The Harlem Ambassadors basketball team will face some stiff competition from the Conayt Friendship Society Thursday when the two face off at MSS.
However, it’ll be a friendly rivalry as the two teams are working together to raise money for the society off the court.
The Conayt Friendship Society is hosting the flamboyant “Harlem-style” team on Nov. 27 at the Merritt Secondary School gym.
The family-oriented basketball show involves hoops and hijinks, including dancing, comedy, music, games, and of course, professional basketball
complete with slam dunks and ball-handling tricks to impress the masses.
It might not be regulation play, exactly, but that’s not the goal of an Ambassadors show.
Proceeds from the event will go toward Conayt’s programs, which include helping feed the community’s hungry and helping children access sporting equipment.
Local basketball players and team coaches for the Conayt All Native Junior boys and girls’ teams Jen Narcisse and Buzz Manuel will play on the Conayt side.
The Harlem Ambassadors is one of several “Harlem-style” exhibition basketball teams. The Ambassadors started in 1998 and have performed over 300 shows in their 16 years of playing charity games for the young and young-at-heart.
The fun kicks off at 7 p.m. at MSS on Thursday.
