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LL Cool J returns to Queens for annual Jump
and Ball Foundation tournament at a local park
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
edavenport@qns.com / @QNS
Queens-native rapper and actor LL
Cool J returned to the borough to host
a basketball tournament for kids in St.
Albans this past weekend.
Throughout the
month of August, Jump
and Ball Foundation
allows hundreds of kids
ages 8 to 18 to come
to Daniel O’Connell
Park on Saturdays and
Sundays to play basketball
and hone their skills
for free. Now in its 14th
year, the camp aims to
help kids learn team
building and leadership
skills that are critical to
life off the court.
The Jump and
Ball Foundation was
launched in 2005 by
LL Cool J, originally of
Hollis. On Aug. 25, the
Grammy-winning artist
came to O’Connell Park
to host the camp’s annual
basketball tournament
to close out the camp for
the summer.
This year, participants
in the camp
received backpacks full of school supplies
since this year’s program was close
to the beginning of the school year.
Target provided snacks and drinks for
the tournament.
For more information, visit the
llcooljjumpandball.com.
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