{"id":5265,"date":"2018-03-20T17:09:20","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T22:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=5265"},"modified":"2018-03-20T17:09:20","modified_gmt":"2018-03-20T22:09:20","slug":"nba-all-star-jayson-williams-continues-to-rebound-from-addiction-by-offering-tips-on-basketball-and-life-with-all-star-charles-oakley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2018\/03\/20\/nba-all-star-jayson-williams-continues-to-rebound-from-addiction-by-offering-tips-on-basketball-and-life-with-all-star-charles-oakley\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA All-Star Jayson Williams Continues to Rebound From Addiction by Offering Tips on Basketball and Life With All-Star Charles Oakley"},"content":{"rendered":"

Williams and Oakley Partner With Riverside Beach Police Department to Bridge the Gap Between Youth and Law Enforcement<\/b><\/p>\n

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RIVERSIDE BEACH, Fla.,\u00a0March 20, 2018<\/span><\/span>\u00a0–\u00a0<\/strong>Former NBA All-Stars Jayson Williams and Charles Oakley hosted their\u00a02nd Annual NBA All-Stars Basketball Extravaganza,<\/em>\u00a0in partnership with the Riverside Beach Police Department, on March 17, 2018, for scores of young athletes from the South Florida community. The free event was sponsored by Rebound, a recovery and wellness facility, located in South Florida. \u201cThe event was a tremendous success. Not only did the youngsters learn basketball skills, but they got to know police officers up close and personal. Too often, police are seen as the enemy to kids and we want to bridge the gap and foster a healthy relationship between law enforcement and the youth in the inner-city,\u201d said Jayson Williams, former NBA All-Star.<\/p>\n

The day included a mini basketball skills camp, motivational speeches, a basketball game against the Riverside Beach Police Department, and a barbecue meal cooked by NBA Legend, Charles Oakley. Oakley is known for his cooking prowess, and has cooked for many charitable events. He has also appeared on Food Network’s\u00a0\u201cChopped Tournament of the Stars\u201d<\/em>. \u201cWe want the kids to know that they all have the potential to be leaders. No matter what they\u2019ve done or been through, they can rebound, bounce back, and do great things in their lives – even become police officers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Former NBA players Mike Curry, Sam Dalembert, Lloyd Lewis and Irv Thomas, as well as\u00a0\u201cWorld\u2019s Best Dunker\u201d Guy Dupuy, volunteered as instructors in the skill’s camp. They also challenged the Riverside Beach police in an entertaining game of basketball. \u201cIt is always important to me that I share my story of sobriety \u2013 how I became healthy again in Florida.\u00a0I challenge\u00a0the youth to make better choices than I did and learn from my mistakes. It was a great time for all.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Williams and Oakley Partner With Riverside Beach Police Department to Bridge the Gap Between Youth and Law Enforcement RIVERSIDE BEACH, Fla.,\u00a0March 20, 2018\u00a0–\u00a0Former…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5266,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[24],"tags":[177,176],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/9d5134865c8bb2cc19d2078907ef.jpg?fit=480%2C360","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7940,"url":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2018\/08\/04\/beyond-retro-episode-45-90s-nba\/","url_meta":{"origin":5265,"position":0},"title":"Beyond Retro Episode 45 – 90’s NBA","author":"DiRT","date":"August 4, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qGe1ZFfhFfc&feature=youtu.be \u201cHE\u2019S HEATING UP!!\u201d Beyond Retro Podcast heads back to the 90\u2019s era of NBA Basketball\u00a0\u00a0to reflect on just how memorable the star power was of arguably the greatest decade of professional basketball!","rel":"","context":"In "Beyond Retro"","block_context":{"text":"Beyond Retro","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/category\/beyond-retro\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/38403435_10213894416168022_5909911094201155584_n.jpg?fit=840%2C465&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/38403435_10213894416168022_5909911094201155584_n.jpg?fit=840%2C465&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/38403435_10213894416168022_5909911094201155584_n.jpg?fit=840%2C465&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/38403435_10213894416168022_5909911094201155584_n.jpg?fit=840%2C465&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":22253,"url":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2022\/03\/02\/turner-sports-and-united-states-soccer-federation-reach-multimedia-rights-agreement\/","url_meta":{"origin":5265,"position":1},"title":"Turner Sports and United States Soccer Federation Reach Multimedia Rights Agreement","author":"DiRT","date":"March 2, 2022","format":"image","excerpt":"TNT\/TBS and HBO Max Combine to Exclusively Present More Than 20 United States National Soccer Team Matches Each Year Beginning in 2023 Expansive Eight-Year Agreement to Feature U.S. Soccer World Cup Qualifiers, National Team Friendlies, SheBelieves Cup & Other High-Profile Matches Turner Sports, a division of WarnerMedia, and the U.S.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Entertainment"","block_context":{"text":"Entertainment","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/category\/entertainment\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1200x675.png?fit=1200%2C675&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1200x675.png?fit=1200%2C675&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1200x675.png?fit=1200%2C675&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1200x675.png?fit=1200%2C675&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1200x675.png?fit=1200%2C675&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":18488,"url":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2019\/09\/03\/starbound-employee-exploitation-nba-2k20-gambling-and-ea-dice\/","url_meta":{"origin":5265,"position":2},"title":"Starbound Employee Exploitation, NBA 2K20 Gambling, and EA DICE!","author":"DiRT","date":"September 3, 2019","format":"video","excerpt":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=w5p6DWV5-wQ Welcome to this week\u2019s Line of Sight! 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