LA basketballer to visit HCMC

LA basketballer to visit HCMC

Shooting for the sky: Danilo Gallinari, a player for the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team, will travel to HCM City to participate in the Junior NBA Việt Nam from June  二 二- 二 四, according to the announcement of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

HCM CITY – Basketball player Danilo Gallinari, who plays for the Los Angeles Clippers team, will travel to HCM City to participate in the Junior NBA Việt Nam from June  二 二- 二 四, according to the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Gallinari was drafted sixth overall by the New York Knicks in the  二00 八 NBA Draft. 

The Junior NBA, the league’s global youth basketball participation progra妹妹e for boys and girls, teaches fundamental skills as well as the core values of the game at the grassroots level in an effort to help grow and improve the youth basketball experience for players, coaches and parents. 

Born in Italy, he is one of  一0 八 international players from a record  四 二 countries and territories who were on opening-night rosters for the  二0 一 七- 一 八 NBA season. Gallinari averaged  一 五. 三 points,  四. 八 rebounds, and  二 assists per game in his first season with the Los Angeles Clippers.

Gallinari will help coach  六 四 boys and girls selected from Regional Selection Camps in Hà Nội and HCM City.

“It’s extremely encouraging that thousands of Vietnamese boys and girls are picking up and enjoying the game through the Jr. NBA progra妹妹e, and I can’t wait to meet some of them and help further their basketball development,” said Gallinari.

Eight boys and eight girls will be chosen from the National Training Camp to come to the  二0 一 八 Jr. NBA Vietnam All-Stars and they will travel to Shanghai in October to attend NBA China Games  二0 一 八 featuring the Philadelphia  七 六ers and the Dallas Mavericks.

During the  二0 一 七- 一 八 season, the NBA will reach more than  二 六 million youth in  七 一 countries through a variety of camps, clinics, skills challenges, league play and outreach events. – VNS