The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi concluded in cooperation with the American National Basketball Association (NBA)NBA) The expanded third season of the Junior NBA Abu Dhabi League, run by Sport360, attracted more than 1,300 male and female students between the ages of 11 and 14 from Abu Dhabi schools, and for the first time from the city of Al Ain. More than 11,000 students from Abu Dhabi and Al Ain schools have participated in the league’s programs since 2022.
American Professional Basketball League stars Julius Erving and Jason Williams attended the final matches of the Junior NBA Abu Dhabi League, where they met male and female students as part of a series of Junior NBA training sessions in schools, and assumed honorary technical management duties for the two competing teams. In the first “All-Star” match in the “Junior NBA Abu Dhabi” league. The two stars also crowned the league’s winning teams:
group of teamsAFor Girls: Abu Dhabi American Community School (Minnesota Timberwolves)
group of teamsAFor Boys: “Al Raha Gardens School” (Philadelphia Sixers)
group of teamsBFor girls: “Abu Dhabi Mohammed Bin Zayed International Private School” (Dallas Mavericks)
group of teamsBFor boys: “Pioneers of Change Holding” (Dallas Mavericks)
Al Ain Girls School: “Liwa International School for Girls” (Denver Nuggets)
Al Ain Boys School: “Our Private English School” (Golden Star Warriors)
Girls Development League: Belvedere British School (Los Angeles Clippers)
Boys Development League: “Rest City Khalifa” (New Orleans Pelicans)
On this occasion, Julius Erving of the American National Basketball Association said: “I have had the honor of traveling around the world as a basketball player during my career, so being here in Abu Dhabi as an ambassador for the game is a great honor for me. The Junior NBA has highlighted “Abu Dhabi highlights the UAE’s tremendous potential to create future stars in the NBA and the Women’s International Basketball Association, and I look forward to seeing the league grow and flourish.”
For his part, Jason Williams of the American National Basketball Association said: “It was great to come to Abu Dhabi for the first time ever and see the results of the children’s hard work that we saw in the amazing finals event. I wish I had had a similar opportunity when I was young, so “It’s great to now be working with the NBA to help inspire the next generation of basketball players.”
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