IBL plans Sunday tsunami benefit

IBL plans Sunday tsunami benefit

JAKARTA: The Indonesian Basketball League (IBL) will hold a
fund-raising event for tsunami victims on Sunday in Senayan,
Central Jakarta.

IBL director Agus A. Mauro said on Wednesday that top IBL
players, celebrities and also State Minister of Youth Affairs and
Sport Adhiyaksa Dault were scheduled to participate in various
games.

Aspac's Riko Handono and Marion Wuysang, as well as Youbel
Sondakh and Charles Bronson of Indonesia Muda (IM), have
confirmed to play from the professional ranks, while actors Adjie
Pangestu, Ari Wibowo and Samuel Rizal would be among the
celebrities on hand, he said.

On the schedule are a game between celebrities and
journalists, one pitting two teams of IBL players, an IBL
players' slam dunk and three point contests, Agus said.

The event, scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. at Bung Karno
Basketball Stadium, is expected to raise Rp 500 million
(US$55,000) for people affected by the tsunami in Aceh and North
Sumatra, he added. -- JP