Durant to host basketball clinic in India, donate courts to school in New Delhi
Golden State Warriors star and reigning NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Kevin Durant is making his way to India next Thursday.
"I'm excited to travel to India to help promote the game of basketball and meet the prospects at the NBA Academy India," Durant told ESPN's Chris Haynes. "I've wanted to visit India for a long time, and I can't wait to experience the country's unique culture and share my knowledge with the kids there."
As part of his journey, Durant will arrive in New Delhi and donate two basketball courts to the Ramjas School on behalf of his charity, the Kevin Durant Charity Foundation.
He'll then host a massive youth basketball clinic in Noida at the NBA Academy, with roughly 5,000 male and female kids from the Reliance Foundation Jr. NBA program slated to participate.
"We are thrilled to host 2017 Finals MVP Kevin Durant in India," said NBA India's managing director Yannick Colaco. "Kevin is coming off a historic season with the Golden State Warriors. Having one of the very best players in our league interact with the basketball-playing youth of India will serve as great inspiration to the next generation of players here, especially the high-performing prospects at the NBA Academy India."
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