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Last week, NIKE, Inc. and USA Basketball made the announcement  to bring the world’s best basketball teams and buy gucci envy me 2 top musical performers to New York City for the inaugural World Basketball Festival, a buy gucci envy me 2 four-day celebration of the performance and culture of the game, an buy gucci envy me 2 event that Nike has committed to reprising every two years. I wanted to buy gucci envy me 2 wait for my friend’s photos of the event, but I’m sure you’ve seen photos from other sneaker sites.

The World Basketball Festival, August 12-15, features basketball’s leading brands within the NIKE Inc. portfolio – Converse, the Jordan Brand, and Nike Basketball. Nike’s setting up a buy gucci envy me 2 full-sized open-air court right smack in the middle of Times Square for buy gucci envy me 2 Team USA and musical acts at the same time drop by other hoop meccas- the buy gucci envy me 2 Garden and the Rucker, to celebrate the event. Nike plans to buy gucci envy me 2 run the event every two years.

As they tip of the buy gucci envy me 2 Festival at Times Square on August 12, the action moves uptown to buy gucci envy me 2 New York City’s legendary basketball courts at Rucker Park in Harlem, Friday and buy gucci envy me 2 Saturday, August 13 and 14. Practices and scrimmages by Brazil and buy gucci envy me 2 Puerto Rico will be held there, and training by France. Fans will also be buy gucci envy me 2 invited to participate in clinics here designed to improve training and buy gucci envy me 2 basketball skills. The two days at Rucker Park will culminate with a buy gucci envy me 2 special celebration on Saturday, August 14.

The World Basketball Festival concludes Sunday, August 15 with an buy gucci envy me 2 exciting exhibition double-header featuring the United States taking on France (1 p.m. EDT) and China meeting Puerto Rico (3:30 p.m. EDT) at famed Madison Square Garden. We’re looking to get these games unless ESPN’s got first dibs on the event.

The exhibition games are being utilized as part of the teams’ preparation for buy gucci envy me 2 the 2010 FIBA World Basketball Championship in Turkey, August 28 to buy gucci envy me 2 September 12. This also serves as Team USA’s send off to the Games.

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It was also during this buy gucci envy me 2 event NIKE, Inc. launched their fall line for the three brands. Hyperdunk 2010, Hyperfuse, AJ 2010 outdoor, and buy gucci envy me 2 other kicks were on hand for all of media to see. It was a buy gucci envy me 2 treat for heads to see what’s coming out up close and personal. NBA stars/Nike endorsers Kevin Durant and buy gucci envy me 2 Yi Jianlian were on hand to grace the event. I should have buy gucci envy me 2 more on the event in the coming days.

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