Updated: February 13, 2013, 10:45 pm ET
Wheelchair all-stars converge on Houston
by Adi Joseph, USA TODAY Sports
The NBA isn’t the only league in Houston this weekend. The National Wheelchair Basketball Association is taking up camp for its own all-star game, the annual NWBA All-Star Wheelchair Classic, Thursday at the George R. Brown Convention Center.
The game brings together 22 top wheelchair basketball players from around the country. These stars play for teams such as the New Orleans Rollin’ Hornets, the Golden State Road Warriors and the Houston Punishers.
The game is at 7:45 p.m. ET, and it features a few names you might recognize as honorary coaches: former NBA players Bob Lanier, Bruce Bowen and Hall of Famer Calvin Murphy; WNBA stars Lindsey Harding and DeMya Walker; and WNBA and Houston basketball legend Sheryl Swoopes.
As for the teams, here are the rosters:
East All-Stars:
Head coach Parnes Cartwright
Jose Garcia, Bulova Nets
Steve Smutak, Cleveland Wheelchair Cavaliers
Ben Chevillon, Chicago Wheelchair Bulls
Curtis Lease, Chicago Wheelchair Bulls
Jacob Goforth– Magee Sixers Spokesman
Manuel Rodriguez, Miami Heat Wheels
Joseph Henry, New Orleans Rollin’ Hornets
Faizool Ali, New York Rollin’ Knicks
Steve Serio, RHI Pacers
Brian Bell, RHI Pacers
Patrick Anderson, Toronto Raptors
West All-Stars:
Head coach Mike Schlappi
Jason Nelms, Dallas Wheelchair Mavericks
Rodney Hawkins, Dallas Wheelchair Mavericks
Bobbie Nickleberry, Dallas Wheelchair Mavericks
Justin Obermeyer, Denver Rolling Nuggets
Joe Chambers, Golden State Road Warriors
Trooper Johnson, Golden State Road Warriors
Hassan Elkhadi, Houston Punishers
Michael Garafola, L.A. Clippers Chairmen
Alex Grunstein, L.A. Clippers Chairmen
Kelly Case, Phoenix Banner Wheelchair Suns
Jeffrey Griffin, Utah Wheelin’ Jazz
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