The joy of playing competitive basketball once again has lit up the Jr. NBA experience for so many participants.
\nThe landmark joint venture between the Department of Culture and Tourism \u2013 Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) and the National Basketball Association (NBA) tipped off on March 5. It will pit more than 450 boys and girls aged 11-14 from Abu Dhabi schools against each other until May 21\u2019s Finals.
\nThis follows a lengthy spell where essential COVID-19 regulations disrupted youth leagues across the region. But the action has now moved into a third week at American Community School of Abu Dhabi and Mariam Eissa Al Khameeri, of New Orleans Pelicans\/ADNOC Schools, was thrilled to be taking part.
\n\u201cIt’s such a great experience for us, it’s something new and we haven’t played since the pandemic, almost two years ago,\u201d she said after last weekend\u2019s 10-6 defeat to Dallas Mavericks\/Al Ain Juniors School.
\n\u201cIt is something new and it doesn\u2019t really matter if we lose or win, it’s just great.\u201d
\nWinners \u2013 across 72 games, including play-offs \u2013 will gain the chance to watch October\u2019s ground-breaking live NBA pre-season matches in the UAE capital. Scouts will also select one boy and one girl to experience the basketball education of a lifetime at the NBA\u2019s summer camp in Europe.
\nOne player who has shone already is Ahmad Awariani of Chicago Bulls\/Cranleigh School. He gained the Player of the Match-honours when an 18-4 triumph was recorded versus Indiana Pacers\/West Yas Academy.
\nHe said: “I have been working so hard for this opportunity. I have been training every day to improve myself and enhance myself more in the Jr. NBA and I actually won the MVP.”
\n View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jr. NBA UAE ?? (@jrnbauae)
\nTo keep up-to-date with events, head to Instagram and\u00a0follow the verified @jrnbauae account.\u00a0There you will find everything you need from match schedules, to results, action pictures and amazing videos showcasing the incredible talents on display.
\nUse the following hashtags to join the conversation: #JrNBA, #NBAinAbuDhabi and #JrNBALeague.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The joy of playing competitive basketball once again has lit up the Jr. NBA experience for so many participants.
\nThe landmark joint venture between the Department of Culture and Tourism \u2013 Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) and the National Basketball Association (NBA) tipped off on March 5. It will pit more than 450 boys and girls aged 11-14 from Abu Dhabi schools against each other until May 21\u2019s Finals.
\nThis follows a lengthy spell where essential COVID-19 regulations disrupted youth leagues across the region. But the action has now moved into a third week at American Community School of Abu Dhabi and Mariam Eissa Al Khameeri, of New Orleans Pelicans\/ADNOC Schools, was thrilled to be taking part.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s such a great experience for us, it\u2019s something new and we haven\u2019t played since the pandemic, almost two years ago,\u201d she said after last weekend\u2019s 10-6 defeat to Dallas Mavericks\/Al Ain Juniors School.
\n\u201cIt is something new and it doesn\u2019t really matter if we lose or win, it\u2019s just great.\u201d
\nWinners \u2013 across 72 games, including play-offs \u2013 will gain the chance to watch October\u2019s ground-breaking live NBA pre-season matches in the UAE capital. Scouts will also select one boy and one girl to experience the basketball education of a lifetime at the NBA\u2019s summer camp in Europe.
\nOne player who has shone already is Ahmad Awariani of Chicago Bulls\/Cranleigh School. He gained the Player of the Match-honours when an 18-4 triumph was recorded versus Indiana Pacers\/West Yas Academy.
\nHe said: \u201cI have been working so hard for this opportunity. I have been training every day to improve myself and enhance myself more in the Jr. NBA and I actually won the MVP.\u201d
\n View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jr. NBA UAE ?? (@jrnbauae)
\nTo keep up-to-date with events, head to Instagram and\u00a0follow the verified @jrnbauae account.\u00a0There you will find everything you need from match schedules, to results, action pictures and amazing videos showcasing the incredible talents on display.
\nUse the following hashtags to join the conversation: #JrNBA, #NBAinAbuDhabi and #JrNBALeague.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205464"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=205464"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205464\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":205465,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205464\/revisions\/205465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=205464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=205464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=205464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}