Tulsa, OK

The Tulsa 66ers are planning a slam dunk against hunger when they take on the Colorado 14ers Thursday, March 13. A portion of the night’s ticket sales will help the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma in their efforts to fight hunger, feed hope. Tip off is 7 p.m. at Tulsa’s Expo Square Pavilion. Tickets start at $10. In order for sales to benefit the Food Bank, call (918) 585-8444 and mention the Food Bank’s name.

Food donations will be accepted the night of the game. Everyone who donates a sack of groceries will be entered into a drawing to win a lunch for two with one of the players and the coach. Additional raffle tickets can be purchased at the door the night of the game.

About Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma:
Founded in 1981, the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma is a private, nonprofit organization located in Tulsa, that distributes donated grocery items to 425 Partner Programs in 24 counties of Eastern Oklahoma. These programs include food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters, after school programs, shelters and senior centers. In turn, those programs collectively feed 50,000 people each week, the equivalent of 539,000 meals per month. In addition, the Food Bank helps raise public awareness about hunger and the role of food banking in alleviating hunger. In Fiscal Year 2006, the Food Bank distributed over 9 million pounds of food.

About the NBA Development League:
The NBA Development League is the NBA’s official minor league, and the first-ever basketball league with direct affiliations to NBA teams. Now in its seventh season the D-League’s goals are to provide affordable, NBA-caliber entertainment to fans of its 14 teams, as well as continue to develop players, coaches, referees and front-office personnel for the NBA. As the single source for in-season player “call-ups” to the NBA, fans of the D-League enjoy the highest caliber of basketball played outside the NBA. In fact, former D-League players represented 10 percent of NBA players on 2007-08 opening day rosters, numbering 44 in total. In addition, the D-League has produced 25 percent of current NBA referees and 17 current NBA coaches, including head coach Sam Vincent with the Charlotte Bobcats. The D-League is an innovative and rapidly growing sports property that also serves as an experimental testing ground for new initiatives like the live web-streaming of all games available free to fans at d-league.com. The League also provides continuing education and professional development resources for its players, and is committed to serving its local communities through D-LEAGUE CARES and grassroots efforts.