2012年5月31日星期四

Japan, Russia to receive first hoop outreach visits

                            
     NBA players will visit Tokyo and Moscow as part of the Basketball Without Borders program for the first time this year, nike air foamposite one womens pink, organizers of the global tour events announced on Thursday.
     The program will also return to South Africa in its bid to educate people on health and fitness using top talent and retired stars from the NBA.
     Retired NBA standout Dikembe Mutombo from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Houston's Samuel Dalembert and Atlanta's Vladimir Radmanovic will be part of the June 13-16 event at Tokyo.
     Players and coaches will also visit the Sendai area and conduct a fitness and basketball clinic for children who were affected by last year's tsunami and earthquake in Japan.
    The Russian event will be staged September 13-16 while the South African event will be August 30-September 2 in Johannesburg, nike air foamposite one womens pink for sale, South Africa.
    Milwaukee's Luc Mbah a Moute, from Cameroon, will take part in his third Basketball Without Borders camp as a coach along with Mutombo, Sudanese-Briton Luol Deng and American C.J. Watson of the Chicago Bulls and Oklahoma City's Serge Ibaka of Congo will be among those visiting South Africa.
   "Basketball without Borders showcases the NBA's commitment to using basketball as a tool to connect with communities around the world, nike air foamposite one womens pink on sale, and we are thrilled to bring the program to two new countries this year," NBA vice president Kathy Behrens said.

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