Kevin Martin headlines NBA program in Indonesia
Martin took his grandma along — and went despite some bombings that preceded his trip by a matter of days.
Here’s an excerpt from the Sacramento Bee’s feature about the trip:
It was a new experience in almost every way even for Martin. Upon his arrival, the newspaper in Surabaya splashed a greeting across the top of its front page showing Martin with his arms spread wide. Upon his departure, the paper ran a full-page ad from the DBL with pictures of Martin’s visit and messages from dozens of the league’s players wishing him well and encouraging him to become an All-Star for the first time this season.
“One time, I felt like (President Barack) Obama – and that’s no exaggeration,” Martin said. “There were like a thousand … people with signs around the basketball court (in the arena during a DetEksi game). It was crazy.
“It’s fun to be able to give back to the community and the world in a good way. It just makes you look at the other side of it, beyond basketball.”
Read the piece from the Bee here.
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