‘Getting the ball rolling’ to stay fit
Staying fit was the motive on Wednesday August 21 at Barclays Center, when the Brooklyn Nets teamed up with Coca-Cola to host a basketball clinic, Get the Ball Rolling, at which over 50 children, mostly high school students, participated in a Q & A with the Brooklyn Nets center and former all-star Brook Lopez, as well as a variety of basketball drills.
The children, from the Boys & Girls Club’s Thomas S. Murphy Clubhouse in Flatbush, received free t-shirts and discussed the importance of staying active during a time where most kids are spending more time indoors.
“I want to stress the importance of healthy living and being active. Growing up, I was fortunate enough to have a mother who swam at an Olympic level and a father who played baseball,” said Lopez. “From day one, they got us out and about, playing sports. My brother and I played everything growing up, like volleyball, track, basketball and water polo. It made being active and staying fit fun.”
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