Postcards of Lakercitos Basketball Clinic - Hawthorne

Submitted by nkioski on Wed, 2012-08-08 10:06

Metta World Peace was joined by Lakers broadcaster Stu Lantz and the the new Spanish voices of Time Warner Deportes, Francisco Pinto and Adrian Garcia Marquez on a visit to a basketball clinic in Hawthorne. The clinic was the first in of a series of “Lakercitos” clinics offered by the Lakers Youth Foundation in partnership with Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes.

Check out our postcards from the Lakercitos basketball clinic in on July 28, 2012

Lakers Broadcasters posed for a quick photo before the first Los Lakercitos Clinic kicked off: Time Warner Cable Deportes commentators Adrian Garcia Marquez and Francisco Pinto with Time Warner Cable Deportes color commentator Stu Lantz.
Lakers Broadcasters posed for a quick photo before the first Los Lakercitos Clinic kicked off: Time Warner Cable Deportes commentators Adrian Garcia Marquez and Francisco Pinto with Time Warner Cable Deportes color commentator Stu Lantz.

Adrian Garcia Marquez and Francisco Pinto welcomed the children and their parents to the clinic, in both English and Spanish!
Adrian Garcia Marquez and Francisco Pinto welcomed the children and their parents to the clinic, in both English and Spanish!

Clinic participants got lined up and ready for action.
Clinic participants got lined up and ready for action.

Let the drills begin!
Let the drills begin!

Ready for some defense
Ready for some defense

Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes helped the Los Angeles Lakers Youth Foundation put on the Los Lakercitos Clinic.
Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes helped the Los Angeles Lakers Youth Foundation put on the Los Lakercitos Clinic.

Both kids and their parents love Los Lakers!
Both kids and their parents love Los Lakers!

Thumbs up for snack break and Los Lakers
Thumbs up for snack break and Los Lakers

About 100 kids from the Hawthorne Youth Basketball League participated in the first Los Lakercitos clinic.
About 100 kids from the Hawthorne Youth Basketball League participated in the first Los Lakercitos clinic.

Metta World Peace stopped by to talk to the kids about basketball, staying in school and working hard to achieve your dreams.
Metta World Peace stopped by to talk to the kids about basketball, staying in school and working hard to achieve your dreams.

Metta World Peace even took questions from the audience.
Metta World Peace even took questions from the audience.

The Hawthorne Police Department and their therapy dog Scotti helped Francisco Pinto, Adrian Garcia Marquez and Stu Lantz show off their love for Los Lakers.
The Hawthorne Police Department and their therapy dog Scotti helped Francisco Pinto, Adrian Garcia Marquez and Stu Lantz show off their love for Los Lakers.

Four happy clinic participants
Four happy clinic participants

Garfield High School Basketball Coach Ricky Rivas, Time Warner Cable Deportes broadcasters Francisco Pinto and Adrian Garcia Marquez and Time Warner Cable SportsNet announcer Stu Lantz.
Garfield High School Basketball Coach Ricky Rivas, Time Warner Cable Deportes broadcasters Francisco Pinto and Adrian Garcia Marquez and Time Warner Cable SportsNet announcer Stu Lantz.

All smiles for Los Lakercitos
All smiles for Los Lakercitos

Each kid got to take home a Lakers squishy ball courtesy of Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes.
Each kid got to take home a Lakers squishy ball courtesy of Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes.

A happy brother and sister after the clinic
A happy brother and sister after the clinic

Stu Lantz poses for a photo with this family of Lakers fans.
Stu Lantz poses for a photo with this family of Lakers fans.

Thanks to the City of Hawthorne for hosting!
Thanks to the City of Hawthorne for hosting!

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