A very interesting basketball game is coming to the area. It’s actually in New Orleans, but there are going to be so many Saints players there, I just had to spread the word.
The Black & Gold Hoops Challenge II charity basketball game will take place Wednesday, May 8 at 7:30 p.m. at Archbishop Rummel High School in Metairie.
Proceeds will benefit the Lance Moore Community Cares Foundation, Darren?Sharper Kids Coundation, Get Checked or Check Out Health Foundation, and We Stand as One! For a Safer New Orleans! Want to hear the lineup? New Orleans Saints who are participating in the game are Lance Moore, Pierre Thomas, Cameron Jordan, Joseph Morgan, Thomas Morstead, Malcolm Jenkins, Isa Abdul-Quddus, Chris Ivory, Courtney Roby, Keenan Lewis, Darren Sharper, Mike Lewis and Nicke Moore.
The Saints players will take on police, fire fighters and military personal.
There will be a $10,000 half-court shootout, a Saints players three-point shootout, and a mega Harlem Shake video where fans are encouraged to wear their crazy outfits to join in on the Guinness?World Book of Records “Wobble” dance. The record is currently 2,000.
For more information on where to buy tickets, call Alvee Brule at brule@tcynow.org or Darryn DeWalt at ddewalt@tcynow.org or at 504-305-7563. Tickets can also be purchased at westandasone.org The cost is $5 for kids; $10 for adults; or $15-$25 for VIP seating.
You can support some great causes and have fun.
(Chrissy Smith is Sports Editor of the Slidell Independent, and a former college athlete. She can be reached at chrissycsmith@gmail.com.)