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Big names here for NBA Rising Stars Invitational
The Straits Times
|June 12, 2025
Three-time National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Domantas Sabonis is looking forward to catching the budding basketball talent from Asia at the NBA Rising Stars Invitational tournament in Singapore later in June.
The Sacramento Kings centre said: "I'm incredibly excited to be a part of the inaugural NBA Rising Stars Invitational in Singapore.
"Basketball is a global game, and I look forward to watching the next generation of Asia's top boys' and girls' players compete against their peers on this new stage."
The 29-year-old Lithuanian is among the star-studded cast coming for the annual regional high-school tournament featuring Under-18 teams from 11 countries across the Asia-Pacific at the Kallang Tennis Hub from June 25 to 29.
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