Bhamara forces basketball to front page of Indian newspapers
NEW DELHI — It is a rare day in India when basketball makes the front page of newspapers, yet Satnam Singh Bhamara achieved that feat when he became the first Indian to be drafted to the NBA this week.
Satnam Singh Bhamara poses with a basketball at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi, India in 2011. AP file photo
NEW DELHI — It is a rare day in India when basketball makes the front page of newspapers, yet Satnam Singh Bhamara achieved that feat when he became the first Indian to be drafted to the NBA this week.
The 2.15m tall 19-year-old was selected by the Dallas Mavericks and local media celebrated.
“Satnam Takes Giant Leap” read a headline in The Times of India while the Hindustan Times carried a picture with the headline “Going Big”.
The Indian Express headline was “Hoop dreams: from Ludhiana to Dallas via NBA” as a correspondent reported from Bhamara’s village of Ballo Ke near the northern city of Ludhiana.
Television also featured interviews with his coach and family members who celebrated the achievement. AP
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