Busy Schedule For Pascal Siakam

What was intended to be a holiday for the NBA star, Pascal Siakam, has turned out to be a busy working visit. Pascal Siakam, who is the first and only Cameroonian to have won the NBA championship title, said he came to Cameroon to pay homage to his late father whose funeral he couldn’t attend, found himself visiting a social centre, “SOS Village d’enfants-Douala” to give assistance to some under privileged children on Tuesday August 6, 2019. The same day he granted a press conference at the La Falaise hotel in Douala during which he announced his intention to animate a basketball camp christened ‘Pascal Siakam skills Academy’. He disclosed that the basketball camp which is going to regroup some 43 youths is just the first step towards helping the development of basketball in Cameroon as a means of giving back to basketball what basketball has given him. His dream is to see Cameroon have adequate infrastructure for the practice of basketball.
He declared his readiness to play for the national basketball team if called up as he is proud to be a Cameroonian. Reason why he carried the Cameroon flag when he won the championship title and MIP award (most improved player award). He said he started playing basketball at the tender age of 15 but wasn’t serious but later on fell in love with the game. He then started working hard with encouragement from the father who pushed him to best. His talents made him to be selected from college to join the NBA. The death of ...