Streetball Legends Tour featuring the And 1 Players vs. the Matrix
December 17, 2008 - American Basketball Association (ABA)
Montreal Matrix News Release
Some of the greatest basketball players ever to hit a hardcourt will be coming to Montreal as the And 1 Mixtape Tour players take on the Montreal Matrix in the Streetball Legends Tour. The two teams will be battling it out in arenas across the city as they play in four games from December 27th - 30th, 2008.
For years, the And 1 Mixtape Tour players have been dazzling crowds as they tour across the world showing off their ball handling moves, acrobatic slam-dunks and alley-oops. Some of the legends of the game will be coming to Montreal, including Baby Shack, Air Mexico, Zeke da Freak, Silk, Pat Da Rock and AirBorn
They will be going up against the Matrix. Montreal's basketball team returns under new management and a mandate to bring basketball back to Montreal. "The new Matrix is dedicated to providing exciting basketball in this city," says Matrix General Manager, Tito Destin, "By bringing the And 1 players to Montreal, we will show that professional Basketball can thrive in this city."
Tickets for the games are $20 and are available on the admission network (admission.ca) and at local outlets. For more information and tickets, people are invited to log on to the official website, www.montrealmatrix.ca
The Streetball Legends Tour will be taking place:
Saturday December 27th, 2008:Â 7pm
UQAM: 1212 Sanguinet: Metro Berri-UQAM
Sunday December 28th, 2008:Â 4pm
Vanier College: 821 Ste-Croix: Metro Du College
Monday December 29th, 2008:Â 8pm
John Abbott College: 21,275 Lakeshore
Tuesday December 27th, 2008 :Â 8pm
Centre Claude Robillard : 1000 Ãmile-Journault
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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