Nike and USA Basketball are making a strong effort to make the World Basketball Festival a success. Streetball will be covering the World Basketball Festival in New York. Here are some great pics of some of the players. Check out the great illustrations of Kevin Durant, Lebron James, Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Carlos Boozer and others.
The World Basketball Festival begins in Times Square on August 12 and then the action moves uptown to New York City’s legendary basketball courts at Rucker Park in Harlem, Friday and Saturday, August 13 and 14.
Rucker Park will be home to open-air practices and scrimmages by National Teams from Brazil and Puerto Rico, and training by France, mixed with performances by top international music acts, in addition to a grassroots youth tournament serving as the championships for some of New York’s top summer basketball leagues. Fans will also be invited to participate in clinics here designed to improve training and basketball skills. The two days at Rucker Park will culminate with a special celebration on Saturday, August 14.
World Basketball Festival Illustrations
The World Basketball Festival concludes Sunday, August 15 with an 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.
The exhibition games are being utilized as part of the teams’ preparation for the 2010 FIBA World Basketball Championship in Turkey, August 28 to September 12.
Streetball.com will have exclusive coverage from the 2010 World Basketball Festival.
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I really liked the style. One thing to say, though: there’s typo, it’s supposed to be Varejão, not Varajeo.
Renan, thanks for the help with Anderson Varejão.
whats the name of the illustrator that did these images?
the name of the illustrator is Saiman Chow