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Nicky Jam plays basketball with UCAM Murcia youth players during Spanish visit
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Nicky Jam plays basketball with UCAM Murcia youth players during Spanish visit

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • American singer Nicky Jam played a friendly basketball game with youth players from UCAM Murcia CB during his visit to the Spanish city.
  • Jam, on tour in Spain, is a known fan of basketball and joined the players for a casual match.
  • He received a team jersey from the club, which shared a photo of the singer with its creative director on social media.

American singer Nicky Jam took a break from his Spanish tour to join the UCAM Murcia Club Baloncesto for a casual basketball game. The urban music star, whose real name is Nick Rivera Caminero, participated in a friendly match with several of the team's youth players during his weekend visit to Murcia.

Jam, 45, who is of Puerto Rican and Dominican descent, is a self-proclaimed fan of basketball. He laced up his sneakers and donned a team jersey, receiving it as a gift from the club. UCAM Murcia CB shared a photo of Jam holding the jersey alongside Juan Pablo Mendoza, the club's creative director, with the caption: "Nicky Jam joins UCAM Murcia CB to raise the team's rhythm. Welcome!"

Among those who played with the singer was Pablo Sevilla, a forward for the club's reserve team who has also debuted with the first team. Sevilla is set to travel to the United States next week to participate in the NBA Academy Games in Atlanta.

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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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