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First-Ever NBA Legends Trip
Stars to head overseas to Israel
NEW YORK-- Four of the greatest NBA players of all time -- Rick Barry, Earl "the Pearl" Monroe, Dominique "The Human Highlight Film" Wilkins, and "Dr J," Julius Irving -- will embark on a week-long mission to hold clinics for the thousands of orphaned, abused and underprivileged boys and girls of Israel. It's the first such trip ever to the Middle East.
This unprecedented NBA pilgrimage to the Holy Land sponsored by Migdal Ohr, one of the most prominent and largest single charities in Israel. Robert Katz, executive vice president of the American Friends of Migdal Ohr, says it was Barry who convinced his fellow-NBA legends to join the mission.
"I spoke to Rick before the 2008 NBA All-Star Game in New Orleans," said Katz, "and he instantly agreed to be the voice of 6,500 children at risk and a spokesperson for a tiny country with hundreds of thousands of basketball-crazed fans."
"How could I not?" asked Barry. "Migdal Ohr has put together a tremendous event, all to help kids in a country, which, by the way, already has Maccabi Tel Aviv, one of the great basketball teams in the world."
Plans for the NBA Legends Mission include clinics and shoot-arounds in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, autograph sessions, tours of various holy sites, visits with Israeli dignitaries, and attendance at the Israeli Basketball League Championship Game.
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