Closing Event of Jr. NBA Youth Basketball Development Program

Deputy Chief of Mission Peter Haymond attended the closing event of this year’s Jr. NBA youth basketball development program on July 17 at Future Park Rangsit Mall. The ten boys and five girls selected to be Thailand’s Jr. NBA All-Stars will get a unique training experience with other All-Stars from across Southeast Asia later this year. This year’s annual program brought American NBA Star Will Barton of the Denver Nuggets to train the aspiring young basketballers in the fundamentals of the game as well as Sportsmanship, Teamwork, a positive Attitude, and Respect (S.T.A.R.).