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Willie Cauley-Stein says Jr. NBA program teaches youth things that are 'bigger than hoops'

Sacramento Kings center Willie Cauley-Stein is in town to help out the Jr. NBA Philippines National Training Camp that will be conducted on May 19 and 20.

The camp, which features 75 of the top young talent of the country aged 10-14, aims to identify the Jr. NBA Philippines All-Stars who will travel to Shanghai for the NBA China Games later this year.

And for the third-year Kings big man, he is excited to see the passion of the Filipino fans.

"I heard that the fan base out here is ridiculous so I'm excited to see that especially coming from Kentucky and the Kings, they're notorious for their fans," Cauley-Stein said in an interview on Tuesday at Dusit Thani hotel in Makati.