Princepal Singh wins NBA Summer League title with Kings

New York, August 18

Young cager Princepal Singh became the first Indian to be part of an NBA title winning team when his side Sacramento Kings clinched the NBA Summer League crown.

The 6-foot-9-inch forward made history by being the first Indian to be part of a championship roster at any level of the NBA.

Kings dominated the championship game against Boston Celtics, clinching the title with a 100-67 win on Tuesday.

The win also made Kings the only franchise to win multiple Summer League titles, having previously clinched it in 2014.

In the final, Princepal played for the last four minutes of the game.

Princepal finished with two points, scoring the Kings’ final bucket, and also pulled down one rebound.

The 20-year-old’s appearance in the championship game comes exactly a week after he made his brief yet landmark debut at the Summer League. He had played for over a minute near the end of Kings’ victory over Washington Wizards. —PTI