Abhishek Bachchan first Indian in NBA All Star Celebrity game

New Delhi: Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan is going to be the first Indian in the prestigious NBA All Star NYC celebrity game, NBA India announced. 

The National Basket Ball Association's Indian arm posted on their official Twitter page: 

.@juniorbachchan will be the first Indian to participate in the #NBAAllStarNYC Celebrity game. pic.twitter.com/AmRx2mAzoJ— NBAIndia (@NBAIndia) February 7, 2015

.@juniorbachchan reveals he has been following #NBA since 1982. Now that's a hard core fan! #NBA4Life #AllStar2015 pic.twitter.com/ED8U3yynS0— NBAIndia (@NBAIndia) February 7, 2015

Actress Preity Zinta, who is a friend of Jr Bachchan also congratulated the star on the micro blogging site:

@juniorbachchan @NBAIndia looking forward to see U play the game AB ! My fav sport while growing up . Ting :-))) — Preity zinta (@realpreityzinta) February 7, 2015