Bentil

Ghana Basketball Star Ben Bentil has marked the world celebration of Mothers with a statement ahead of the Greek Basketball Cup Final tonight.

The Final game has Bentil’s Panathinaikos up against Promitheas and tips off at 17:00 GMT with Bentil expected to feature in the contest after leading Panathinaikos with 19 points in 15 minutes in the semifinal win over Lavrio earlier this week. (Click highlighted text to view story)

Bentil in action Photo Courtesy: Panathinaikos

The 6 foot 8 inch Power Forward/ Small Forward stated on his Twitter page, “Shout out to all the Mothers out there” as a caption to Rapper Yung Pabi’s song about mother’s. (Click highlighted text to view story)

This isn’t the first time the Sekondi native has shown his love for Ghanaian music as he regularly posts songs from Yung Pabi on his Twitter page.

Bentil in action against Real Madrid Photo Courtesy: EuroLeague

Recently, he was captured singing along Sekondi-Takoradi superstar Kofi Kinaata’s “Thy Grace”; despite leaving Ghana aged 15, Panathinaikos’ 24 year old player continues to stay connected with his himeland. (Click highlighted text to view story)

Bentil in action. Photo Courtesy: Panathinaikos

In 2018, the former Dallas Mavericks Forward organized a basketball clinic at the Takoradi Technical University Court for youngsters.

By Yaw Adjei-Mintah

@YawMintYM on Twitter

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