More than 50 youngsters from Harney County took part in the Portland Trail Blazers “Make It Better” Statewide Summer Tour basketball camp in Burns on Thursday, July 24.
The original plan was to have the camp held at the Boys & Girls Club of Harney County, but because of the number of registrants, the camp was moved to Slater Elementary School.
Former Portland players Kevin Duckworth and Jerome Kersey were part of the Blazers contingent who taught basketball fundamentals to the campers.
Kersey and Duckworth were both starters for the 1990 and 1992 Western Conference Champion Trail Blazers. Both players now reside in Portland, where they serve as ambassadors to the Trail Blazers organization.
The Trail Blazers “Make It Better” Statewide Summer Tour, presented by Kia Motors, is visiting 19 communities throughout Oregon and Washington, covering more than 2,000 miles in a 2008 Kia Sedona to host free kids’ basketball clinics and visit with fans, broadcast affiliates and corporate partners.
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