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Participants included former NBA players Metta World Peace, Otis Thorpe, Mario Elie, Gerald Green, DJ Augustin, Derek Harper, Cadillac Anderson, Ryan Hollins, and Trevor Ariza; former NFL players Yancey Thigpen and Vince Young; Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards; and professional long driver and 2022 XLD Texas League champion John Zook, whose team finished first.
To the average person living outside of Houston, July 13 is just another hot summer day. But to residents of Houston and surrounding areas, it is recognized as “713 Day,” with the numbers signifying the initial area code that originated in 1947 for the city. On Thursday, the Rockets partnered with Houston Parks and Recreation Department and launched a campaign called “713 Day of Basketball,” as former players of the team hosted seven free youth basketball clinics at different community centers around the city. “Anytime I see 713, I think of Houston,” said native Houstonian and former Rockets player Gerald Green, who, along with Steve Francis and NBA shooting coach Chris Matthews, led basketball-related activities for children at the Moody Community Center.
#SARGE: “Anytime I see 713, I think of Houston,” said native Houstonian and former Houston Rockets player Gerald Green at Moody Community Center on Thursday. He was there as part of the Rockets community service campaign “713 Day of Basketball” #Rockets #Sarge @TheRocketsWire
“Anytime I see 713, I think of Houston,” said native Houstonian and former Houston Rockets player Gerald Green at Moody Community Center on Thursday. He was there as part of the Rockets community service campaign “713 Day of Basketball” #Rockets #Sarge @TheRocketsWire pic.twitter.com/wgebtF3Oon
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Brandon 'Scoop B' Robinson: JUST IN at @BallySports : Former Rockets, Nets, Celtics Gerald Green & Ice Cube @thebig3 have mutual interest per sources. According to folks in the know: both the Big 3 and Green are in talks in which you could see Green available to play in the Big 3 league this summer.
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Gerald Green keeping options open despite Puerto Rican team announcement
Former Rockets guard Gerald Green, who has been playing with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers since leaving Houston's player development staff to restart his playing career, has an option to play in Puerto Rico but has not formalized an agreement. The team in Puerto Rico, Gigantes de Carolina, announced on social media Saturday that Green and the team were in agreement on a contract. But Green’s agent Kevin Martin described conversations with the team as an “opportunity he may have following the G League season.”
Martin said Green is more focused on a call-up to an NBA team or completing the season with the Vipers. “He has options out there,” Martin said. “Once they finish the playoffs, he will have that option. A contract has been offered.”
Mark Berman: Gerald Green on joining the #Rockets G League team, the @RGVVipers: “It’s a great opportunity. It’s a perfect place I feel like I should be. Just the Vipers being affiliated with the #Rockets, me being affiliated with the Rockets, it’s like a perfect match.”
Gerald Green unretires, to sign in G League
Shams Charania: Houston Rockets assistant coach Gerald Green is unretiring and plans to sign in the NBA G League, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. The 12-year NBA vet is pursuing a return to the league.
Jonathan Feigen: Stephen Silas on having former Rocket/Celtic Gerald Green on the staff: "He is super positive. He's been there before. The guys respect him. He has been someone guys can lean on, someone guys can work out with. Unfortunately, he's like our fifth best shooter. He's been great."
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Salman Ali: Stephen Silas on what Gerald Green brings to Rockets coaching staff: "He is one of the most genuine people you could ever meet. Having someone with that positivity and with that experience and mentality is good for our group."
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