Punjab’s teenager Satnam Singh became the first Indian to be drafted in the NBA after he was picked by the Dallas Mavericks and Twitter has come out with their support and love for the seven foot two inch center. [caption id=“attachment_2313442” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]
Satnam Singh the 52nd pick overall in the NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks poses for a photo with Mark Tatum. Getty[/caption] The Mavericks website says that Satnam averaged 4.2 points and 2.7 rebounds in six games at the 2013 FIBA Asia Championships and 9.2 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.2 blocks for the IMG Academy, a private boarding school in Florida, this season. Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was the first to tweet out his support saying, “We now have a billion more Mavs fans.” Yes Mark, you sure do. Here’s how Twitter reacted to the news: