- Three-Time NBA Champion James Worthy and Seven-Time NBA All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge attended the Jr. NBA Abu Dhabi League Draft
- Games will tip off on Monday, Feb. 5 and culminate with the third Jr. NBA Abu Dhabi League Finals on Sunday, May 5.
ABU DHABI – The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) today announced the launch of the expanded third season of the Jr. NBA Abu Dhabi League – operated by Sport360 –, which this year will reach more than 1,300 youth ages 11-14 from schools across Abu Dhabi, and for the first time, Al Ain. Jr. NBA programming has reached more than 10,000 youth in Abu Dhabi since 2022.
The Jr. NBA Abu Dhabi League draft event took place on Saturday, Jan. 27 at the NYU Abu Dhabi campus in the presence of DCT Abu Dhabi Chairman, His Excellency Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, NBA Europe and Middle East Vice President of Basketball Operations, Neal Meyer, three-time NBA champion James…