The two warriors then cycled between very strategic and dynamic maneuvers against the fence, on the ground, and back to striking. Neil quickly reset and began to throw some punches of his own. Neil's fight for the Welterweight title started with a BANG! His opponent landed a vicious overhand right punch to the side of Neil's face right away.which clearly stunned him. Matt is also now ranked # 13 among New York amateur MMA fighters, and #37 in the northeast. Matt emerged victorious at 1:15 of the first round and went to 3-0-0 in his MMA career. After playing defense from the bottom for a bit, Matt threw up a triangle-choke, and finished after a valiant attempt to defend from his opponent. After some punches from the top Matt attempted an arm-bar, but lost it and his opponent began to strike as Matt pulled guard. His opponent struggled to take Matt down, but Matt immediately reversed, and got top position. Matt quickly began to dominate the exchanges, landing some solid straight punches. The fight started with the two trading strikes on their feet.
Lee is a brawler, and had a record of 1-1-0 going into this contest. In the fifth fight of the night Matt “Machine” Bienia faced Andrew Lee at 155 pounds. Both of their fights were amazing, but unfortunately only one went home with the W. About 90 of those people came out to support Matt and Neil of Team Z. The event took place on March 12th in Saratoga, New York in front of a “standing room only” crowd. 👑 42 PTS, 16 REB, 4 STL pic.twitter.Team ZenQuest provided two of the best fights of the night at Kaged Kombat 25. LeBron SHUT IT DOWN in the today dropping 42 points and snatching the W! The Lakers forward had 42 points and 16 rebounds as DeRozan’s MMV Cheaters defeated Black Pearl Elite 104-102. James teamed up with Drew League regular DeMar DeRozan in his most recent appearance and put on a show. James first played in the Drew League in 2011 (the lockout year), and again just a few weeks ago. It is also one of the few summer pro-am tournaments officially sanctioned by the league. The Drew League started in 1973 and has grown into one of the premier pro-am basketball leagues, with NBA players participating every year. This game featured three-quarters of the eventual "banana boat" crew - James, Anthony and Chris Paul - teaming up against a Goodman League team featuring Kevin Durant, DeMarcus Cousins, John Wall and Brandon Jennings. James played in his good friend Carmelo Anthony's Melo League in Baltimore, in a game against the famed Goodman League. It was a glorious time for pro-am tournaments around the country as players just wanted to hoop. It was the summer of 2011 and the NBA was in the middle of a lockout. Fans were denied the chance to see one of, if not the, greatest pro-am games of all time. The game was eventually rescheduled, but none of the above players, including James, played in the game. The two teams were set to meet in the championship game before a citywide blackout in New York caused a postponement.Īccording to Crawford, Jay-Z had called upon a few more NBA stars to play for his squad in the final, and rumors abound that Shaquille O'Neal and Tracy McGrady were set to play alongside James. This tournament has also gone down in hip-hop history for the controversy surrounding the championship game.Īt the time, Jay-Z was embroiled in rap beef with Bronx rapper Fat Joe, who had a team in the tournament featuring Stephon Marbury, Al Harrington and Zach Randolph. Carter, alongside Crawford, Lamar Odom and Sebastian Telfair. This is probably the most famous - and stacked - pro-am team of all time.
MORE: How LeBron James' contract extension impacts Lakers' long-term plans Rucker Park, 2003 James has played in other pro-ams in the past. SEATTLE LETS GET IT!! Been over 15+ years since I've been back and played ball! Well the wait is almost over!! The 👑 is BACK! 🫡! #ThekidfromAKRON🤴🏾 James reacted to the announcement on Twitter and expressed his excitement to return to hoops-mad Seattle.
That game marked his first competitive action since his 2021-22 NBA season was cut short because of injury.Įarlier this week, James and the Lakers agreed on a two-year, $97.1 million contract extension that will see him remain with the franchise through to the end of the 2024-25 season. In July, James played at the famed Drew League in Los Angeles. On Friday, he confirmed he got the biggest name in basketball, LeBron James.Ĭrawford announced an All-Star group of players will be participating in his CrawsOver Pro-Am League on Saturday, including James, Hawks guard Dejounte Murray, former NBA All-Star Isaiah Thomas and rookies Chet Holmgren and Paolo Banchero. Jamal Crawford is bringing in all the big guns for his CrawsOver Classic tournament in his hometown, Seattle, this summer.
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