The program, sponsored by Adidas, is known for producing elite-level talent.<\/p>\n
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. \u2014 Game Elite, a nationally recognized basketball organization for young men ages 8 to 19, made a special stop in Knoxville on Saturday \u2014 not just to talk hoops, but to take a step away from the court and focus on character, community and connection.<\/p>\n
The program, sponsored by Adidas, is known for producing elite-level talent. Former stars like Zion Williamson, Anthony Edwards, and Jaylen Brown were once part of the same camp. Now, a new wave of talent \u2014 including Josh Smith Jr., Kevin Savage, Colben Landrew, Kimario Savage, and others \u2014 is following in their footsteps.<\/p>\n
But this trip wasn\u2019t about basketball.<\/p>\n
Game Elite takes its athletes on trips to different cities to build bonds and life skills that go beyond the game. It’s a chance for young men to learn valuable lessons about teamwork, leadership and personal growth \u2014 lessons that are just as important off the court as they are on it.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese guys have a real shot at the next level,\u201d said program alumni Donovan Whiteside. \u201cBut for them to understand it’s not just about sports \u2014 it\u2019s about character development. It\u2019s about developing young human beings. Just like I\u2019m giving back to the program, they should do the same for others.\u201d<\/p>\n
For the athletes involved, it\u2019s clear \u2014 the journey to greatness is about more than just basketball. It\u2019s about becoming better players, better teammates and most importantly, better people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The program, sponsored by Adidas, is known for producing elite-level talent. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. \u2014 Game Elite, a nationally…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":73952,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[574],"tags":[64,63,726,85],"class_list":["post-73951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-basketball","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-basketball","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73951"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73951\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}