Press Release: Streetball Legends

January 23, 2009 | Category: Matrix, Sports

Communiqué / Press Release
January 23, janvier 2009

Streetball Legends Tour featuring the And 1 players vs. the Matrix
Coming to Montreal from Jan 29th to Feb. 1st, 2009

Some of the greatest basketball players ever to hit a hardcourt will be coming to Montreal as the former players from 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 February 29th to January 1st, 2009.

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 with an all star lineup that will not be easily beaten. Players include Mike “Ghost” Zanidean and former Harlem Globetrotter, Wayne “Air Royalty” Clark who broke the world record for vertical slam dunk.

The Matrix is under new management with 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:

Thursday January 29th, 2009 :: 7pm
Patro le prevost :: 7355 Christophe-Colomb

Friday January 30th, 2009 :: 7:30pm
John Abbott College :: 21,275 Lakeshore

Saturday January 31st, 2009:: 4pm
Vanier College :: 821 Ste-Croix :: Metro Du College

Sunday February 1st, 2009 :: 2pm
Vanier College :: 821 Ste-Croix :: Metro Du College

Interviews with the players are available.

Tags: basketball, Matrix, Sports