New Delhi: The National Anti-Doping Agency(NADA) on Thursday imposed a two-year ban on basketball player Satnam Singh Bhamara for doping. The decision of NADA came after the player tested positive for Higenamine Beta-2-Agonist.

Nada took to Twitter and wrote,"Satnam Singh Bhamara, Basketball Player tested positive for Higenamine Beta-2-Agonist. Anti Doping Disciplinary Panel has imposed 2 years Ineligbility on him.@YASMinistry @BFI_basketball."

Satnam made history when he was drafted in the second round of the 2015 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks with the 52nd overall pick.He  played for the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA's Summer League and spent two years with the Texas Legends, a G-League affiliate of the Mavericks. Satnam was awarded a scholarship in the USA at the IMG Academy Florida in 2010, and spent the next five years sharpening his talent to a level worthy of being drafted in the NBA. His inspirational life story was the subject of a documentary "One in a Billion".

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