The National Basketball Players Association Foundation is partnering with the City of Toronto and Connor Sports to refurbish the basketball court inside the Masaryk Community Center in Downtown Toronto. Raptors 905 Sim Bhullar will join Mayor Tory, NBPA, Canada Basketball officials and dozens of local kids in a basketball clinic to commemorate the new court.

WHO:              Michele Roberts, President, NBPA

Sherrie Deans, Executive Director, NBPA Foundation

Mayor Tory, City of Toronto

Michele O'Keefe, President & CEO, Canada Basketball

Gary Gray, Connor Sports

Sim Bhullar, Raptors 905

WHAT:             Basketball Court Dedication, NBA Player photo opportunity and interviews

WHERE:         Masaryk-CowanCommunity Center

220 Cowan Ave, Toronto, ON M6K 2N6

WHEN:            Thursday, February 11, 2016

TIME:              4:00 pm (ET)

**INTERVIEWS AND PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE**

Media contact:      

• Matthew Cutler, Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation (mcutler@toronto.ca or 416-560-8726)
• Kristin Conte, NBPA (Kristin@theengageagency.com or 917.699.1941)
• Kurt Kosmowski, Connor Sports (kurt@thekosmowskigroup.com or 248-345-4360)
• Bailey Williams, Canada Basketball (Bwilliams@basketball.ca or 647-460-7976)

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