The basketball tournament was designed to teach leadership skills, good sportsmanship, teamwork, goal setting, angry management, and a winning attitude.
The competition was fierce!!!
There, however, were "NO SLAM DUNKS,"but there were plenty of "airballs," several "bone-crushing" fouls, a few "lucky" three-pointers, and many amazing moves as our "future" NBA STARS battled for the convenant MVP and championship trophies.
The Larry Long Legs Basketball Tournament was also the unofficial book-signing of the "NEW" children's book written by Eric Graham which is simply called "Larry Long Legs!"
The Larry Long Legs Basketball Tournament was hosted by Terrence Graham but there were several other "outstanding" brothers who provided their time and assistance: Lamont Dixon, George Griffin, Dr. Dennis Royal, Truman Raines, Kevin Bouyer, and Jermaine Jones.
"This basketball tournament is about more than basketball. It's about Education, Brotherhood, and Reconnecting the Community. Why? Because, too many of our children have "HOOP DREAMS!"
(pictured left to right Eric D.Graham, Lamont Dixon, Terrence Graham, George Griffin, Dr. Dennis Royal, Truman Raines, and Kevin Bouyer.
"They spend 8hours or more pursuing basketball and not on pursuing academic success in the classroom. But we are trying to get these young ballers to realize that academics always come before athletics!" stated Author/Cartoonist Eric Graham. "We are trying our best to break the vicious stereotype of the "dumb" athlete or the "dumb" jock that can't read or write." 
Go to www.authorhouse.com, www.amazon.com, www.buy.com, www.walmart.com, and www.barnesandnoble.com, and purchase the books that inspired the Tournament. "Larry Long Legs," and "In the Mind of Bobee Bee." The NBA stands for NO BAD ATTITUDE!
