FLIGHT ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP WITH CHRISTIAN LAETTNER BASKETBALL ACADEMY
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 04:38PM
(Orlando, FL) - Effective immediately, the Florida Flight have officially partnered with the Christian Laettner Basketball Academy.
The Academy, run by Olympic Gold medalist (member of the original “Dream Team”), two-time NCAA Champion and 13-year NBA
veteran Christian Laettner, seeks to provide a fun, learning environment for devoted, committed basketball players wanting to
improve their game.
In conjunction with the partnership, the Christian Laettner Basketball Academy becomes an official Flight Sponsor for the 2011
season. Laettner and the Flight will set up multiple Academy basketball camps throughout Central Florida.
Laettner will also make a personal appearance at the And 1 Live CBL Tour Game on April 6, 2011. The game will be held at Avalon
Middle School within the Avalon Park community of East Orlando. Laettner will be there to sign autographs and promote his
upcoming basketball camps to be announced at a later date. He will also lead a free basketball mini-clinic for the boys and girls in
attendance before the game.
“Partnering with champion and NBA veteran Christian Laettner helps us to further establish the credibility of our franchise,” said
Mark King, Owner and President of the Flight. “It’s an honor and a privilege to work with Christian and his Academy and share the
opportunity both he and the Flight are bringing to central Florida.”
“Being able to share some of the basketball knowledge that I have been blessed with in my career through my new basketball
academy has been very rewarding,” said Laettner. I’m looking forward to working with Mark and the Florida Flight this season!”
Details about upcoming Laettner basketball camps will be announced in the coming weeks. Target dates are during the summer
months after school lets out.
Tickets to the And 1 Live CBL Tour Game are available online at www.flighthoops.com/and1game.
Players can also register to play in the Open Run tryout and compete for a roster spot playing with the Orlando Free Agents playing
against And 1 Live by visiting www.flighthoops.com/and1openrun.
For more information about the Christian Laettner Basketball Academy, visit www.laettnerbball.com.
The Florida Flight is a member team of the Continental Basketball League. The mission of the Florida Flight is to utilize the platform of
professional basketball to invest in the lives of others. For more information, please visit www.flighthoops.com. The 2011 season is sponsored
by And 1 Live! Visit www.and1live.com or www.cblhoopsonline.com for more information regarding the league and it's sponsors.








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