A "Midsummer Night’s Dream" For Davis, Pierce

By Quibian Salazar-Moreno, AOL Black Voices Columnist,
Posted: 2006-07-05 15:06:53
Every summer Magic Johnson hosted a celebrity all-star charity weekend in L.A. but this year he’s passing the baton to Baron Davis and Paul Pierce. Davis and Pierce have partnered to host 'A Midsummer Nights Dream All-Star Weekend and Celebrity Basketball Game' which started July 2 and will run through July 9.

Baron Davis

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Baron Davis has gone from running the offense for the Golden State Warriors to running social and charitable events in California.

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    The event includes a streetball tournament, a poker tournament, a basketball clinic for kids, a concert, fashion show and the grand finale celebrity game. Some of the athletes and stars slated to attend include Usher, Andre Miller, Snoop Dogg, Lamar Odom, Jermaine Dupri, Reggie Bush, Angie Stone, and a host of others.

    All proceeds from the event will benefit the The Baron Davis Foundation, Paul Pierce’s Truth Foundation and The Magic Johnson Foundation. For more information on the events, click here

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    "I just think it's a good fit," Moss told the Associated Press of opening his store. "We really didn't have anything here in town for the people that tasted like this and being as healthy as it is. So I just thought about investing and bringing it back home."

    He joined the Colorado-based Inta Juice earlier this year by investing and joining the board of directors. The company hopes to open 100 stores nationwide by the end of 2006 and double its size by 2008. Now about that Grabman clothing line… (http://www.randymossclothing.com/)

    Portis, Dorsett, Chad Johnson Lead Football Camp

    The Pro Power Football Camp is set to kick off on July 10-14 at Wootton High School in Rockville, Md., with a bunch of NFL stars slated to participate. The camp, which is for kids ages 7-17, will teach future players offensive, defensive, and special teams position drills, 7-on-7 drills, and 5-on-5 games.

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    The camp will be taught by NFL players such as Hall of Famers Tony Dorsett (Dallas Cowboys), Santana Moss (Washington Redskins), Clinton Portis (Washington Redskins), Shawne Merriman (San Diego Chargers), Chad Johnson (Cincinnati Bengals) and 18 others.

    After the camp, kids will get graded skill evaluations, skills testing and a NFL style combine which will be video taped for the players to take home upon completion. Can’t get better than that right? For more information, click here.

    Miami Heat Get the Wheaties Treatment

    Last week General Mills announced that they will issue special edition Wheaties boxes with the entire championship Miami Heat on the front and back sides. The 18-ounce box will hit grocery store shelves in the next couple of weeks and feature Shaq and Dwyane Wade on the cover with the rest of the Heat squad on the back. Ahh yeah… the breakfast of champions!

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    About the Author

    BV Sports' Quibian Salazar-Moreno

    About the Author: Quibian Salazar-Moreno is a freelance writer living in Denver and a regular contributor to AOL Black Voices. You can e-mail him or visit his Web site to talk sports, entertainment and everything in between. His column appears every Thursday.

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