Trump announces India to get access to NBA basketball soon Indo-US dosti flag emblem replaces US seal
Houston, Sept. 22: US President Donald Trump on Sunday announced that India will soon have access to another world class American product NBA basketball.
Trump, who was speaking at the NRG stadium to over 50,000 IndianAmericans, said that America is committed to ensure Indians have access to the finest goods in the world, products stamped with the beautiful phrase 'Make in USA'.
“And very soon, India will have access to another world class American product- NBA basketball. Wow, sounds good. Next week, thousands of people will gather in Mumbai to watch the first-ever, NBA basketball game in India,” Trump said.
“Am I invited Mr Prime Minister? I may come, be careful, I may come,” he said laughingly as Prime Minster Modi laughed.
Earlier National this month, the Basketball Association said 3,000 students from over 70 schools will be extended invitations for the first-ever NBA game in India to be played in Mumbai in October.
The NBA sides Sacramento Kings and Indiana Pacers will play two pre-season games on October 4 and 5 in front of students under the Reliance Foundation Jr NBA programme.
The NBA India Games will mark the first games that teams from a North American sports league will play in India.
Prime Minister Modi and President Trump on Sunday addressed the mega 'Howdy, Modi' event here.
The event has been organised by IndianAmericans in Texas for Prime Minister Modi.
This is for the first time that the leaders of the two largest democracies of the world were addressing a joint mega rally in the US.
— Houston, Sept. 22: In a rare move reflective of India-US friendship, the Trump administration replaced the presidential seal with an “India-US dosti flag” emblem from the presidential lectern.
As a matter of tradition, every lectern from where a US President speaks be it a joint press conference or an election speech or any speaking engagement either domestically or overseas carries a presidential emblem.
However, for a change and to the pleasant surprise to many, the presidential lectern had a circular emblem with the national flags of both the US and India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump on Sunday addressed the mega 'Howdy, Modi' event here with over 50,000 Indian-Americans present at the NRG stadium.
The event has been organised by IndianAmericans in Texas for Prime Minister Modi.
This is for the first time that the leaders of the two largest democracies of the world were addressing a joint mega rally in the US.
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