Jr. NBA Day

Yesterday was a great day. All of the kids who were student of the month got to go to an NBA event at the Convention Center. Only Kylie, Leslie, Elizabeth, Katherine, Lindsay, Jesse, Aiden, Nathaniel, and I got to go.

In the morning, we went to the auditorium, and were split into groups. Our class was in the same group. Then we got in buses, and started our trip to the Convention Center.

Once we got there, we went and sat down on the top bleacher. I was actually scared because when I turned around, I could see the floor, and it looked really far down. I was sitting next to Elizabeth and Katherine, and Elizabeth was terrified.

Anyways, we watched NBA players practice. They did some cool things. They put a small trampoline and some mats in front of the net. Then, the players bounced on the trampolines, did flips, and tried to make the ball into the net.

Then, we went to go eat. We could either get pizza, or chicken fingers with fries. To drink, we could either get Sprite or orange soda. I chose chicken fingers, Sprite, and a pear.

After we ate, we went to a large room with basketball courts. We sat down, and then a man went to the middle of a basketball court. He started to do some tricks. He threw a yellow handkerchief into the air, and when it came down, it was a long black stick. Then, he started juggling with 3 balls, and 1 fruit. As he juggled, he took bites of the fruit. The one I liked the most was the last one. I took off his cap, and when he sneezed, sparks of fire came out. He did all these tricks because he was the NBA entertainer person.

When he finished talking, all the groups went to different courts. We did basketball warm-ups, like chest pass and overthrow. We did that for maybe 30 minutes. Then they gave us some Gatorade, and we sat down again.

We listened to the entertainer again, and he said we had a special surprise. Then, 2 actors came out. One was from Stranger things, and the other was from Blackish. After that, basketball players came out. Stephan Curry came out, and everyone was cheering. Someone from Black Panther came out, too. They asked if anyone had questions, and one kid asked for Stephan Curry's autograph. The kid even had a marker!
That was a fun day, and I'll never forget it.