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Parnika Srivastava
NOIDA: For 16-year-old Parnika Srivastava who took up basketball only as a fun sport, being selected for the NBA Academy Women’s Virtual Program is a big step towards playing at the international level.
The Class 11 girl who studies in DPS, Noida, is among five Indians to get selected for the programme that started this month.
Parnika started playing basketball when she was in Class 4. “Since I was taller than most other students in my class, I was better at handling the ball. With time, I got more interested in the game. My school coach noticed that and asked me to start playing regularly. That is when I told my parents about my interest in the sport and I started coaching every morning and evening,” said Parnika, standing tall at 6 feet.
Published June 16, 2021, 8:00 AM
The National Basketball Association (NBA) today announced the NBA Academy Women’s Virtual Program, an eight-week basketball and leadership development program for more than 40 of the top female, high-school age (14-17 years old) prospects from the outside the U.S. Participants will connect with their peers from around the world and take part in basketball and life skills development programming under the guidance of current and former WNBA players and the NBA Academy staff. NBA Academy Women’s Virtual Program
Any parent or legal guardian interested in submitting an application on behalf of their child should submit their child’s HomeCourt profile or upload a skills video as outlined in the application form on the NBA Academy website by June 18. NBA Academy Women’s Virtual Program participants will be announced in June, with the program starting in July and running through August.