Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl
They can’t get into Target Center these days, so NBAÂ stars John Wall, Joakim Noah and DeMarcus Cousins are among those expected to play in Timberwolves forward Michael Beasley’s “All Star Classic” at Osseo High School — of all places — next week.
Beasley’s Wolves teammates Derrick Williams, Wes Johnson, Martell Webster, Wayne Ellington and former Wolf Sebastian Telfair are scheduled to play as well in the Friday night, Oct. 21Â exhibition game.
So, too, are Boston’s Jeff Green, Detroit’s Greg Monroe, L.A. Clippers’ DeAndre Jordan, Chicago’s Keith Bogans and Beasley’s longtime pal, former Dukie Nolan Smith.
Missing from the list — at least for now — is childhood buddy Kevin Durant.
More details — including ticket prices ranging from $50 for general admission to $200 for courtside seats — can be found here.
The web site says all net proceeds — and what that means and how much players get for their presence, I’m not sure — will go to Beasley’s foundation that benefits St. Jude’s and three Minneapolis charities.
Vikings running back Adrian Peterson and former Lakers star Norm Nixon, who has been working out Beasley and mentoring him this off-season, will be celebrity coaches.
Doors open at 6 p.m. and tip is at 7 p.m.
WRITTEN BY Jerry Zgoda/Star Tribune & FULL STORY HERE
