Harlem MagicMasters to play in Indonesia

Harlem MagicMasters to play in Indonesia

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

Team Harlem MagicMasters, a New York-based basketball
entertainment team, will begin its Indonesian tour at the Kelapa
Gading Sports Mall in North Jakarta on Jan. 31, organizers
announced here on Friday.

The 15-strong touring team is then scheduled to play in Medan
at the Pardede Hall on Feb. 2, and in Surabaya at the Kertajaya
Sports Hall on Feb. 4.

They will be playing against local teams made up of select
players from the Indonesian Basketball League.

Hasani Abdulgani of the organizing committee said tickets for
the game in Jakarta would cost between Rp 50,000 (US$5.88) and Rp
320,000.

Team Harlem consists of former players from the NBA, NCAA, CBA
and AND1. Among the players are Marques Haynes, a NBA Hall of
Famer and former Harlem Globetrotters member, John Smith, former
NCAA star Jay Bryant and former USBL and Nike Pro-Am player Shawn
Grant.

The team, which is scheduled to arrive in Indonesia on Jan.
29, will perform its unique take on basketball, with tricks and
acrobatic slam dunks.

Organizers have released the list of the three Indonesian
teams that will serve as Team Harlem's opponents. The teams are
made up of national and local players.

For the Jakarta game, the Satria Muda Britama club dominates
the lineup with seven players.

Among the Indonesian players taking part in the tour are Wahyu
Widayat Jati and Dwui Eriano of Britama, and Romy Chandra and
Denny Sumargo of HP Aspac.

The Harlem basketballers are also expected to hold a coaching
clinic for local children.