New York Knicks to celebrate
Filipino Heritage Night
by rick
olivares
Inspired by the Filipino
Heritage Night of Golden State Warriors, Fil-Am Sports New Jersey is
collaborating with National Basketball Association club, the New York Knicks,
to host the first ever Filipino Heritage Night!
Slated for the 4th
of January, 2017, at the world-famous Madison Square Garden on the night the
Knicks will play the visiting Milwaukee Bucks, 20 Filipino-Americans from the
Tri-State area (New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut) will play five-on-five
basketball before the main match. The proceeds of the heritage event will fund
the expenses of Fil-Am Sports Team USA to participate in the upcoming
SM-National Basketball Training Center National Finals slated for next March.
During last the 2016 SM-NBTC
National championship, a team of Filipino-Canadians led by the highly recruited
James Canlas and a team from Thailand that was prominently led by expatriate
Filipinos participated in the tournament.
In the spirit of the
night, limited edition shirts will be made available. Fil-Am youths will play
on the actual New York Knicks court prior to tip off. "This is a dream
come true. Filipinos love basketball. We are honored to present a night
dedicated to our heritage and celebrate with our fellow kababayans,” said event
coordinator Aimee Ulep.
Some of the Knicks
players will be on hand for the ceremonial tip-off and to give the Fil-Am youth
some encouraging words.
The SM-NBTC is officially
sanctioned by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas and is considered one of its
grassroots programs. For this season, over 700 high schools will be
participating in the tournament for the right to be crowned as the best
secondary school team in the country.
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