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Stunning court, perfect weather, incredible people in attendance, including complimentary food and drink.
So a basketball court on the river Thames is a rare sight… especially in London. Once I heard there was going to be a basketball court on the River Thames I wondered if there was ever a possibility of me being on it.
Thanks to a good friend of mine @empiretiling, he made it happen for both of us and we got to share a special moment on a special night! Cheers to that bro and to the JMJ family.
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The night started and both me and my mate James went on the basketball court to participate in the free-throw challenge which involved you scoring as many free throw shots within 24 seconds, the clock starts as soon as you shoot your first shot.
Your boy got a score of 6 free throws and you needed a score of 5 free throws to win a prize which was a free basketball jersey or a basketball, I chose the basketball of course. Me and my bro @empiretiling were buzzing with our new fresh @nba x @hennessy basketballs!
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What I’ve taken from it is that the city of London needs more basketball courts, more importantly the UK! Fun fact: Basketball Is the second highest growing sport in the UK.
It was also great to meet people I haven’t spoken to in a while such as my man @mqbacki who’s doing his thing at @londonlions controlling the socials. What I see from him it looks like they’re in good hands for real.
Of course gotta mention it was great to see the team from @thelba who were in attendance as they should be… they’ve been there for the UK basketball scene since I was aware of them at secondary school in 2014. I appreciate them so much for what they do!
Also it was a nice surprise meeting @thepanel.online members @vanwilljamz & @rain_nelson_445 had a great chat with both and I was stunned to see them because I know there was another event going on with @offspringhq #offspringhqcommunity
It was such a great day and a pleasure to see you all on this special occasion. A young boy’s dream became reality in one night and it wasn’t even planned, I still can’t believe it as I write this.