Atlanta Gets Krunk With New Professional Basketball Team
C&C Music Factory's Freedom Williams and noted producer/pioneering New York rapper Duane "Spyder D" Hughes have joined forces to create Atlanta Krunk Basketball, LLC, a new Continental Basketball Association (CBA) franchise.
Originally called The Charlotte Krunk, the team was forced to move when other teams in the American Basketball League division shut down and canceled numerous games.
The Atlanta Krunk's inclusion in the CBA brings a Georgia team to the league for the first time since 1988, when Tico Brown, the CBA's all-time scoring king played for the Savannah Spirits.
"We at the Atlanta Krunk organization, along with the city of Atlanta, are ecstatic about the possibilities of merging music and sports to bring the consumer a unique experience in sight and sound,” said Williams.
The company selected former New York Knicks guard/forward Johnny Newman as the head coach of the new team. Newman played 16 seasons in the NBA (1986-2002) and scored over 12,740 points in his career.
“With the staff we are putting together in Atlanta, as well as combining the entertainment element, the city is in store for some new excitement,” Hughes said.
Originally called The Charlotte Krunk, the team was forced to move when other teams in the American Basketball League division shut down and canceled numerous games.
The Atlanta Krunk's inclusion in the CBA brings a Georgia team to the league for the first time since 1988, when Tico Brown, the CBA's all-time scoring king played for the Savannah Spirits.
"We at the Atlanta Krunk organization, along with the city of Atlanta, are ecstatic about the possibilities of merging music and sports to bring the consumer a unique experience in sight and sound,” said Williams.
The company selected former New York Knicks guard/forward Johnny Newman as the head coach of the new team. Newman played 16 seasons in the NBA (1986-2002) and scored over 12,740 points in his career.
“With the staff we are putting together in Atlanta, as well as combining the entertainment element, the city is in store for some new excitement,” Hughes said.
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