{"id":808132,"date":"2026-08-10T07:49:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T07:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/808132\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T07:49:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T07:49:08","slug":"nba-fans-hail-jagmeet-singh-as-indian-wemby-after-viral-clips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/808132\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA fans hail Jagmeet Singh as &#8216;Indian Wemby&#8217; after viral clips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/tag\/victor-wembanyama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Victor Wembanyama<\/a>\u2018s become an instant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/category\/nba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">NBA<\/a> superstar since making his way to America, but the internet is quickly latching onto \u201cIndian Wemby\u201d after a number of viral clips.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jagmeet Singh has become an internet highlight machine since being discovered as a 14-year-old in his native India. However, the young basketball prodigy has NBA hopes after coming to the United States to play and attend school.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/dallas-mavericks-massive-fan-bounty-ultra-rare-cooper-flagg-card\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Dallas Mavericks offer massive fan \u2018bounty\u2019 for ultra-rare Cooper Flagg card<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 7-foot, 4-inch Singh is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Dbqz-UBxGhv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">drawing stark comparisons<\/a> to the San Antonio Spurs superstar as he prepares to enter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/category\/cbb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">college basketball<\/a> in 2027.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">India isn\u2019t traditionally a country that boasts a lot of basketball talent despite the country\u2019s interest in the NBA. Sim Bhullar and Satnam Singh are two of the success stories that come from the Asian nation over the years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the hype surrounding the 18-year-old Singh continues to grow as he shows off his elite skills and movement. It\u2019s rare to boast that combination for a player of his size, and yet it appears effortless, similar to Wembanyama.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/kawhi-leonard-possible-punishment-stephen-a-smith\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Growing speculation that Kawhi Leonard could face significant suspension<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2018Indian Wemby\u2019 boasts real NBA dreams<\/p>\n<p><img data-od-added-loading=\"\" data-od-removed-fetchpriority=\"high\" data-od-replaced- data-od-xpath=\"\/HTML\/BODY\/DIV[@class='elementor elementor-68004 elementor-location-single post-212513 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-nba tag-jagmeet-singh tag-nba tag-victor-wembanyama mv-content-wrapper']\/*[3][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[2][self::DIV]\/*[2][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[9][self::FIGURE]\/*[1][self::PICTURE]\/*[2][self::IMG]\" loading=\"lazy\" data-wp-picture-wrapped=\"\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BASKETBALL-NBA-SAS-NYK-3.jpg\" alt=\"NBA: Finals-New York Knicks at San Antonio Spurs\" class=\"wp-image-212519\" \/>San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama drives against New York Knicks forward Og Anunoby. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images via Reuters Connect (Reuters)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The NBA\u2019s initiatives to grow the game globally have certainly resulted in success for players of many nationalities. Wembanyama is considered one of the best in the league after coming to the U.S. from France.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, other recent NBA MVPs include foreign-born stars like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid and Giannis Antetokounmpo. It\u2019s too early to know if Singh could ever reach that type of level, but the pathway does exist.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">7-foot-4 Punjabi JG Singh has guard skills! People are calling him the Indian Wemby \ud83d\ude33 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jagmeett_singhh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@jagmeett_singhh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lQo62YJF7z\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/lQo62YJF7z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Courtside Films (@CourtsideFilms) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CourtsideFilms\/status\/2041292110884938000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">April 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">College basketball programs are scouting Singh. In the meantime, the excitement around the player continues to build with his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jagmeett_singhh\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">social media fame<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/nbas-best-remaining-free-agents-and-where-they-should-sign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">NBA\u2019s best remaining free agents and where they should land<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The teenage star is living in Chicago as he trains for the next level, but is heading to Florida academy Victory Rock to play his final high school season in the fall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/subscribe\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Enjoy free coverage of the top news &amp; trending stories with The Big Lead Newsletter\u00a0<\/a>\u2014<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Victor Wembanyama\u2018s become an instant NBA superstar since making his way to America, but the internet is quickly&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":808133,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3797],"tags":[7,97057,6,969,474,4075,4074,534,693],"class_list":["post-808132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio-spurs","tag-basketball","tag-jagmeet-singh","tag-nba","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-spurs","tag-sanantonio","tag-sanantoniospurs","tag-spurs","tag-victor-wembanyama"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/117070120130959861","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/808132","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=808132"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/808132\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/808133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=808132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=808132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=808132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}