The Sacramento Kings flew to India in style.
There's luxury and then there's boarding 'Air Drake.' The hip-hop mogul assisted Kings owner Vivek Ranadivé by having players and select coaches travel to India in his $220 million private jet. Ranadivé, who initially reached out to Drake, explained the decision to NBC Sports Bay Area's Ali Thanawalla.
"It's a very long trip, it's maybe the longest trip there is going all the way from California to India," Ranadivé said. "It a 12-and-a-half hour time difference. I just wanted to make sure the players arrived there in comfort and we did what we had to do in order to make that happen."
Vivek explains how he got "Air Drake" for the Kings' trip to India. 👀 pic.twitter.com/52FUaoqiKT— Kings on NBCS (@NBCSKings) October 1, 2019
The Kings left Monday night for India. They made a quick stop in London for fuel on Tuesday and will arrive in India on Wednesday morning after nearly 22 hours in the air.
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Next stop: India 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/a3M8SVphdw— Kings on NBCS (@NBCSKings) October 1, 2019
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The Kings and Pacers will be the first two NBA teams ever to play in India with preseason games on Oct. 4 and 5.
For content throughout the trip, follow @NBCSKings on Twitter and @Ali_Thanawalla.
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