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Kick-Off of the 2006 Summer Basketball Season

Portland/Beijing - May 5, 2006

The Kick-Off of the 2006 Summer Basketball Season to begin with the adidas Superstar Camp Series in Beijing This year the adidas Superstar Camp will move to the home of the 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing, China. The adidas Superstar Camp will run from May 22nd-26th, 2006, at the Beijing Sports University and will feature 54 of the top 16-18 year old players from China, Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Philippines, Japan and Australia.

NBA players attending, coaching and talking about their basketball experiences will be Dwight Howard, the 2004 NBA first overall draft pick of the Orlando Magic. Howard, considered by many in the basketball world as the NBA’s next great player and the future Kevin Garnett. Joining Howard will be TJ Ford, the speedy point guard of the Milwaukee Bucks. After sitting out the 2004-05 NBA season with a serious neck injury, Ford made a remarkable comeback in 2005 to once again show he was one of the leagues most well rounded point guards (was named to the starting line-up for the Sophomore team of the 2006 NBA All-Star T-Moblie Rookie Challenge).

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