WATN? with Andrea Stinson

MORE than 200 aspiring basketball players in Bahrain will be taking part in the kingdom's first-ever basketball clinic to be conducted by former professionals from the National Basketball Association (NBA) and Women's NBA (WNBA).

Festivities get underway today with a glittering opening ceremony at 10.30am at the Zain Basketball Arena in Um Al Hassam. The clinics take place tomorrow and on Tuesday.

Former NBA fan favourite Jerome Williams and ex-WNBA All-Star Andrea Stinson headline this highly anticipated event, which is part of the US Department of State's Sports Envoy Programme entitled 'SportsUnited'.