Cylk Cozart signs with Hollywood Fame as celebrity 13th man
January 12, 2007 - American Basketball Association (ABA)
Hollywood Fame News Release
January 11, 2007- Cylk Cozart renowned actor from the movie "White Men Can't Jump", which also starred Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson, has signed on with The Hollywood Fame as their celebrity 13th man. Cylk has skillz! Cozart joins the team that already features former Utah Jazz and Laker great Bryon Russell, former UCLA star Billy Knight as well as former Indiana Pacer Jamison Brewer. The Fame is Coached by former Los Angeles Clippers Head Coach, Don Casey.
Cozart currently is producing and directing a movie based on the amazing and crowd pleasing "Harlem Globetrotters". The movie is scheduled to start shooting this March. What a connection: Cylk, The Globetrotters and The Hollywood Fame.
The next Hollywood Fame game is on Martin Luther King Jr. Monday, January 15 at 1:05 pm. All home games are played at Santa Monica College, 1900 Pico Blvd.
The Hollywood Fame is the newest team to join the ABA. They are owned by a host of celebrities and professional athletes including A.J. Discala, Nick Lachey, Geoff Stults ("7th Heaven" and "The Break-Up"), Stacy Keibler ("Dancing With the Stars"), former NBA legend John Salley, former MLB All-Star Brady Anderson, the Atlanta Braves Mike Hampton, NFL quarterback Kyle Boller of the Baltimore Ravens and NASCAR's Brian Vickers, among others.
For tickets and sponsorship information, call 866-599-FAME or 310-844-7000.
More information, including a complete season schedule on The Hollywood Fame can be found on their website at www.hollywoodfamelive.com.
ABOUT THE AMERICAN BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
The ABA is the most diversified professional sports league in the U.S. with more than 60 percent of the team owners being African-American, Hispanic, Asian and women. There will be more than 52 teams beginning play in November including teams in the US, Mexico and Canada. The ABA provides exciting, fast-paced professional basketball and family entertainment at affordable prices to hundreds of thousands of fans. Community involvement is one of the cornerstones of the ABA with an emphasis on youth groups. This coming season the league will play more than 1,200 games; employ more than 700 players, more than 120 coaches, more than 600 staff and management personnel and more than 300 referees. Since its inception, it has been known for innovative rules with one of the most popular being the 3-D Rule that rewards good defensive play. For more information, visit www.abalive.com.
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