KD & the City of Akron Celebrate LeBron James

[Dr Z]

Speakers will include University of Akron basketball coach Keith Dambrot (who coached James at St. V-M) and James’ former high school teammate Willie McGee, who now serves as athletic director at the school. UA alumni director Willy Kollman will serve as emcee. Organizers were still lining up other speakers and entertainment Tuesday night. source

 

Lock3 site.

 

The free party will take place at Lock 3 in downtown Akron. Doors will open at 7 p.m., and the program is slated to begin about 8 p.m.

 

Parking will be free at city and county parking lots and decks. About 7,000 spots will be available at the following locations: 

Broadway Deck (120 South Broadway Street) Cascade Deck (10 West Mill Street) CitiCenter Deck (132 South High Street) High/Market Deck (40 South High Street) Morley Deck (177 South Broadway Street) State St./O'Neil's Deck (11 West Mill Street) Opportunity Park Deck (666 South Broadway Street) Akron Centre Deck (11 West Mill Street) Summit County Parking Deck (200 South High Street) more info found here.

[Blue & Gold]

Won't be there in person but going to watch online.

 

[Valpo Zip]

Where can we watch online?

[Blue & Gold]

Here's where to watch online:

 

http://www.akronohio.gov

[Valpo Zip]

Thanks.

[K92]

I sure do hope Akronzips71 checks out this feed.  

[skip-zip]

I know.  Horrible.  

[AyYo]

Any one else come out of the event with a Zips Football and Soccer season ticket flyer on their car windshield?

[Dr Z]

"It was 50-plus years that the Cleveland drought was going on, 

Cleveland's last championship was 50-some-odd years ago,

Guess what? It took a kid from Akron to end it. Thank you." 

 

 

ohio dot com & espn articles

 

 

[skip-zip]

1 hour ago, Dr Z said:

"It was 50-plus years that the Cleveland drought was going on, 

Cleveland's last championship was 50-some-odd years ago,

Guess what? It took a kid from Akron to end it. Thank you." 

 

 

ohio dot com & espn articles

 

 

 

I LOVED hearing him say that.  

 

I hope the very prideful sports fans in Cleveland don't get all bent out of shape about it.  

[Zip_ME87]

I don't know why they would. The man who ceremoniously handed LeBron the trophy, symbolizing the last Cleveland major sports championship in 1964, was born in Georgia and played college football at Syracuse.

Edited June 25, 2016 by Zip_ME87