Wheelchair Basketball Canada Teams up qith NBA Canada for NBA 3X in Calgary, AB

(Ottawa, ON) For the third consecutive year Wheelchair Basketball Canada is thrilled to team up with the NBA Canada for NBA 3X (formerly NBA Jam Session) taking place in Calgary, AB, August 11-12, 2012.

Once again spectators will have the opportunity to give the sport a try and learn some of the basics such as pushing, dribbling, and shooting, as well as check out a demonstration game.

Fans will also have the chance to meet some elite wheelchair basketball players, including Team Canada player Chad Jassman as gets set to compete at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Wheelchair Basketball Canada returns to Calgary after making its NBA Jam Session debut in the Stampede City in 2010. Check out the video below for highlights from that event. The organization also made tour stops in Vancouver and Toronto in 2011.

About NBA 3X

NBA 3X is the new global platform celebrating the game of basketball and bringing the NBA across Canada! The event brings the NBA experience to you with a full weekend of entertainment and 3on3 basketball for players ages 13 years and older. Entertainment throughout the weekend features; the Right Guard three-point contest, Sprite Slam Dunk Showdown and an exclusive meet and greet with an NBA player! Registration is limited – so get your team together now!

NBA 3X is stopping by six Canadian cities this summer:

  • Montreal, QC – Olympic Stadium – July 7-8, 2012
  • Markham, ON – Markham Civic Centre – July 13-15, 2012
  • Vancouver, BC – Sunset Beach – July 28-29, 2012
  • * Calgary, AB – Southcentre Mall – August 11-12, 2012
  • Toronto, ON – Yonge-Dundas Square – August 25-26, 2012
  • Halifax, NS – Site to be determined – September 8-9, 2012

*Wheelchair Basketball Canada present

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For more information and to register your team, visit www.nba3xcanada.com.

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