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Jordan Brand Classic moving from NYC to Charlotte

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Did not see this posted. I personally it's great news!

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/12/21/1926171/jordan-all-star-game-moving-to.html#disqus_thread

Michael Jordan's high school all-star game is coming to Charlotte.

The 10th Jordan Brand Classic, one of the top high school showcases in the country, is moving from New York's Madison Square Garden to Charlotte's Time Warner Cable Arena, where Jordan's Charlotte Bobcats play.

The game is scheduled for April 16, 2011. In addition to a game featuring the country's top seniors, there will be an international game featuring top under-17 players from around the world and a North Carolina all-star game.

The Jordan Classic - eclipsed in national significance only by the McDonald's All-Star Game - was first played in 2002 in Washington. After two years it moved to Landover., Md., before heading to New York from 2005 through 2010.

The game's top players have played in the Jordan Classic, including LeBron James, Dwight Howard, Chris Paul, Kevin Durant and Amare Stoudemire.

Last year's game featured MVPs Kyrie Irving (who went to Duke) and Harrison Barnes (North Carolina). Kendall Marshall and Reggie Bullock, both at North Carolina this season, and N.C. State's C.J. Leslie also played.

Durant, who was an MVP in 2006, attended Tuesday's news conference at Time Warner Cable Arena and officially "broke" the news of the game's move to Charlotte on his Twitter account.

He said meeting Jordan and playing with and against the top high school players in the country was an experience he'll never forget.

"It made us feel important," said Durant, whose Oklahoma City Thunder played the Bobcats on Tuesday night. "It got us ready for the big leagues."

Tickets, which start at $10, are available at TicketMaster and the Time Warner Cable Arena box office.

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