Follow your dream, Ronny Turiaf tells Irish NBA hopefuls

He lived the dream on the biggest stage of all and now NBA star Ronny Turiaf is hoping to inspire the next generation of basketball stars to fulfil their potential.

The towering Martinique native won an NBA title six years ago playing alongside LeBron James at the Miami Heat. Over 10 years, he played with some of the biggest club names in the world’s greatest league, such as the LA Lakers, New York Knicks, Golden State Warriors, before closing out his NBA career at the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2012. Yesterday, he was passing on his knowledge at the National Basketball Arena in Dublin, where he acted as an ambassador for a Jr NBA festival that brought together young talent from the four corners of Ireland.