<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> <font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2">Atlanta Hawks guard Jason Terry and Chicago Bulls guard Jamal Crawford are among the city basketball stars of seasons past expected to gather at Garfield High School this weekend for the fourth Hood Classic Alumni Tournament. </font></font> <font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2">The two-day event, presented by Adonai Clothing and the Y.E.S. Foundation, features alumni teams from Franklin, Garfield, O'Dea and Rainier Beach. </font></font> <font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2">Doors open Saturday and Sunday at 3:30 p.m., with action beginning at 5 p.m. both days. </font></font> <font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2">The tournament includes a dunk contest and a three-point shooting contest, both of which will be Sunday. </font></font> <font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2">Business partners Dana Tade (Garfield, Class of 1997) and Dumi Maraire (Franklin, Class of 1995) hatched the idea in 2000 as a way of rallying the city around basketball while also promoting their Adonai line of urban-wear clothing. </font></font> <font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2">The first year featured only one game between Franklin and Garfield. The event has expanded considerably since and is back this year after a one-year absence. </font></font> <font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2">"It's just an event to bring the community together and get our clothing line out there," Tade said. "And it's a way to give back." </font></font> <font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2">Several high-profile players have committed to the tournament, including Terry of Franklin, Crawford of Rainier Beach, Oregon point guard Aaron Brooks of Franklin), Washington guard Nate Robinson of Rainier Beach, and USC's Stewart twins, Lodrick and Rodrick of Rainier Beach. </font></font> </div> <a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sonics/2001967671_prepnotes29.html" target="_blank"> Full Story</a> courtesy of The Seattle Times If you're in the area, you should go check this out. Lots of big name guys and up-and-comers like Aaron Brooks and Rod and Lod Stewart. I'm going to try and go as well because it looks entertaining.
Wow, that sounds like awesome fun. As long as it's for a good cause, it's great to see guys like JT and JC coming out to support it.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Jason Terry plays 82 NBA games a year with the Atlanta Hawks. Still, nothing could keep him away from a game with his alma mater, Franklin High School, when rival Garfield High is the opponent. Terry, a 1995 graduate of Franklin, led the Quakers' floor show as his squad turned back a furious Garfield rally for a 115-110 victory last night in the nightcap of the fourth Hood Classic Alumni Tournament at Garfield. Terry and Rainier Beach alum Jamal Crawford, now playing with the NBA's Chicago Bulls, came back for the event to honor their roots. The NBA guards will square off in tonight's tourney championship as Crawford helped Beach to a 111-101 win over O'Dea. "It's big for the community for me to come back because the community gave me so much support to me when I played here," said Terry, who supplied 17 points, six assists and five steals from his point-guard position. "It's a joy for me to play in front of them and I hope it is for the fans." Franklin was led in scoring by Alvin Snow, who had 38 points. Snow just finished his college career at Eastern Washington. Lovell Brown, a 1994 Garfield grad, led the Bulldogs with 33. </div> <font size="1">Full Story courtesy of Matt Massey and the Seattle Times.</font> Casual, did you go along to this? Sounds like it was a big success. That title game would be worth viewing, with JT vs JC
I was planning on going but got caught up in the 4th of July madness and I just got home for the first time all weekend.
