Knights to Play ABA All-Stars on Sunday, April 14
April 9, 2002 - American Basketball Association (ABA)
Kansas City Knights News Release
The Kansas City Knights, the regular season American Basketball Association (ABA) champions, will take on a team of league all-stars on Sunday, April 14, at Kemper Arena at 4:15 p.m. This is a change from the 3:00 p.m. game against the Southern California Surf that was originally scheduled.
Before the All-Star Game, the Knights and Hot 103 Jamz will hold a slam dunk contest. The contest will begin at 2:00 p.m. at Kemper. Doors will open at 1:30 p.m.
The Knights captured the ABA regular season title by nine full games with a 32-5 record. Kansas City closed out the regular season with a team and league record 22 consecutive wins. Those 22 straight victories are the most ever by a Kansas City professional sports franchise.
The complete ABA All-Star roster will be announced at the ABA Championship Tournament this week. The Knights will play the winner of Wednesday's Indiana Legends-Las Vegas Slam game on Thursday evening at Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas. The championship game is scheduled for Friday night in Las Vegas.
Tickets for the All-Star Game are available at all TicketMaster outlets throughout the Greater Kansas City Area and at the Kemper Arena Box Office. Tickets may also be purchased over the telephone by calling TicketMaster at 816-931-3330 or over the Internet at www.ticketmaster.com.
Tickets previously issued for the Southern California Surf game on April 14 will be honored.
Note: OurSports Central no longer actively covers the American Basketball Association (ABA) as a professional league due in part to its inability to publish and play a schedule and the transitory nature of many of its teams. For information on professional minor leagues, please see OSC's basketball section.
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