{"id":3950,"date":"2019-05-31T03:23:08","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T03:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wooter.com\/articles\/2019-5-30-wooter-apparel-joins-nba-wnba-and-nba-alumni-players-for-5th-annual-ballin-4-peace-charity-basketball-game\/"},"modified":"2019-05-31T03:23:08","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T03:23:08","slug":"2019-5-30-wooter-apparel-joins-nba-wnba-and-nba-alumni-players-for-5th-annual-ballin-4-peace-charity-basketball-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wooter.com\/articles\/2019-5-30-wooter-apparel-joins-nba-wnba-and-nba-alumni-players-for-5th-annual-ballin-4-peace-charity-basketball-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Wooter Apparel Joins NBA, WNBA, and NBA Alumni Players For 5th Annual Ballin’ 4 Peace Charity Basketball Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kenneth Faried (Houston Rockets), Scott Machado (Los Angeles Lakers), Walter Lemon, Jr. (Chicago Bulls), NBA alumni members Smush Parker, Erick Barkley, Chris Smith, and former WNBA stars Cappie Pondexter and Dawn Raven, will join Ballin 4 Peace Founder, Haron Hargrave to be outfitted in customized jerseys and uniforms from Wooter Apparel when they hit the floor for the 5th Annual Ballin\u2019 4 Peace charity basketball game on Saturday, June 1 (3:30 – 9:00 p.m.) at St. Francis College in Brooklyn, New York.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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It\u2019s one of the busiest times of the year for basketball in and around New York. Just ask Haron Hargrave who returns with another star-studded Ballin\u2019 4 Peace charity basketball game, where spreading peace through sports remains the heart and soul of the annual event series. <\/p>\n

Last year, the courts at the Elmcor Community Center in Queens were packed thanks to a memorable youth basketball game, Dunk Contest, 3-point shootout, and charity game . This year, Brooklyn is the habitat. What hasn\u2019t changed, however, is how Ballin\u2019 4 Peace has blossomed as a go-to organization and event where giving back and raising awareness about violence remains the focus. <\/p>\n

Join NBA players Kenneth Faried (Houston Rockets), Scott Machado (Los Angeles Lakers), Walter Lemon, Jr. (Chicago Bulls), NBA alumni members Smush Parker, Erick Barkley, Chris Smith, and former WNBA stars Cappie Pondexter and Dawn Raven, as they hit the floor and help headline the 5th Annual Ballin 4 Peace Celebrity Charity Basketball Game<\/a> on Saturday, June 1 (3:30 – 9:00 p.m.) at St. Francis College in Brooklyn, New York.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Founded by Queens, New York native and former Sacramento State basketball and pro guard, Haron Hargrave, Ballin\u2019 4 Peace (B4P) is committed to raising awareness as related to acts of violence within NYC and beyond. B4P delivers an outlet to inner-city youth<\/a> where they can interface with their favorite celebrities as they promote peace through sports.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Ballin\u2019 4 Peace launched in 2015, my goal was to spread peace through sports in hopes of giving back to our communities. Now as we get ready to tip-off this annual event on Saturday at St. Francis College, I am both thankful and humbled by the group of basketball players and our sponsors (PEAK, Wooter Apparel, Deuce Brand, KMart, Sears, Essentia Water, Silky Socks, Lifecamp Inc., and others) who are joining me in this Ballin\u2019 4 Peace mission,\u201d said Hargrave, who played professional basketball in professionally from the CBA, to Romania, Hungary, China, Dominican Republic, Colombia and Mexico.<\/p>\n

Back in 2008, a tragic incident changed Haron forever. While he was studying and playing basketball at Sacramento State, gun violence claimed the life of one of his close childhood friends back home in Queens. That life moment and negative situation led Haron to think beyond himself and return with a plan to create a positive change. From that seed came Ballin\u2019 4 Peace<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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