Posted: Monday, September 12, 2011, 1:41 PM | 8 comments |
 

Sweet Lou to play in game at Palestra
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Lou Williams will play at the Palestra later this month. (Yong Kim/Staff file photo)

While the NBA player's association and owners negotiate the next collective bargaining agreement, a star-studded basketball game has been arranged -- Team Melo vs. Team Philly -- for later this month at The Palestra on the UPENN campus.

The game is set for Sunday, Sept. 25 at 6 p.m. Tickets will be $35 for 200-level seats and $50 for 100-level seats. Tickets will be available online and at the Palestra box office starting Tuesday.

Rahim Thompson, who in 2002 founded a basketball league in Philly called "The Chosen League", organized the event and released the details on his Twitter account, @RTChosenLeague.

Team Melo will, obviously, be headlined by New York Knicks' star Carmelo Anthony. Other players on Team Melo include the Memphis Grizzlies' Josh Selby, the Sacramento Kings' Donte Green, the San Antonio Spurs' Gary Neal, the Los Angeles Clippers' Eric Bledsoe, and other surprise guests (according to Thompson). Team Philly will include 76ers' combo guard Lou Williams, the Phoenix Suns' Hakim Warrick, the Kings' Jason Thompson, the Suns' Markieff Morris, the Houston Rockets' Marcus Morris, the Kings' John Salmons, the Minnesota Timberwolves' Wayne Ellington, Flip Murray, and Aaron Owens.

All summer, NBA players have stayed active playing in different leagues and charity games around the country, from Los Angeles to Baltimore to New York City. This will be the first "blockbuster" game staged in Philly, and it's possible that other star players could be added to the Team Melo side in the next two weeks.

--Kate

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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:52 PM, 09/12/2011
    Cool to see that Team Philly has a bunch of players actually from the Philadelphia area. All they need to add is Kobe..
    — AlonzoMoselyFBI
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:01 PM, 09/12/2011
    Good lineup and relatively affordable
    — buff1
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:07 PM, 09/12/2011
    Get rid of the NBA
    — Handsome B. Wonderful
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:35 PM, 09/12/2011
    heard LBJ, Wade and CP3 were on the ticket too, Kinda disappointed if they don't, if they do, somebody get me the Black Momba in here! (Kobe)
    — rayzoe
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:59 PM, 09/12/2011
    So far!..Melo is the only "BONAFIDE" star worth seeing for 35 to 50 dollars!..But i'll be there hopefully!..I like the idea of the Philly squad!..Philly better represent, while the Nba better be back soon. If not, this could be the new wave of a new Basketball league soon to be. While the players just want to ball, the greedy owners want it all!...Let's see the Owners put on uniforms, & i bet they won't sell one ticket!...Which should tell us the owners are being Greedy & stubborn!..& DIS "DA TRUTH'!..lol & go Sixers!
    — datruth
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:23 PM, 09/12/2011
    Kobe would be fun, but he's never been a "Philly Guy".
    — guitarman
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:25 PM, 09/12/2011
    Can someone tell the NBA that they ain't the NFL. Better get a deal done before the season starts or the NBA is in jeopardy of losing tons of money and all of their fans.
    — Philly Dom
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:33 PM, 09/12/2011
    why does kate keep referring to him as 'sweet lou'? she did that several times during the season, too
    — zwarte piet


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