NBRPA TO HOST ALL-STAR WEEKEND COMMUNITY CELEBRATION, YOUTH SUMMIT & BASKETBALL CLINIC AT OLIVER BUSH PLAYGROUND Rev. Jesse Jackson & former New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial slated to speak with former Councilman Arnie Fielkow, now head of NBA Retired Players Association, and Harlem Globetrotters ITS ALL FREE!!! WHO: More than 20 former NBA/ABA players, including Thurl Bailey (Utah Jazz), Rick Barry (Golden State Warriors), Otis Birdsong (New Jersey Nets), Willie Burton (Miami Heat), Harvey Catchings (Philadelphia 76ers/Milwaukee Bucks), Dwight Davis (Cleveland Cavaliers/Golden State Warriors), Bob Elliott (New Jersey Nets), Steve Hayes (Cleveland Cavaliers), Spencer Haywood (Seattle Supersonics/Los Angeles Lakers), La Rue Martin Jr. (Portland Trailblazers), Johnny Newman (Charlotte Hornets/Milwaukee Bucks), Eldridge Recasner (New Orleans native/Atlanta Hawks), Marvin Roberts (Denver Rockets/Los Angeles Lakers), George Tinsley (Kentucky Colonels/Washington Capitols), Sam Vincent (Chicago Bulls/Orlando Magic), Slick Watts (Xavier University of New Orleans/Seattle Supersonics) and Morlon Wiley (Orlando Magic/Dallas Mavericks) WHAT: Free community lunch from McDonalds followed by a youth summit conducted by Dillard University and youth basketball clinic conducted by the NBRPA, PAL and National Urban League. WHEN: February 15, 2014. Timing is as follows: 12-2 p.m. Community Celebration with lunch provided by McDonalds 2-3 p.m. Youth Summit conducted by Dillard University and the Louisiana Justice Institute 3-4 p.m. Podium program featuring Rev. Jesse Jackson and former New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial, followed by a youth basketball clinic conducted by the NBRPA, PAL and National Urban League WHERE: Oliver Bush Playground (2500 Caffin Ave., New Orleans, LA, 70117) TO PARTICPATE: All events are free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. Youngsters wishing to participate in the basketball clinic will need a parent or guardian, aged 18 or older, on-hand to sign a waiver form. Media wishing to cover the pre-clinic press event or the youth basketball and mentoring clinic on February 15 should contact Paul Corliss, NBRPA Vice President of Marketing & Communications, at 917-621-5744 or pcorliss@legendsofbasketball.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 20:57:32 +0000
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