The Sacramento Kings is the only team in the NBA with an Indian-born majority owner, Vivek Ranadivé. Each year a Bollywood themed nights is held at the Kings arena. The latest one was held on January 5, 2018.

The Sacramento Kings will play the Indiana Pacers in two preseason games in Mumbai in 2019. It will be the first NBA games played in India and the first games staged in the country by a North American sports league. The NBA games will take place Friday, Oct. 4 and Saturday, Oct. 5 at the NSCI Dome in Mumbai.

“The Sacramento Kings are proud to be playing in the first NBA games ever held in India,” said Kings Owner and Chairman Vivek Ranadivé. “As an Indian-American, it is an honor to help bring this historic moment to the country where I was raised. The sport is experiencing tremendous growth in India and we are excited about continuing to expand the NBA’s reach to fans across the globe. The world wants to watch basketball and India is a fast-growing new frontier."

Tickets to the games will go on sale at a later date. Fans can visit nbaevents.com/indiagames to register interest for information and tickets.

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