Satnam Singh becomes 1st Indian to be drafted to NBA

Updated: 26 June 2015 11:02 IST - Published: 26 June 2015 10:01 IST

First Indian to ever be drafted into the NBA - Satnam Singh https://t.co/0AJx7olfdO
— AP (@Ananth_Pandian) June 26, 2015

T 1910 -#satnamsingh first Indian player to be in the NBA .. congratulations !! India goes to NBA .. now time for NBA to come to India ..!!
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) June 26, 2015

Satnam Singh becomes the first ever Indian national to be drafted in the NBA! #NBADraft
— NBAIndia (@NBAIndia) June 26, 2015

With the 52nd pick in the 2015 #NBADraft, we select Satnam Singh Bhamara! #MavsDraft2015 http://t.co/dzh0x1XVsI pic.twitter.com/avhY0S5nzD
— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) June 26, 2015

Welcome to the @dallasmavs Satnam Singh, the first Indian Born Player to be drafted ! Represent big guy. Represent !
— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) June 26, 2015

So happy for India to get our first NBA player, and for @satnamsingh1521 for making to the game's highest level pic.twitter.com/VqafqfoJOf
— Karan Madhok (@Hoopistani) June 26, 2015

Mavs took 7-2 Satnam Singh, who was in the crowd. He's the first Indian-born player ever selected in the #NBADraft. pic.twitter.com/lFYZTO5Xwg
— ESPN (@espn) June 26, 2015

Being the 1st ever Indian player to be drafted in the NBA #satnamsingh has created history. And opened the doors of the NBA to India.
— Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) June 26, 2015

Satnam Singh, who wears a size 20 shoe, says he wants to "open the gates for other players in India." https://t.co/U6yJxspqeW
— SLAM Magazine (@SLAMonline) June 26, 2015

Started from the bottom... now he's here! @satnamsingh1521 #KingSingh pic.twitter.com/r6SEZxXMiC
— Karan Madhok (@Hoopistani) June 26, 2015

I'm not even calling him Satnam Singh. From now on he's "Indian LeBron"
— Akaash Singh (@AkaashSingh) June 26, 2015

"Satnam Singh" top 3 trending topic in India right now! #IndiaBaksetball #KingSingh
— Karan Madhok (@Hoopistani) June 26, 2015

Satnam Singh becomes the first Indian-born player to be drafted in NBA. He will play for @dallasmavs. #NBADraft pic.twitter.com/2n57lEFzHT
— Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) June 26, 2015