SE Washington, DC - NBA Rookie of the Year Kevin Durant graced the gates of the famous Barry Farms Coliseum yesterday to get a bird's eye view of a super tripleheader that headlined last year's champion 3rd Eye and a revamped Rare Essence team lead by superstar guard D-Nice.  Yesterday's action also featured the first ladies matchup in Goodman League history which is a very exciting turn of events.

                The NBA draft is Thursday night and the Washington Wizards are on the clock, but they should not be on it long because the answer is in their own backyard – Roy Denzil Hibbert.

                Kirk Lee, a pillar of the Baltimore community, hosted another successful charity celebrity all-star event at Towson University in front of strong showing north of 3,ooo fans.  Lee, a former Dunbar High School standout, was apart of the legendary national high school champion team of 1985.  Lee is Towson University’s 2^nd all-time leading scorer, played with the New Jersey Nets for a season as an undrafted free agent in 1990-91 before settling in on an outstanding basketball career overseas.  In 1995, Lee began playing in Helsinki, Finland and culminated his four year stint after winning three championships.  Lee returned home in 1999 to play for the Baltimore BayRunners of the IBL (International Basketball League) and received the league’s first Community Service Man of the Year Award.

                       During the late 80’s and early 90’s, basketball players wanted to be “Like Mike.”  During the same time in Baltimore, basketball players wanted to be like Sam Cassell of the world champion Boston Celtics.  Cassell, a three-time NBA champion, is an icon in Baltimore and probably the greatest player from Baltimore since the legendary Skip Wise.