LBJ in NYC with 'More Than a Game' Tour

NIKE LBJ "MORE THAN A GAME" TOUR
New York City
September 20, 10AM – 4PM
Pier 36 btwn. Montgomery & South St.

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: Appearances by Lebron James and his crew from the upcoming doc, "More Than a Game" and special performances by Kerry Hilson and The Jabbaockeez.

More guests to come but better than that, there's free food and drinks! And, swag!

Also dropping Sept. 20th are the limited edition NYC "MTAG" LBJ VII’s will drop at Niketown and House of Hoops. There are only 123 pairs available. That’s it. No mas.

Former FBNYC "A" league MVP Darren "DJ" Jiang (#0), who once played for the Nike Battlegrounds  NYC team and now works for Nike, even brought ‘em out to the Fury vs. Bounce benefit game.

FBNYC Exhibition Game @ Madison Sq. Gardenfor Taiwan's Typhoon Relief Efforts

 

Fastbreak NYC presents the New York City Fists of Fury AKA The K1X Lower Manhattan Classic's "Asian Dream Team" vs. Bounce Magazine in an exhibition game to support Taiwan's relief efforts in the wake of Typhoon Morakot.

Contact Ren Hsieh (ren@fastbreaknyc.com) for more ticket information. Tickets are valid for both the FBNYC "White" League All-Star Game to start at 11:00am, Fury vs. Bounce Exhibition game at 12:00pm and the NY Liberty's season finale at 4:00pm. Seats for the All-Star Game and Exhibition Game are all courtside.

Tickets include food vouchers for the NY Liberty vs. Washington Mystics game that entitle ticket holders to one free popcorn, soda and thundersticks for children.

FURY VS. BOUNCE ROSTERS
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NYC Fists of Fury
(G) Joe Kim
(G) Usama Nausrudeen
(G) Shawn Delos Reyes
(G) Wilson Lew
(G) Kenneth Van
(F) Harris Chung
(F) Yoshi Kagitomi
(F) Alex Stewart
(F) Tony Hu
(C) George Chan
(C) Mo Ghumman

Bounce Magazine
(G) Bobbito Garcia (and more TBA...)
(G) Roman "El Regalo" Perez

WNBA "Asian Night" Discount Tickets

Fastbreak NYC Women's League

Fastbreak NYC is bringing its basketball community to New York's Pan-Asian American women by starting its very own Women's basketball league.

As with the FBNYC Men's and Co-ed leagues , our in-depth stat tracking and web-based archives are available for every player and team (current or former) to track their progress over the course of an entire career. Our interactive website is updated daily. For a sample of how our leagues run, check out our current seasons at www.fastbreaknyc.com.

We would like to start the Women's league as early as May 9th and we will schedule around most major tournaments such as the Chinese Nationals on May 22-24, 2009.

LEAGUE DETAILS

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The Women's League's inaugural season will cost on only $350.00 per team. This will include 7 games plus playoffs. Trophies and t-shirts will be awarded to the Champions. Jerseys may be ordered at discount prices (if necessary).

Each game will run by mostly NCAA rules and regulations in two 20:00 minute halves. For a full list of the league's RULES & REGULATIONS click here. All games will be officiated by (2) IAABO certified referees.

Games will be played every Saturday from 3-6pm in the Practice Gym at Martin Luther King, Jr. High School (122 Amsterdam Ave. & 65th Street). The Chip will be played in the Main Gym.

Transcending: The Wat Misaka Story Premiere

Date: Sunday, May 3, 2009
Time: 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: The Brooklyn Botanic Garden | 1000 Washington Ave. | Brooklyn, NY

Join FBNYC for the New York premiere of Transcending: the Wat Misaka story by Bruce Alan Johnson and Christine Toy Johnson. You think Yao--or really Wang Zhi-zhi--was the first Asian baller in the NBA?

No sir, Wat Misaka was drafted by the New York Knickerbockers back in 1947. Playing for the University of Utah, Misaka led his school to the 1944 NCAA and 1947 NIT championships. A 5' 7" point guard, he was a first round draft pick by the New York Knicks for the 1947-48 season. Misaka was inducted into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame in 1999.

The screening will run at the lovely Brooklyn Botanic Garden--so nice I used to be a member--during the garden's Sakura Matsuri Cherry Blossom Festival. Come through for the doc, stay for the blossoms.

Big love also goes out to Bruce and Christine as one of the first to sponsor a Fastbreak NYC Youth League team, their very own Misaka Knicks!

SAKURA MATSURI @ THE BK BOTANICAL GARDEN

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"Transcending" will be part of Sakura Matsuri, New York City's "rite of spring," which marks its 28th year with over 50 events and performances celebrating Japanese culture and the blossoming of BBG's 220 cherry trees.

Visitors to the weekend-long Cherry Blossom Festival can enjoy a range of performances from traditional Japanese music and dance to concerts by some of Japan's hottest J-pop stars, plus taiko drumming, an anime voice actor panel, bonsai pruning workshops, J-pop DJs, a traditional kimono show, and demonstrations and workshops for all ages.

Bring your camera and join anime comedian Uncle Yo and the World Cosplay Summit Team USA in a giant Sakura Matsuri cosplay photo shoot!

ADMISSION

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Adults: $12
Seniors (65 and over): $6
Students 12+ with valid ID: $6
Children under 12: Free
BBG Members: Free

FBNYC Youth League Benefit

Sunday, March 29th | 3:00-10:00pm
Pulse Karaoke | 135 W41st St., Basement

FBNYC friends and fam, we cordially invite you to come out to celebrate and support FBNYC's Youth League and Clinic for inner-city and Tri-State-based Asian-American youth to kick of this summer. Our goal is to raise enough money so that every boy and girl joins for free.

BENEFIT FEATURES:

• FBNYC "God of Gamblers" Poker Tourney (11 of 20 spots filled).
• NCAA & NBA games on HDTV widescreens.
• Free Rock Band contest!
• Free karaoke!
• Raffle with $500 in door prizes.

This is a catered event (all you can eat!) and we have drink specials from a full bar (2-for-1 well drinks the first 2 hrs and more TBA).

Benefit tickets are just $20. Poker tourney entry is $75 and includes benefit admission. Please RSVP through Facebook even if you just might come through so we can get a count for the caterers.

For more info on the FBNYC GOD OF GAMBLERS POKER TOURNAMENT click here.
For more info on the ROCK BAND CONTEST click here.

RAFFLE PRIZES

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This is what we have so far, the list keeps growing...

• EPIC PROPORTIONS BRUCE LEE COLLECTOR'S SET: Limited ed. Bruce Lee t-shirt and a pre-release copy of Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Antholoogy with A hand-drawn sketch from the book's art director, Jerry Ma, of Epic Proportions.

• THE WAT MISAKA COLLECTION: A pre-release copy of Transcending: The Wat Misaka Story (the first Asian American to play in the NBA back in 1947), Wat Misaka t-shirt, autographed photo and more courtesy of Christine Toy Johnson and Bruce Johnson.

• ESSENTIAL ASIAN AMERICAN GRAPHIC NOVELS COLLECTION: The National Book Award finalist and Printz Award winning American Born Chinese by Gene Yang, The Color of Earth by Dong Hwa Kim and the classic Kampung Boy by Lat, all courtesy of 1st Second Books.

• DINNER FOR TWO @ SEOUL STATION: courtesy of Jennifer Maeng and Brian Shim. [www.seoul-station.com]

FBNYC Charity Poker Tournament

FBNYC "God of Gamblers" Charity Poker Tournament
Part of the FBNYC Youth League Benefit
Sunday, March 29th | Pulse Karaoke
Clock starts promptly @ 3:00pm
Walk-in Registration begins at 2:30pm

- It's Texas Hold 'Em.
- $75 entry (includes benefit admission).
- Optional $50 rebuy/add-on within the first two rounds.
- 30-minute levels.
- EXCLUSIVE "God of Gamblers" t-shirt for Champion. Only one in the whole world.
- LIMIT 20 CONTESTANTS ONLY SO SIGN UP NOW. (8 spots left!)

- NCAA/NBA games playing on widescreen HDTVs.
- Waitress service for all tables from fully-stocked bar.

CONTESTANTS MUST E-MAIL REN HSIEH [REN@FASTBREAKNYC.COM], THE BENEFIT ORGANIZER, FOR AVAILABILITY TO REGISTER.

This is what all those chips are for.

FBNYC Rock Band Contest

ROCK BAND CONTEST

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Part of the FBNYC Youth League Benefit
Sunday, March 29th | Pulse Karaoke
Contest will begin around 4pm... we know how you rock stars are.
Onsite registration begins at 3:30pm.

The FBNYC Rock Band contest will have up to (2) rounds. In the 1st rd, every band gets to play a 2-song set. You can't beat that anywhere. Scores will be judged. Degree of Difficulty will be judged. But more importantly, Style and Showmanship will be judged! Actually, they all carry the same weight. Top 4 bands move on to the Final Round to have a 1-song battle to decide who is the FBNYC Rock Band Champ.

INTERESTED BANDS

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- "The Axe Gang" Ren Hsieh, Liren Teng, Duke Hogwild [Confirmed]
- "Domo Arigato" Gene Lu, William Lu, Victoria Kim, David Eng-wong [Confirmed]
- "Animal Noises" William Wang and friends. [Confirmed]
- "Harris and the Chungs" Harris Chung and family [Confirmed]
- Brian Shim, Jennifer Maeng and others.
- Drew Chen, Jennifer Levanchy and others.

REGISTRATION

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If you wish to participate in this contest, please e-mail contest organizer, Ren Hsieh, (ren@fastbreaknyc.com) with your [1] BAND NAME and [2] FULL NAMES OF BAND MEMBERS.

All contestants must join as a Band consisting of 2-4 members. At the time of registration, each Band must identify one (1) Band member as the Official Band Leader. You can change your band roster anytime but a notification must be sent to Ren Hsieh. If the Contest has reached maximum capacity, you can opt to put your name on the waitlist. If a registered Contestant / Band is not present within five (5) minutes of the scheduled start time for its game play session, such Contestant / Band will forfeit, and a waitlisted Contestant / Band will be invited to participate instead.

For more info on RULES and SCORING click here.

FBNYC Rock Band Contest Rules

By entering the FBNYC Rock Band Contest (the "Contest"), you agree to abide by these Official Rules and the decisions of the judges, which shall be final and binding in all respects.

RULES OVERVIEW

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1. Bands will consist of (3) to (4) members who will play the lead guitar, bass guitar, drums and lead vocal. All bands MUST have someone do vocal.
2. FBNYC will Rock Band for X-Box 360 onsite at the venue. Bands may bring their own equipment but have only 5:00 minutes prep time before set. All new equipment must be ready within those 5:00 minutes.
3. Every band will perform a 2-song set in the FIRST ROUND. 4 bands will advance to the FINAL ROUND. Bands will play in the order determined by FBNYC to be posted on the website. Contestants will be notified ASAP about their order.
4. Contestants should be pre-registered but depending on turnout, some bands may be able to register onsite. Only a MAXIMUM OF 16 bands will be allowed to compete.
5. Bands may choose any of the standard songs in Rock Band or Rock Band 2. Bands who want downloadable content may bring their own systems but must be ready to play in their 5 minute prep window. It is highly recommended that contestants determine their songs ahead of time and practice.
6. Contestants may play at any difficulty level but higher difficulty levels will mean more points.
7. Contestants MAY NOT pause the game during their performance. Doing so will forfeit their entry. If any song shuts down to low score, band will not be allowed to re-perform the song.
8. Drummers must use drum sticks ours or your own--playing with hands or fingers WILL NOT be allowed.
9. At the end of the song, no band member is to touch any buttons on their instruments until their score is recorded. Doing so will clear their score and forfeit their entries.
10. If there is a tie for 1st place we will have a Rock Off to determine the winner.

SCORING

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Scoring will be done by a panel of (4) judges and is based on SCORE, DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY, STYLE (APPEARANCE) and SHOWMANSHIP. Each category will hold equal value (25%) in determining total scores.

RULES DETAILS

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The Contest will start promptly at 3:00 p.m. local time and end at 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 29, 2009. The "Tournament Period" consists of a single round of gameplay to determine (4) finalists who will play one song to determine (1) Overall Champion. When the song / gameplay session is over DO NOT PLAY ANY MORE NOTES! The judges will need to record your score. If you skip past the scoring screen before the judges can record your score, your Band will automatically be disqualified from the Tournament. If all registered members of a Band are not present within five (5) minutes of the scheduled start time for the Band’s gameplay session, the entire Band will forfeit, and the next Band will be invited to participate instead.

At the end of the Tournament Period, the Band with the highest overall score in the FINAL ROUND will be named Champion. In the event of a tie, the tied Bands will participate in a Tie Breaker Round. During the Tie Breaker Round, each Band will play one (1) song of the Band’s choice. At the end of the Tie Breaker Round, the Band with the highest overall score will be named the Overall Champion.

CODE OF CONDUCT

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Anyone competing in an unsportsmanlike manner or in a manner that is not in compliance with these Official Rules may be immediately disqualified from this Tournament. Unsportsmanlike conduct includes, but is not limited to, the following violations:

* Unsportsmanlike conduct
* Swearing or threats
* Screaming Harassment
* Lewdness
* Any other type of conduct deemed inappropriate
* Cheating of any sort through various means including devices to add gameplay
* Any other known or unknown way of tampering with gameplay

PRIZES

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First Place Champions will receive a prize package to be determined. UPDATES TO THE PRIZE PACKAGE WILL BE POSTED. Second and Third Place Winners will receive trophies, t-shirts and prizes. Prizes already obtained for raffle and Contest winners include: Rock Band 2 for X-Box 360 and PS3, Rock Band accessories and various designer t-shirts and gifts.

LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY

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The Promotion Parties (as hereinafter defined) are not responsible for any liability, cost or injury incurred by Contestants/Bands arising out of or in connection with this Competition, including, without limitation, the following.

* lost, late, incomplete, inaccurate, stolen, fraudulent, misdirected, undelivered, interrupted, damaged, delayed entries, or other information;
* any incorrect or inaccurate information or error or defect of any kind regardless of who it is caused by, or the means by which it occurred; or
* equipment, software, network or systems that fail, have viruses or other problems, are breached or that cause injury or damage to participants or their property

By entering this Competition, either individually or as a member of a Band, you agree to, and hereby release and hold harmless Microsoft, its parent company, affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising or promotion agencies, and anyone working directly or indirectly on this program, product and promotion, and all of their respective officers, directors, employees and representatives (which for the purpose of these Official Rules will be referred to together as the “Promotion Parties”) from any and all liability or any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with this Competition or acceptance and use of any prize.

GENERAL CONDITIONS

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This Tournament is governed by New York law. You agree that the jurisdiction and venue for the handling of any disputes or actions arising out of this Tournament shall be in the courts of the State of New York. If, for any reason, this Tournament is not capable of running as planned for any reason, including, without limitation, the reasons set forth above, we reserve the right at our sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Tournament. If a solution cannot be found to restore the integrity of the Tournament, we may, at our sole discretion, determine the winners of this Tournament using all non-suspect, eligible entries received before we had to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend this Tournament.

We may disqualify you from participating in the Tournament or winning a prize if, in our sole discretion, we determine you are attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of this Tournament by cheating, deception or other unfair playing practices, or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass us, any other entrant or our representatives or if you are otherwise not in compliance with the terms of these Official Rules. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY YOU OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS TOURNAMENT IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM YOU TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

Mark Lee and CK Sports are back and at it again... still Kimchi's only though. June 13, 2009 @ Queens College. If you love KFC like we do, get at 'em. Click here for tournament info.