"The popularity of basketball is growing. Pretty soon with the talent which you (India) have here, hopefully, you will get somebody in NBA Laegue one day," he told reporters here.
Horry further said that India is a great market for basketball and people here can relate to some of the big names in the sport.
Replying to a related query, Horry said the place for international basketball in the world is huge as France, Spain and Argentina all had five NBA players in each team participating at the 2012 London Olympics.
"The sport is global and that is what the NBA is trying to reach out to. You don't have to be in America. There is so much talent around the world," he said.
Horry said he loved spending time with the youth because they looked upon him for inspiration.
"I love to help and share my experience to them. When I was growing up, people in my neighbourhood would take me to the court and talk to me about the dos and don'ts of basketball, which was helpful. Sometimes, you just need that one spot, that one piece of advise to pursue glory," he added. MORE