What is Pascal Siakam?
[[File:Pascal Siakam 2018.jpg|thumbnail|Siakam in 2018 playing with the Raptors]] '''Pascal Siakam''' (born 2 April 1994) is a professional [[basketball]] player from [[Cameroon]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/pascal-siakam-toronto-raptors-nba-career/|title=Why Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam's NBA career is unique|website=www.sportsnet.ca|access-date=2019-06-08}}</ref> He plays [[forward]] for the [[Toronto Raptors]]. Siakam grew up in [[Douala]], [[Cameroon]]. He did not start playing baskeball until he was sixteen. He started after attending an annual basketball camp that his friends went to and got noticed by some of the organizers. He then received an invitation to attend a [[Basketball Without Borders]] camp in [[South Africa]]. One thing lead to the other and he ended up in [[God’s Academy]], a [[prep school]] in [[Lewiston]], [[Texas]]. He could not speak English and went through a [[Culture Shock]], trying to get used to American [[customs]] and [[fast food]]. It was also tough for him physically. As he grew taller and developed some basketball skills he started [[standing out]] because of his inner drive. He would not let an opportunity to go by, chasing difficult balls and impossible [[rebounds]]. He was always working harder at it than the others.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3149673/pascal-siakam|title=Pascal Siakam Stats, News, Bio|website=ESPN|language=en|access-date=2019-06-08}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat}} {{basketballstats|nba=pascal_siakam|bbr=s/siakapa01}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Siakam, Pascal}} [[Category:Toronto Raptors players]] [[Category:1994 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Douala]] {{sports-bio-stub}}