Sacramento Kings center Sim Bhullar walks onto the court during the closing moments of the Kings’ 116-111 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves during an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, April 7, 2015. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento Kings backup centre Sim Bhullar made history Tuesday night when he became the first player of Indian descent to play in an NBA game.
Bhullar, who was born in Toronto and played in college at New Mexico State, checked in with 16.1 seconds remaining in the Kings’ 116-111 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
A crowd of 16,770 gave the 7-foot-5 Bhullar a standing ovation when he replaced Jason Thompson and lined up along the key while teammate Ray McCallum took the second of two free throw attempts.
Signed to a 10-day contract on April 2, Bhullar did not attempt a shot.
