Juno Week officially kicked off on Monday, March 21st with the first-ever Juno Hoops Celebrity Basketball game, which was put together by a team led by DJ Jude Kelly. The event was held at Ryerson University's Kerr Hall Gymnasium.
Players included R&B Singers Ray Robinson and Aion Clarke (aka Voice Alexander); Producer and DJ Skratch Bastid; DJ Future the Prince (Drake's Official Tour DJ); Spoken Word Artist, Dwayne Morgan; DJ DOC (Host of CHRY 105.5FM's "Island Explosion" show on Thursday mornings); Radio Personality, Devo Brown formerly of Flow 93.5FM and former professional Basketball Player and Urban Music Association of Canada (UMAC) President, Will Strickland.
Mark Strong, the voice of the Toronto Raptors home games, was the event MC and eTalk's Tanya Kim and Jazz Artist, Archie Alleyne served as honourable Coaches. Olympic double gold medallist Sprinter Donovan Bailey also attended the game but sat on the sidelines, while Recording Artist, Glenn Lewis, was also there, but unable to play as he was nursing a foot injury. Proceeds of the event will support MusiCounts, a Canadian music charity that helps to keep music alive in schools across Canada.
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