Taj Simmons is a multimedia journalist who joined WRTV in August 2023.
INDIANAPOLIS — The NBA All-Star Game is full of glitz and glamour, but at the heart of it, it is a sport many Hoosiers learned to love as kids. The NBA got back to basics during Junior NBA Day.
Several legendary players came to teach the children, including former Indiana Pacers All-Star center Roy Hibbert. The NBA also invited Junior NBA instructors from across the league to help Hoosier children learn how to play. Hibbert said he has a duty to teach young Hoosiers all that he learned during his legendary career in blue and gold.
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