Satnam Singh: Bollywood celebs congratulate the basketball player

Indian sports personalities have often made India proud at national and international levels. The latest feather in India's cap is Satnam Singh Bhamara joining the NBA. Satnam has become the first Indian to be drafted by the NBA after he was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Draft. The 19-year-old has become the talk of the town because of his presence in the court in NBA circles. He is seven feet two inches tall and weighs above 131 kg. Bollywood celebs took to Twitter to congratulate him on this achievement. Here’s what they wrote…

(Disclaimer: All tweets have been sourced from Twitter and written as is)

According to a report, Satnam started playing basketball after the age of 9 and his selection has opened new doors for many basketball players in our country.

Amitabh Bachchan ‏@SrBachchan: “T 1910 -#satnamsingh first Indian player to be in the NBA .. congratulations !! India goes to NBA .. now time for NBA to come to India ..!!”

Actor Abhishek Bachchan, who has always been a basketball enthusiast and recently played in the NBA All Star Celebrity match as India's Goodwill ambassador of the league, congratulated Satnam Singh on Twitter and Instagram.

Abhishek Bachchan ‏@juniorbachchan: "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. Congratulations Satnam Singh. The 1st ever Indian to be drafted into the NBA by the Dallas Mavericks."

Akshay Kumar ‏@akshaykumar: "Keep on shining #SatnamSingh,1st Indian national to make it to the NBA! Had met him last year, what an inspiration! #DallasMavericks #proud."

Dino Morea ‏@DinoMorea9: "How cool is this. Finally, our presence in the NBA. #SatnamSingh, terrific."


Neetu N Chandra ‏@Neetu_Chandra: "#SatnamSingh , #Punjab Becomes the First #Indians to Be Selected For @NBA League . #Proud @NBAIndia :)))."

Jackky Bhagnani ‏@jackkybhagnani: "What a proud moment! Congratulations #SatnamSingh on being the first Indian to be drafted into the NBA!!!."

Dia Mirza ‏@deespeak: "Awesome news #SatnamSingh!!! #Proud #NBADraft @dallasmavs."

Rannvijay Singha ‏@RannvijaySingha: "NBA History has been made! #SatnamSingh has been picked by @dallasmavs-NOW the 1st Indian national in the NBA #proud."

According to a report, though Satnam was not very good at speaking English, he was awarded a scholarship at the prestigious IMG academy, after which he made his way to the United States at the age of 15.

Nimrat Kaur ‏@NimratOfficial: "Slam dunk #SatnamSingh !! He does India proud on the world stage... Absolutely fantastic !! What an inspiration..."

Sajid Khan ‏@SimplySajidK: "#SatnamSingh any indian who makes india proud makes me proud...well done paaji!."

Neha Dhupia ‏@NehaDhupia" "#proud moment for #Sport in #india ... #congrats #satnamsingh @NBAIndia @NBA."