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Atlanta Hawks Je� Teague Interview and Camp Pg. 1

NBA ALL Star Paul George Read like a PRO. Pg. 2

Who Am I? Reading Faces game inside

SWISH Interviews NBA Player Je� Teague about his Basketball Camp and the importance of skills academy

SWISH : Hello Je� Teague � anks for taking time out for this interview

JT: No problem, I am always here for the kids.

SWISH: Je� , why is basketball camps/ skills academy so import-ant for young kids to get in early?

JT: Well, It helps them not to learn bad habits at an early age and they learn from pros.

SWISH: Why is your camp one of the best for kids who want to play guard?

JT: I believe I am one of the best ball handlers in the NBA now and when I was younger all I did was dribble a basketball around so i can show them a few of my tricks.

SWISH: Whar all does your camp consist of?

JT: My camp is a three day camp where it consists of ballhan-dling, shooting drills, team building drills, and one on one drills, and food also

SWISH: Does the campers get any awards or shirts?

JT: Every camper gets a shirt but we will also hand out camp MVP, championship award to the best team, and my favorite award best ball handler award.

SWISH: Ok Je� , Well thank you for your time and telling me about the camp and the importance of it.

JT: No problem, � ank you SWISH for bring the awarness up of the importanace of camps at an early age.

NBA All Star Paul Georges talkes about the importance of reading

Growing up in South California with alot of gangs around it was easy for me to get distracted and jump into that life that some of my friends did. I choose the opposite route of reading and going to school. Yea I am good at basketball now, but who would have known that when I was in third and fourth grade. My parents stress school � rst before anything, no homework done and bad grades mean NO BASKETBALL in my family and I learned that out the hard way at � rst. in 5th grade I had to miss the whole basketball season because I got a D in Math and my mother would not let me play on the team, that was my punishment. From then on I knew the importnace of reading and how it would help me be a better person later on in life. So i stress to kids everyday school � rst basketball second, basketball and the NBA is not going anywhere so buckle down on your school work now before you get lost.

� e Indiana Pacers have organized a prgram called Read Like a PRO, where the whole team goes around the city of indianpolis and goes to di� rent elementary schools and help them read and get a chance to meet � e Indi-ana Pacers.

Which one are you? A.) Jokim Noah B.) Chris Bosh C.) DeAndre Jordan D.) Kobe Bryant

A.) I dont feel like reading

C.) Ewww lets get this over with

B.)I am ready to learn and have fun

D.) I am ready for the Challenge

James, who went from high school straight into the National Basketball Association, bypassing college, was seen before and even a� er games reading one book a� er another, one genre a� er another. � ere was “� e Hunger Games,” and the other books in the science � ction trilogy by Suzanne Collins. � ere were, according to ESPN, books on history, biogra-phies, psychology and more. He read sitting in front of his locker “� e Pact,” about three boys from tough backgrounds deciding to go to college and then medical school.

Lebron’s GameTime Ritual

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