
"Having played in Italy, I have seen first-hand how the sport is growing globally and I am excited to visit India with the NBA to help continue the growth of the game," said Jennings.
"The NBA has the best basketball players from around the world and it is amazing to think that one of the kids I teach in India could one day play against me in the NBA."
Jennings will attend the Junior NBA/WNBA national skills challenge finals on May 15 in Mumbai. The US basketball star will crown the boys and girls national champions, and conduct a basketball clinic for participants.
US infotech firm HP and NBA will provide the champions with laptops and a trip to New York to train with an NBA coach and visit the association's headquarters.
On May 16, NBA Cares will partner with Magic Bus, a not-for-profit organisation in India, to conduct a basketball clinic in Mumbai.
Jennings will then travel to Pune where he will conduct a clinic for children and coaches participating in the ongoing Junior NBA/WNBA programme. He will host a basketball clinic for the disadvantaged youth on May 18.