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Karen Song

The L.A. Clippers will host a basketball clinic for students at 122nd Street Elementary School on Friday, Oct. 23 as part of the NBA’s Jr. NBA week. The clinic led by Clippers players Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, Wesley Johnson, Lance Stephenson, Cole Aldrich, Pablo Prigioni and Clippers alumni Lamond Murray will focus on basketball fundamentals, health and fitness, sportsmanship and the importance of education.

More than 15,000 youth in greater Los Angeles will be involved in the Clippers Jr. NBA program this this season. 122nd Street Elementary School is one of the five elementary schools in the Watts community the Clippers have selected to work with through the Clippers Foundation partnership with City Year Los Angeles.

L.A. Clippers Players - Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, Wesley Johnson,
Lance Stephenson, Cole Aldrich and Pablo Prigioni
LA Clippers Alumni - Lamond Murray

Basketball Clinic as part of Jr. NBA Week.
Jr. NBA Week - The league’s global youth basketball participation program for boys and girls. The program aims to engage five million youth over the next two years through a series of basketball clinics, skills challenges, and regional tournaments.  The Jr. NBA program intends to develop a lifelong passion for basketball in boys and girls ages 6 -14 by teaching them the fundamentals while emphasizing sportsmanship, respect, teamwork, and healthy living.

The Jr. NBA is the league’s youth basketball participation program that teaches the fundamental skills as well as the core values of the game at the grassroots level in an effort to help grow and improve the youth basketball experience for players, coaches and parents.  Through a network of affiliated youth basketball organizations, live events and interactive experiences, the Jr. NBA will reach five million youth ages 6-14 in the U.S. and Canada over a two-year period as part of its expanded efforts launched in October 2015.  The Jr. NBA partnership network is comprised of youth basketball programs of all NBA, WNBA and NBA Development League teams as well as elementary and middle schools, military installations and longstanding community partners, including Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of America, Jewish Community Centers of North America, National Association of Police Athletic Leagues, National Recreation and Park Association, National Wheelchair Basketball Association, Special Olympics, and YMCA of the USA.

City Year is an education-focused, nonprofit organization founded in 1988 that partners with public schools and teachers to help keep students in school and on track to succeed. In 25 communities across the United States and through two international affiliates, this innovative public-private partnership brings together teams of young AmeriCorps members who commit to a year of full-time service in schools. Corps members provide individual support to students who need extra care and attention, focusing on attendance, behavior, and course performance through in-class tutoring, mentoring, and after school programs.