{"id":3356,"date":"2016-12-06T20:20:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T01:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.desiwest.com\/community\/satnam-singh-one-in-a-billion-netflix-documentary\/"},"modified":"2025-01-01T19:05:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T00:05:15","slug":"satnam-singh-one-in-a-billion-netflix-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.desiwest.com\/community\/satnam-singh-one-in-a-billion-netflix-documentary\/","title":{"rendered":"Satnam Singh &#8220;One in a Billion&#8221; Netflix Documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today Netflix releases a special documentary starring Satnam Singh, &#8220;One in a Billion&#8221; that chronicles the story of NBA&#8217;s first Indian born player. Over the years Satnam Singh has become a popular name among basketball fans and South Asians across the globe.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The 7-foot-2-inch basketball player hailing from the village of Ballo Ke in Punjab is the first Indian born player to be drafted into the NBA.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15571 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.desiwest.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/Satnam-Singh-documentary-\u2018One-in-a-Billion-Netflix-Exclusive.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"658\" height=\"1000\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Netflix has now acquired exclusive rights to stream a documentary about Singh titled \u201cOne In A Billion.\u201d This film\u00a0follows the 20-year-old from his home in Punjab to a historic night in New York City, where he attempts to make history in the 2015 NBA draft.<\/p>\n<p>Also featured in this documentary are NBA commissioner Adam Silver, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive, and the NBA senior director of international basketball operations- Troy Justice. 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